Evan Urquhart

One reason I think the detrans community overreacted so much to the idea that I was writing about detransition- and why the actual piece earned basically no outrage at all- is that I am constitutionally resistant to pandering to anyone who bases their identity around victimhood.

I'm not someone without empathy, and certainly not someone incapable of nuance. I think my ultimate piece speaks to that. But as an adult who has been a victim of trauma I basically hold people responsible for their actions and views regardless of how sad their lives have been.

The transphobic detrans community is has a sort of cultural attitude that they weren't responsible for their own decisions. Bad results of their choices are the fault of doctors, of trans people, of the patriarchy, really anyone but them.