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Our experiences are different in some ways but we have many commonalities and shared interests. We ought to support each other. While I am critical of some parts of detrans culture, I would hate it if my work ended up harming detrans women. That community was my home for so long.
I aim to criticize transphobia in detrans communities that gets in the way of detrans/trans solidarity. It's in our interests to work together and I want to do what I can to make that happen. I criticize not to destroy but to create new connections in the long run.
The first trans person I ever knew in person detransitioned a few years later, and for them being transphobic was just so, not even remotely on the table or on anyone's mind (this was early 00's). online it's easy to miss how common people like her are, how personal each story is
I think knowing her and knowing people like her throughout my journey really helped me feel resilient, even if i did experience doubts and fears, and at times I stoked them for myself by seeking out writing by ideologically motivated detrans folks
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