Parents: stop letting your kids sit in their rooms on the internet all day and night. It is your home, establish some rules on this and enforce those rules religiously. Keep your kids away from these ridiculous outside influences and encourage them to get outside, read good literature, etc. Let's fix 99% of these types of problems by applying some common sense and healthy authority.
@@sue122 I have three kids, aged 16, 14, and 10. And this is going to shock you, Sue, but they all have iPhones that they're not addicted to because we set and enforce reasonable limits. Don't judge a UA-cam commenter until you know something about them.
In a couple decades from now, we’re gonna look back on this the exact same way they looked back on lobotomies. This is nothing more than mutilation and gross negligence. It’s abhorrent that we’re allowing this to continue.
No actually we will go back to how it was in 2005 when you had to go to therapy and be diagnosed with a strict standard of gender dysphoria. I myself am a trans woman who used to have gender dysphoria and because I got hormones and surgery I don’t anymore and I am thriving. You have to have observed gender dysphoria to be trans in the first place. You don’t understand the subject outside of the current trend.
@@kateofone I understand this subject better than most. One of my best friends was trans.. everyone always says “you have a year of therapy before being given hormones/surgery” which is just not true. You’re meant to, but doctors don’t do that. My friend went to 3 appointments with her doctor. In the first the doc said she needs hormones right away, she didn’t get them the first time but she got a test script on the second appointment she’d ever had with this doctor. The third they discussed surgery. There was no referrals to therapy, there was no year long psychiatry visits. Just a doctors appointment and off you go into the pharmacy for testosterone. If you’re an adult and want to do this to your body due to your poor mental health, then go ahead, but there should be strict regulations in place that are adhered to. This isn’t just a one off story, there are countless stories of people being given hormones from the jump. Now this chick has been trans for just over 2 years and is even worse, looks incredibly unhealthy, sickly, has massive scars on her chest, and just looks like a shell of who she once was. I know there might be cases where it’s helpful to some, but it’s not black and white, it’s not what you’re told by the doctors and surgeons you visit. This needs to either be heavily regulated or stopped.
And all the other social contagions throughout history. Sad thing is, girls are at higher risk for peer and social pressures, body dysmorphia, psychological and emotional manipulation through social media. 😢
Depends on who wins this 'war'. If it's the other side, you'll be just another book-burning n4zi, while trans surgeries will be even more praised and promoted.
@@kateofoneI see the truth in both. When it comes to genuine trans people it needs to go back to real therapy and gatekeeping with transitioning only being an option once dysphoria is confirmed and other treatments fail. When it comes to looking back on this time period where children can get double mastectomies just by asking, it will be look upon as horrifically as lobotomies.
"The majority of my friend group were trans". This tells you so much. I never knew a single person in school who was trans. We had some tomboys, but that was it. As an adult, one of my friends transitioned (about 25 years ago) but it wasn't the done thing like it is now. Social contagion is a thing and I'm so angry and frustrated that so many adults have left the room.
It's a fad, a new group in schools. It just keeps getting worse. When I was in school we had a lot more bi people then other generations. Funny thing was, they always dated the opposite sex anyways. They never actually did the same sex dating. It was just another label that you can slap on and be part of a group. That's what I thought this whole trans thing was. It's looking like this is the reality of it, a fad, a group. The new thing to be a part of. Cult like behavior. Now we have adults all over letting this happen and even pushing it constantly to seem accepting and cool to kids. The need for likes and to look virtuous is causing all sorts of issues online. Kids online is a net negative.
She was an adult when she transitioned and was read a list of accurate side effects and now she wants to take that legal right away from me in my home state. You could use all of these arguments to take away hormonal birth control, tubal ligation, vasectomies, castration, Mirena, and even condoms because you could regret at 30 not having kids at 22.
@@DorianPaige00 The court will decide if medical malpractice occurred or not - not the complainant, certainly not you or anyone in the public. Even if the decision finds that malpractice occurred, that does not mean treatment will be "banned" or otherwise unavailable. It could result in the modification of gender-related treatment protocols to better assess and address underlying conditions and factors that play a role in gender identity issues - before moving on to irreversible hormonal or surgical options.
@@LAvengers-59 Well, a bit of logic here. Courts are made up of juries who are the the public so we we'll be determining malpractice in the Hineman case filed in Albany, NY on 4/23/2024. Historically lawsuit awards resulting from malpractice no doubt effects state medical board guidelines and those set forth by organizations like WPATH. There used to be stricter standards set forth by WPATH but a doctor doesn't have to follow them. WPATH in their latest iteration has claimed that psychological counseling can be a component but doesn't have to be. With relaxed standards, it allows more leeway for informed consent. Those informed consent documents often state gender affirming care is "experimental" so that may remove doctors from the liability argument that doctors are taking healthy body parts and leaving patients with dysfunction. I'm not sure how a treatment that's been around for 100 years can still be "experimental". If it's "experimental" then there are usually trials and any treatment outside of that is suspect. Revisions and subsequent follow-up treatment are usually additional charges. You are correct in saying this in and of itself does not mean any treatment will be banned. But Republicans have criminalized medical gender transition in a majority of states with heavy restrictions and outright bans even for adults. In the UK, puberty blockers have been banned based on the Cass Report where Cass cited Abigail Shrier's book "Irreversible Damage" where gender affirming care is likened to sterilization efforts during the Holocaust. Puberty blockers are used for a younger cohort in treating precocious puberty and patients are still allowed them with no questions from lawmakers asked. In summation, the question of whether the law should allow any doctor to curtail a patient's reproductive capacity will be in question as it has been with abortion and birth control. Guidelines are set by medical boards and professional organizations like WPATH. There will be some people who change their mind or have physical complications like the medicine doesn't agree with them or the surgery leaves undesired effects. Private health care matters in the public's purview usually fuel inaccurate opinion adopted by our legislators.
I told my therapist I thought I was trans when I was 15 and struggling in highschool as a lesbian who wasn't really accepted and a crazy socially anxious person that was mute for most days. My therapist told me "I don't think you are trans" and I remember being offended and mad... But years later, luckily I never brought it up seriously in thought again, I realized I am just a lesbian. And that was 16 years ago, which is why the therapist was able to voice her opinion. I was just hoping there was a magic fix that would help my mental health issues and I could disappear into somebody else.\\ Also as a lesbian, a lot of us don't like (large or medium( boobs. I'm 31 and I still hate them and want them to be tiny and almost unseeable through clothing. I still want them, but small. It's easy to focus on boobs for some reason for lesbians because sometimes if we are androgynous or masculine it feels weird to have. ALSO SHES EXTREMELY BRAVE!!!!!!!!!
@Phil-tn5ny since the only benefit to having large breasts is that they please mens eyes, it makes sense if lesbians would be most annoyed by them. There's absolutely no use for them unless you want males gazing at them.
This is the most important comment on here. The therapy industry is now captured and held as hostage to cancel / woke culture. It makes me feel sick!! Thank you. Sexuality in this issue is not relevant. Nothing to do with sexuality. All sexuality is fine. Its all good. Please keep shouting. I despair for these kids.
As someone who sees these children, they did not exist before 2017 or so, which alone tells you this is entirely a social push. I saw hundreds upon hundreds of traumatized kids and kids with all sorts of developmental and mental health needs, and there were ZERO cases of gender identity issues. It was only after this began to pushed HARD by our culture that this became a thing. Almost all of these kids struggle with depression, anxiety, insecure households, autism or other things that give them a sense of a broken identity. Suddenly, in a transition, they get their own flag. People have to call them what they want them to call them, or they get in trouble. They have power over adults, including their parents. And now they are "affirmed" (as if there was anything affirming in telling someone that they were physically made "wrong") for the first time in their lives. So of course they embrace that, even if it's not true to themselves, and they have no idea what they want in life or who they are--only, they want "T." Of course, it never fixes things. Maybe a temporary high, at best. I can write that there may be multiple other factors playing into these identity issues, and yet a clinic who prescribes this monstrous stuff will do it on a single visit, very few questions asked. I am thankful for the states who have banned this for children; I consider it malpractice. Almost all of the children who I have seen have had this resolve after addressing other underlying issues.
I and many others *_EXISTED_* before 2017. I started transitioning in 2008 and it is the *_SINGLE BEST THING THAT I DID FOR MYSELF!_* I can't express how much more *me* I have felt since I started testosterone. In fact, *_MOST_* people who transition are extremely grateful that they did. Are there people who regret *_THEIR_* decision to transition? Clearly there are; *_but they are in the minority!_* I've participated in many support groups since 2008. Since 2009, I've attended them solely because cisgender therapists that ran the groups actively requested that I attend so that I could help answer questions. Interestingly, out of the roughly 1,000 individuals I've met during these groups, there have only been a few people whom I *_actively discouraged_* from transitioning. This wasn't because I thought that everyone who attends a support group should transition, rather the people who I actively discouraged _perceived gender transition as something that would magically fix _*__every single problem they had_* and they clearly discounted the concerns that others tried to highlight. Of these, two did go on to transition, and unsurprisingly, they regretted it. Everyone else I encountered was being very deliberative about their choice; some of them transitioned, some didn't, many waffled for months or years, some are currently waffling. For these folks, I've made a point of never encouraging nor discouraging them to either transition or not -because it *_should be the INDIVIDUAL'S choice._* None of the people from this group that I've known have de-transitioned, nor even expressed any regret at all about having transitioned. Like a lot of things in life, many of us wished that there had been _more_ change, but in the grand scheme of things, we're much more happier people _because_ we transitioned, even if it wasn't everything we had _hoped_ it would be. As for Christina's feeling like she wasn't informed enough - I've had that feeling for _many other things_ including having to make a decision about whether to have surgery or not for a GI "medical mystery" that I was experiencing (that's literally what the surgeons called it). The doctors answered all of my questions _to the extent that they could be answered_ and then left the decision up to me -and that's exactly what the endocrinologists and surgeons did when it came to my transition. Where there questions that I asked that they couldn't answer? Yes, in both cases. Guess what, doctors aren't omniscient! They're doing the best that they can with the information that is available. In other words, the people who regret transitioning exist *_but are in the minority;_* however, for many, many, _many,_ more people transitioning helps them to live much more happy and fulfilling lives, and frankly, to contribute more to their communities and families.
@@im.empimp >In fact, MOST people who transition are extremely grateful that they did Almost half of them end their lives, and a significant portion of those that do not end their lives go on to express regrets so extreme that they feel their lives are over. So it would be a lot more accurate to say that most who transition actually regret it.
@CMartel002 , thank you, you speak the truth , and your work helps affirm the humanity and innate value of the children who would otherwise be lured into a trap of "special - brokenness" (and all the horrible "solutions" that are attached to that path ).
@@Don_Smackem All the info I've seen says trans people have a lot of problems after transition. Like mtf trans have high rates of addiction, high rates of HIV, many do sex work, they are also at very high risk of being murdered in domestic violence. Theres also high rates of deleting themselves and overdose. Being a mtf trans is the most at risk demographic for an early death
If Christina you're reading this, I want you to know you are doing something so so important and I'm so pleased you've told this story. You're going to face backlash, but nothing you can't handle. Your voice is KEY in stopping this issue ruining other lives. You have a power to save people through your voice. I believe there are a tiny tiny proportion of the world who suffer deep gender dysphoria and who can improve their lives through gender surgeries etc. But this is not the case for most people who are mislead and brainwashed into thinking this is the same for them. It likely isn't. And you're an example. I wish you didn't have to be an example, but keep your chin up and keep going
It isn’t that at all for those of us who absolutely need it. It should only be for those who have gender dysphoria and if one wants to transition they should go through therapy first.
@@kateofoneGender dysphoria is grown out of in almost all cases if the sufferer is supported with proper therapy and left alone. The vast majority of cases resolve themselves and the sufferer grow up to be happy well adjusted gay adults. This shit is evil.
You have to be very careful what sort of therapist you end up with. A therapist who helps one to love one's self, to find purpose, and hope is one thing--to overcome anxieties and identify the real problems. A therapist who will encourage that same individual to act out, avoid parents, and and re-emphasize that it's okay to fight against the cellular programming of every cell in your body and to tell you that you were, yes, indeed, made incorrectly is more of a great harm than a help.
The so called "doctors" who perform these mutilations are criminals. The whole medical world that affirms these atrocities is criminal. This industry makes tons of money. It is the greediness for money that turns doctors, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and others into criminals. They should be brought to justice and sentenced to many years in prison. The damage they have caused and continue to is catastrophic, horrific and unchangeable. People that have undergone these abuses are unhealthy, they have many severe medical problems for the rest of their lives, on top of the mental agony they go through for the rest of their lives. The results of these mutilations and all the other interventions are hushed, kept in the dark, but more and more detransitioners go public and expose the crimes committed against them. It will stop at some point. Hopefully sooner than later. By the way: also schools and kindergardens are participating in this deception. These educators must be stopped immediately!
Those organizations that pressure doctors and psychologists to use the so-called confirmatory model should be prosecuted. Conventional psychological research and questioning are even prohibited by law in some countries.
I am heart broken watching this video. I have supported Planned Parenthood monetarily for at least 15 years. I did not know that they were involved in the medicalization of gender dysphoria. Thank you for waking me up.
They don't really have a choice. The lawsuits would have crippled them if they hadnt allowed this agenda to coopt them. Many women would have been harmed or died if they spent too much of their budget fighting nuisance suits.
@@carolsimpson4422 They could have more comprehensive assessment and consent protocols before prescribing hormones. This young woman knew the process of getting hormones through PP would be especially easy.
@@LAvengers-59 it seems that's ubiquitous with every organization who provides this "service". None of these girls knew the consequences of taking testosterone, regardless of the organization they sought services from, and got them easily.
I haven’t heard this explanation and defense of Planned Parenthood being involved in trans medicine. I know I was not at all happy when I heard of their involvement in it. I don’t see why they would be required to Participate in sex changes. There are plenty of surgeries and surgical areas they don’t take on. But it’s an interesting question so I will go off and Google it.
Thank you for sharing your story. I am a senior woman and feel so badly for the young people being manipulated into this. Your story will help other young people. Stay strong.
Thank you for sharing your story ❤. You are so very brave. I am a detransitioner as well. I will not forget your story and will share it on my UA-cam channel.
Heartbreaking. Thank you for being so brave to share your story. I’m much older than you and luckily this wasn’t a thing when I was a kid but I was just like you. Even diagnosed with Asperger’s when I was older. Why can’t the health “care” industry let them try to be happy in their bodies. It’s so cruel. There’s a reason you have to be an adult to get a tattoo, sign a contract, drink and smoke. My best wishes for you. I think you’re going to be ok, you’re very grounded and intelligent.
Psychiatrists aren’t much different: they, too, prescribe powerful drugs that they have no idea how to get you off of. The “mental breakdown” described sounds to me like deep grieving. I wish her the very best going forward. 💚
I hear you about the psych drugs… I’m in the long process of coming off 3 separate drugs. One of them being Suboxone for a prescription med addiction. It is criminal and a disgrace! Half of our populations could end up on psych drugs, and unable to get off them without years of suffering.
This is like how taking the pill was in the 90s: they just thrown pills at you, we all skim over the side-effects and no one tells you that this intervention can ruin your life.
Dear Christina, thank you for your story, you are doing a lot of good by being honest. You have your life ahead of you, you are needed and wanted in this world. May God bless and keep you.
💯 I considered sharing this video with someone who could benefit from it but I decided not to. They'll definitely notice the dramatic music and feel manipulated and they'll think my opinions were manipulated by it as well. The overly sappy music cheapens this woman's brave, honest, and authentic message.
I have a simple question-testosterone is a Schedule II narcotic. When did Family Planning get into the business of being a narcotics provider? Oh, and the provider must be an M.D.-not a NP or a PA. Legal question to just toss out there.
testosterone is a Schedule III substance, and it has not been labeled as a narcotic 😊 nurse practitioners have the authority to prescribe medication in new york and partial authority in new jersey, and b/c cristina said she lived close to new york it’s likely that the nurse could legally prescribe it
These drs and planned parenthood need to be held accountable for things to change.People used to have to go through a lot of steps and therapy before they could decide if it was the right choice for them.
Well I am promoting us to go back to those steps. I transitioned over a decade ago and went to therapy and was strictly diagnosed. Now a decade later I been through hormones and surgery and thrive because of it. We need to go back to 2010 standards.
I'm a therapist and have encouraged people who claim to be trans to collaborate on what is called a process of exploring differential diagnoses (i.e., explore other possible explanations, such as certain symptoms of OCD or body dysmorphic d/o). Ultimately, I have usually had these individuals drop out of therapy. My point is that hindsight is 20/20. Even if you have a therapist that will challenge your conclusions, you might not want to hear a different take on thoughts and feelings of confusion, with regard to gender.
There are certain places in the world where therapists aren’t allowed to do this. They have to “affirm” or can be fired or even have their licences revoked. Compounding the issue is many who want a ‘quick fix’ (as being advertised online) will leave a therapist expecting them to do the hard work and will find alternatives - and the ease of finding them is terrifying. I understand individuals wanting a quick fix. Therapy is HARD. The issue is with all the misinfo online, the social contagion, the growing industry making bank.
Josef Mengele would love to be alive in the US now. Cristina's story breaks my heart and makes me feel sick. Government funding for Planned Parenthood must end.
yup. he would've loved experimenting sex change, male pregnancy, and he'd have all the guinea pigs in the world. the next step after his twin "research", to make the ultimate arian race.
That’s HARD. What incentive is there for anyone to do that when blasted everywhere is messaging confirming you aren’t good enough, need to change, and quick fixes advertised all over to show you how easy it all is? From plastic surgery, makeup contouring, dieting, materialism, media messaging, peer reinforcement, it’s all saying the same thing: you’re not good enough -change yourself/buy this. In contrast, it’s a long hard journey to cultivate self-acceptance, and there is no attention-grabbing messaging pushing that as an alternative. Many don’t even realise it is an alternative, or if they do, it feels utterly unreachable.
Christina, thank you for presenting your very difficult journey. I am a retired physician and cringe at what my profession has done to you and continues to do to others. The physicians and other health care practitioners involved in your transition should have their licenses revoked at a bare minimum. They should be in prison. I hope you have found an organization to help you bring these practitioners to court. There is not nor has there ever been hard science to back up what was done to you. Trans ideologues and the line my wallet crowd have prayed upon you during a troubled and vulnerable stage in your life. Please hold your head High and march forward. You have here demonstrated great strength and have become a remarkable force for good. Thank you,
Obviously what she dealt with regarding being assembly lined through GAC is horrible, I do feel bad for her. As a teen who had eating disorders and body dysmorphia - adults DID TRY TO HELP ME. I was put in therapy at the age of 13, with a very good therapist. Sometimes nobody can help you even when they try. It irritates me when people look back as adults and say things like 'people should have helped me' with this air of blaming everyone when its hardly that simple to help a difficult teenager. Some people who say this probably don't remember or acknowledge people did TRY, its not always obvious how to help, & often teens simply DO NOT listen to adults who tell them actual helpful things. I know I didn't listen, and i got lots of good advice & people trying to help me.
The difference here is she was enabled, not helped. You got therapy-she didn’t. She got surgery. Imagine if you told doctors you were ano rexic and your “true self” is a rail thin person, and instead of therapy, they gave you bariatric surgery. That’s what happened to her.
The difference here is she was enabled, not helped. You got therapy, she got surgery. Imagine if you were given bariatric surgery instead of therapy to be your true self.
@@StormBringer5 yes I understand how bad GAC is because of her story and other stories like this. It’s terrible to offer this as a treatment with zero gatekeeping. But she made a flippant comment about how people ‘should have helped her’ - I hear a lot of people say this. As a teen who had similar body image problems & all that stuff - PEOPLE DO TRY TO HELP YOU. I bet her parents TRIED. Even psychotherapists tried to help me - more than one. Its often not easy or even impossible to help teens w these issues. THEY DON’T LISTEN. They don’t hear what you say. You can give them the mental cure via how to think about their issues and they simply don’t take it in. It’s kind of self absorbed to say things like that imo unless you were raised by people who just utterly neglected you. Im sure this girl had people trying to help her but her selective memory will delete that & she will focus on being the victim of GAC. People will often choose portraying and seeing themselves as a victim.
You don't understand that she is a victim of doctors who do harm. Your lack of compassion belies your perceived experience. Stop comparing yourself to her, for your stories are nothing alike. You seem to proud of your present circumstances as compared to when you were suffering. Not a good look. Actual crimes were committed against this woman, and until you see and understand that, you are just towing part of the line for the transhuman agenda. Learn about the Hippocratic oath and try to wrap your young mind around the corrupt nature of the medical practitioner she involved.
This is a common overgeneralization of adolescents. Do teens resist "help" and do what they want to do anyway? Sure, some do... but many other do respond and improve in response to treatment- we have lots of research on that. Even if we feel pessimistic about someone's response to treatment, we do not assume that therapy and other forms of help will not work and withhold that treatment, right? No, people with mental health problems should be offered treatment for those problems, regardless of age or other factors. There are, in fact, very talented therapists who know how to best navigate complicated issues on a turbulent adolescent landscape. Yes, we need more of them! The real question here is whether the clinicians who provided services for this girl met their professional, ethical, and legal responsibilities in her care. The public is understandably not well-versed in these responsibilities. The malpractice case will provide this answer.
Teens can be so pushy, especially when they are backed by extreme social media. I'm sure the therapists get threatened no matter what they do. I feel bad for the therapists.
Any therapist who’s still working with young people with this issue in the USA doesn’t deserve anything but absolute disgust from you. Legally they have to affirm the delusions of the troubled kids. That’s not therapy. No therapists with a shred of integrity remain. They’ve been fired /sued or quit. The USA is a very sick society.
We were told by older trans people that it would be like a second puberty and eventually you'd catch up to males but it's a lie for most people. Back when I was transitioning most people that saw me thought I was a little boy but never a grown man.
@@rattlethatanimation I take testosterone now that I’m in my 40’s and my natural levels are dropping. I’ve taken quite high doses , up to 450mg a week for several months too because after thirty odd years of bodybuilding naturally I wanted to see what it would do for me. I was hoping Itd fill out my patchy beard and maybe make my chest hair thicker but nope. The muscle growth was impressive though. It didn’t make me look more manly other than that and even that was only because I was eating clean and training heavy. I’m sorry that you were let down by those around you and the medical establishment.
Why is FGM considered one of the worst evils, but no one seems to see the parallels with transitioning? Sterilisation, deformation, mutilation. F2M bottom surgery is the most terrifying.
Just heartbreaking hearing Christina Hineman's devastating story of regret. One wonders how many such regret stories there are that will never be heard. She is very brave speaking publicly and suing Planned Parenthood and the so-called "doctor" who took advantage of her while in such a vulnerable state.
It saddens me because I know many of these younger people are just confused and convinced they're doing the "right" thing, but I doubt they'll feel that way in another 5 or 10 years. My husband and I have a difficult time explaining this to our kids. They're still young but they know daddy is a man and mommy is a girl, and wouldn't confuse them with these absurd gender concepts.
The adults and medical professionals letting this happen need to be held criminally liable. Her story also speaks to the school lockdowns causing irreparable damage to so many students. The fact that Planned Parenthood facilitating this is ridiculous.
Cristina's story took me through a whole range of feelings. At first I thought, she's a silly girl , but here we go again. Another person holding their life over their parents heads.How bloody selfish. As her story progressed I felt sad for her, she was so lost. By the end Im so angry. In ten years time, we're going to have a generation of young people full of regret. The physical and psychological damage that these bastards are doing to confused teenagers is despicable. Cristina, I'm absolutely convinced your life will improve, you deserve it. You should be very proud of yourself. At the end of the day, you realised the error of your ways. You were a victim. You were victimised. Don't listen to ANY negative comments, don't let anybody live rent free in your head. Good luck with the lawsuit. I pray you go on to have a happy, healthy life. You're a beautiful young woman who is enough!! xxx P.S How inappropriate was that Doctor, offering to show you his nipples?. ❤
Never never never never take advice frome the internet on personal issues. Life is wild, people are wild, and covid was tough for the majority of the population. It does not mean to rely heavily on the web. Also, why the heck are we not teaching each other the concept of inner strength?
My heart breaks listening to these stories. Knowing that people are making millions preying on teenagers who are beginning to explore who they are, disgusts me. This is truly evil. Then they leave the detransitioners to fend for themselves. She’s an incredibly brave girl. She may not realize it but she’s saving others from going through that. ❤
As a person who had tiny, pointy little boobies when I was a teenager: stop projecting onto us your weird fantasies of freedom. I, at no point, wore no bra, felt carefree or didn't have back pain. There's no magic to having small boobs, please don't think that getting a breast reduction is some magic thing. All of the problems that large breasted women have, small breasted women also have. I genuinely think that breast reductions being normalized as something good are the gateway to people think mastectomies cure all your problems.
@@vikinorman317 Absolutely! My friend had a reduction and her surgeon *lied to her face* and said she would for sure be able to breastfeed when nothing could be further from the truth. When they remove your nipple, they cut your connection to your milk ducts and when they put it back on *some* of them reconnect and some of them don't. This creates a situation where when your baby goes to eat only some of the ducts are emptying and others are becoming plugged. I had another friend who did her best to breastfeed post reduction and it was extremely difficult.
I was very moved and saddened by Cristina Hineman's account and I've been seeing more documentaries with near-identical experiences like her. What's unusual (not referring to Hineman) is that as far back as the late 1970's when "gender affirmation" was once phrased as "sex change operations", psychological counseling and interviewing was crucial before ever going under the knife and this was explored in three sessions. You would have to have been 21 years of age or older to consent to this. The first session was a visit to the institute that would perform that operation where you were greeted and interviewed to evaluate whether you actually wanted to pursue this. An extensive Q & A was done and then you would be asked to come back the following week. By the second visit, you were greeeted again and given a tour of the facility, where the proposed sex-change was to take place as well as being introduced to a small medical staff who would work in conjunction towards your operation. You were then asked to come back another week. On the third visit you were given another Q & A on the implications and possible side-effects of the operation that may be permanent and irreversible and that ultimately the decision would be yours. Many overwhelmingly opted out of the procedure altogether and move on with Life. And this is the problem that has been apparent, it has become a mutli-billion dollar a year industry in almost all fifty states with puberty blockers being assigned to children as young as ten or twelve years old and disregarding everything in the aforementioned. It has become almost a fast-food drive-thru experience for those looking to transition and being given no consultation before or even after the procedure is over. There will be a backlash before the end of this decade in the form of lawsuits such as what Cristina Hineman has filed. Even in England and the Netherlands have stopped these "gender affirmation" operations and looking more to treat the patient on a psychological level--particularly children and minors...
The issue is that laws have made it so difficult for practitioners. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Even PARENTS ARE BEING THREATENED with legal action if they do not go along with their child's "identity". So, where is the safe zone for anyone dealing with young people like this person? To their credit, at least some people on the Right are saying wait and give these young people time before implementing regimens that may have unpredictable outcomes and regrets.
Medical "professionals" who "treat" these fragile people are EVIL. May God protect this precious girl and allow her to enjoy the life God intended for her.
This poor sweet girl. Im so sorry society has made this possible. This shouldbe a hard earned adult decision, not a flippant, teenage angst decision. EVERY TEENAGE GIRL EVER feels bad or awkward or uncomfortable or something like that in their body's during puberty. Even the most "beautiful" "perfect" teenage girl ever felt this way. I wish someone was telling these girls its OKAY to feel not okay sometimes. You just have to work through things sometimes and not seek out a quick fix. But all young people tend to do that. Its up to the adults and medical professionals to tell these kids the truth. This is so heartbreaking. She was failed by so many medical professionals.
May God please take care of Cristina. She is very courageous to bring her case to the public. I hope that her video interview gets placed on many social media platforms to reach thousands of young peole.
I'll bet most of her problems started with her home schooling. She was socially isolated, subject to overwhelming parental control, and probably scholastically behind when she finally entered the school system.
absolutely heartbreaking, how people can not see that there is a massive issue with our young people at the moment, my heart goes out to you Christina, you are a strong, courageous woman.
There are going to be 1000's of these stories come out over the next few decades, I hope they sue these butchers out of business. Edit: and of course for all the cash they have made for doing this to vulnerable people over the years. Edit: It took me months to get approval for my carpal tunnel surgery, had to see multiple specialists and have many treatments first and many other options, maybe i should have said my wrist needs to transition.
Eighteen may be legally seen as 'adult', BUT, I'm sure you've heard this, the human brain doesn't fully develop until the age(s) of 21-23!!! So, how a 'child' of 18 or YOUNGER be able to make these extremely life changing (challenging) decisions!! They can't @! Psychologists and psychiatrists would know this!!! It's all about $$$$$$$$$!!! It's disgusting and CRIMINAL!!!
@@blackswan1983 there are a lot who say that kids can’t consent but adults can do what they want. I would say the movement is about split on it at this point.
He more one learns about the extreme harm caused by this whole ideology the more it is clear that "GAC" is anti-medicine that causes extreme long term irreversible damage to vulnerable people no matter what age they are.
I don't know how these providers sleep at night. I could show grace for them if they just got into the medical field, but the NP that she saw had a canned response for her when she started her detransition, which means she's had that conversation several times. She has chosen to keep doing what she's doing even knowing the downside. She should be charged criminally
This story brings me to tears. I pray in Jesus Name this madness is stopped. I pray this woman experiences the love of Christ. God bless her courage to share her story.
@@randomnobody8770yeah she got that thought from literally gay people themselves they are the ones telling each other how Society hates gay people and all this stuff when Society is literally almost never telling that to them it's so much more common for gay people themselves to reaffirm this myth that everybody hates them they perpetuate it on themselves because victimhood feels good
Identifying as is no different than pretending to be, just less accurate phrasing. Benjamin Boyce did an excellent interview with Kobe, “Stunted by Transition”. Similar in that as a young and pretty teen boy during the lockdown he spent days, weeks, months. alone, in his bedroom, isolated, spending many hours on social media. He was depressed, & listening to him describe his mental state when he signed the medical consent for an Orchiectomy is heartbreaking. He couldn’t watch a movie or read without forgetting every few seconds what he had just watched or read. In no way was he fit to sign anything. Now he has accepted he is, and always was, a gay man. Thanks for talking about your experience.
Bless you, dear one. You are so brave for speaking out and sharing your story. Those of us who know how insane this all is are praying for you and holding a space for your complete recovery and healing. May your story help others far & wide. Your lawsuit is so important, holding a vision of success!
I am not sure if it ofantlig consolation, but I am a biological woman and never took testosterone. My voice is even deeper than yours, and I have been very hairy since childhood. Women can be different. I was bullied for my hairness and deep voice too, but I never ever doubted that I was a woman.
Christina, I salute your incredible courage. I have a daughter who doesn’t want to transition. But she has scheduled top surgery. I don’t know how to communicate to her that she may regret it. I feel so sad that she is preventing herself from ever breastfeeding.
I was in gender therapy in 2012. At the age of 42. Identity is a complex thing and it is interwoven with multiple causes. Which may be... trauma, gendernonconformity, homosexuality, how you being treated as a woman in society, autistic traits, social contagon, Worldview currently, No mentors to provide enlightenment. There are no gender specialists. But people are convinced that one must have two Reports confirm that diagnosis is trans. And that there are trained specialists. But this is not true! I you question your gender which is not a bad thing basically. (many young people questioning things, it's normal) But if you do that now You are sucked in. It's expected that you do something. People ask: what are you planning now? How far do you want to go? What do you plan to get done now? I said: I am who I am inside. I don't need to do something to become who I am. The people looked strange and said: If you don't take hormones you are not trans. They say they are informed about what trans is. The therapist kicked me out. She asked why I didn't want to take hormones. I mentioned that surgery and hormones have long-term effects that cannot be foreseen at the time of surgery. This shocked her. She replied that it was transphobic. I would just be afraid of the operation. She had a 14-year-old non-binary there and he wasn't so coy. "He" immediately agreed to steps. But I won't be any further ahead in 10 years. I said I need to know what I am achieving with it. And she won't be there later if I have problems with it. The LGBT social groups are also there in the narrative of the whole madness. You will then be invalidated everywhere. When you don't follow thd narrative of the current worldview. You need incredibly mental strength to endure it. If I hadn't already been at this advanced age, I wouldn't have had the capacity.
This whole thing is sick and illogical. Doesn't matter how many surgeries you have you are never going to physically change from a woman into a man/vice versa. Identify as whatever you want, but accept your body. You only get one - don't mutilate it.
I didnt go through planned parenthood but the informed consent model is a joke. I was 18 and received no prior therapy for my gender dysphoria but I recieved testosterone within a couple weeks of my first appointment at a lgbt clinic. All the doctor asked me was stereotypical questions about my childhood that all tomboys relate to before they had me get bloodwork done. I had dysphoria all through my teen years but it turned out not to be permanent like I thought it would be.
OMG I remember her from being on YT or some other social media years ago!!!! The one day on T vid, or days on T vid. DANG!! This crap hurts people fast man..
That kid said "I know I am Trans because of the effects the testosterone is having on my body" That is reverse logic; she may be low on hormones, but it doesnt mean she needs a sex change. It is kind of cruel how they let naive children get deceived.
It's awful. Can't agree more: but, how DID we get here? I was too intimidated to even think of piercing my ears by the time I was her age, for the flack I'd get from my mother. How did our society become so permissive? I certainly don't think this is a Planned Parenthood or western medicine problem. I think this is a societal problem: not raising children in ways that allow them to become young adults that make good decision for themselves: And I'm not sure being 'on the spectrum' is anything but an excuse, vs reason. You'd think that would create red flags and more process -- and parenting such young people, for that matter. if the paperwork was indeed longer, plenty of individuals would find ways around it. If the process was (more appropriately) longer, I suppose there'd be pushback about that: and PP assuredly doesn't have mandated waiting periods for IUDs or pregnancy terminations. But -- whoa! Anyone telling ANYONE you can just go get new breasts if you want them later. Oh no. To suggest ANY biologic tissue/process can be manipulated so flippantly, like it's cosplay: how the Sam Hill did this ever, possibly, happen? Still totally appalled, mostly-sympathetic, but it all comes off, for me, as a stunning level of privilege combined with an appalling loose grasp on biologic reality of these not-grown-yet children AND CLINICIANS, and something between fatalism, lack of skill/ insight, and weakness in parents.
PP is a publicly funded public organization All 501c3s are public NOT private orgs These tax exempt orgs belong to the people, are funded by the people (loads and loads of TitleX funding) and accountable to the people.
What a brave smart and beautiful woman you are. You are on the right path. Keep working on your mental health and you are going to be happy and enjoy university. Thank you for sharing your testimony to help others.
I am so sorry you went through so much. I am proud of you for bravely sharing your story. It's important to those trying to make decisions about their bodies to hear directly from other trans/former trans mouths about their true experiences. You've given a real gift to those struggling people: your truth. I'm proud of you.
I’m autistic so wanted to share this video in relevant Facebook groups to get the word out… but I can’t, as it comes under “extremist views”. How can we protect people when even discussing this is considered political or extreme? (And in many ways I can see how it’s both, but censorship is NOT the answer!) 😢
Yet another sign of how damaging the lockdowns were. Even for me, I was still a university student at the time, and my mental health got so bad that it was the one time in my life when I seriously contemplated thoughts of un aliving myself
Christina, you are so brave! Im glad you are fighting. I hope you get restitution for what they did to you. I hope they are brought up on criminal charges as well. Regardless if you win the suit or not. You won! You shone light on these evil people and will possibly save thousands of others from making the same mistake. Take care.
I can understand why she is upset, but it sounds like she was also informed in detail about what to expect. You can get a tattoo and piercings and a nose job and a boob job at 18 if you have the money to do it and no one can stop you. There are people who get face tattoos at 18 and they have no grounds to sue their tattoo artist. She literally saved up for a year to get this surgery done and was taking hormones during that period. She was, by all appearances, extremely committed to the process. Lots of people make decisions they regret later. I think she needs to take responsibility for the decisions she made instead of trying to blame the people who were trying to make it easy for her to do what she wanted to do. In my mind, trans surgeries are no different from any other form of plastic surgery. Plenty of people wreck their faces with plastic surgery, but that doesn't mean plastic surgery as a whole is in the wrong. The vast majority of people who receive trans surgeries are happy with their results. There will never be a perfect system where someone won't regret their choices later. I think it's important to continue to let people make choices for themselves, regardless of this fact. Own your choices, take responsibility for yourself, and think carefully before you commit to something. Freedom is both a right AND a responsibility. You have a responsibility to yourself to make careful choices because you are the final say in what happens to you. I feel more comfortable living in a society like that than in one where a government or some special interest group gets to decide what I'm allowed to do or not do.
Here's the thing and if we're honest, there's no way of getting around it as it's "science": the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) says the brain isn't fully developed until the mid to late twenties. If medical practitioners know this (and I'm sure they do) and they know many folks seeking such treatment (testosterone / surgery) suffer from depression or other issues how can they ethically provide treatment without knowing if the clients mental health conditions are impacting thier decision making? I understand and respect the idea of personal responsibility but in situations such as this feel its shortsighted. We can disagree. Regarding tattoos or piercings may I just say, I personally know a very well established tattoo parlor owner who will not allow several types of tattoos to be done in his shop (gang affiliation, racist) nor will he do tattoos on folks that appear under the influence of any substances. Additionally piercings and tattoos can be removed without having catastrophic changes to ones body in most cases where taking testosterone for an extended period causes permanent changes.
Much of what you say is true , except the statement about the vast majority of people getting trans surgery being satisfied. That may have been true a decade or two ago, but now with transitioning fast tracked, with gender affirming care, and with the lie being told that men can become women, boys and become girls. and vice versa, plus with children transitioning, that is no longer going to be true. And any survey or research currently done, or retrospective surveys, are heavily slanted to reach the outcome trans activists want.
@@sorbabaric1 Even in liberal places, children aren't allowed to transition. The most extreme gender affirming care given to a minor would be puberty blockers, which after researching, I believe are a good middle ground for a questioning teen to be given some time to make informed decision when they turn 18. These aren't without side effects, but the side effects are mild and they can play and extremely positive role in a person's life. There is a general dialog in conservative circles trying to demonize puberty blockers as "sterilizing children" but they are simply hormone blockers. They work exactly the same way that birth control does to stop pregnancy and Finasteride does to stop men's hair loss. These drugs were given to pedophiles in the 80's as a way to reduce or eliminate libido, and this is why conservatives think they sterilize people. Lowering sex hormones reduces libido. When you stop taking them, libido returns. Just like puberty blockers, Finasteride and birth control aren't without side effects, but large swaths of the human population are able to use them safely. The worst that can happen to a person on puberty blockers is some excess growth and some reversible bone density issues. If a child is agonizing about their gender and wants time to consider their options before irreversibly going through puberty, this is a good, noninvasive solution. After that, when people are adults, there shouldn't be a "big brother" medical system hovering over them telling them what is appropriate or not for their own body. You end on a hypothetical, "It's no longer going to be true." Your predictions aren't facts, they're your own biases revealing the future you fear. As I said, CURRENT FACTUAL studies show that the vast majority of trans people do not regret their transition. Detransitioners account for around 5% of all trans people. That's a 95% success rate for gender affirming care. You won't find anything else in psychology that comes close to that level of success.
@@Kajenxgiving puberty blockers "to wait" is medical malpractice. puberty is REQUIRED for a healthy human body, and using puberty blockers does a lot of irreversible damage.
@@eri_sama Puberty does happen once a person stops puberty blockers. Would you say it's medical malpractice to give a teenager antidepressants or antipsychotics? These drugs also have negative side effects. While not all trans people have gender dysphoria, it IS intrinsically tied up with being trans. If someone would rather die than live with the consequences of being in a body that disgusts them, it would be medical malpractice to withhold drugs from them that could save them. This is the consensus of the medical community, not just one person's hot take on the internet. It's a medical opinion that has evolved dramatically over time as data showed that the only way to treat gender dysphoria is to transition. MANY other treatments and cures have been attempted and studied over the course of 50-some years. You also say "a lot of irreversible damage" without stating specifics. I stated the specific side effects of puberty blockers: a risk of weaker bone density (which is reversible once the meds are stopped) and a risk for excess growth (which is irreversible). Considering excessive growth could be stopped by simply discontinuing the use of the puberty blockers (or simply accepted--who says being tall is a bad thing?), they are extremely safe for what they offer a trans child. Namely, the ability to contemplate their decision and postpone it until adulthood.
Parents: stop letting your kids sit in their rooms on the internet all day and night. It is your home, establish some rules on this and enforce those rules religiously. Keep your kids away from these ridiculous outside influences and encourage them to get outside, read good literature, etc. Let's fix 99% of these types of problems by applying some common sense and healthy authority.
So well said. Thank you.
Stop blaming parents until you walk a mile in their shoes.
In todays world kids lord over their parents. Kids have the authority now lol
@@sue122 I have three kids, aged 16, 14, and 10. And this is going to shock you, Sue, but they all have iPhones that they're not addicted to because we set and enforce reasonable limits. Don't judge a UA-cam commenter until you know something about them.
@@cedricwilfordthank you. ❤
In a couple decades from now, we’re gonna look back on this the exact same way they looked back on lobotomies. This is nothing more than mutilation and gross negligence. It’s abhorrent that we’re allowing this to continue.
No actually we will go back to how it was in 2005 when you had to go to therapy and be diagnosed with a strict standard of gender dysphoria. I myself am a trans woman who used to have gender dysphoria and because I got hormones and surgery I don’t anymore and I am thriving. You have to have observed gender dysphoria to be trans in the first place. You don’t understand the subject outside of the current trend.
@@kateofone I understand this subject better than most. One of my best friends was trans.. everyone always says “you have a year of therapy before being given hormones/surgery” which is just not true. You’re meant to, but doctors don’t do that. My friend went to 3 appointments with her doctor. In the first the doc said she needs hormones right away, she didn’t get them the first time but she got a test script on the second appointment she’d ever had with this doctor. The third they discussed surgery. There was no referrals to therapy, there was no year long psychiatry visits. Just a doctors appointment and off you go into the pharmacy for testosterone. If you’re an adult and want to do this to your body due to your poor mental health, then go ahead, but there should be strict regulations in place that are adhered to. This isn’t just a one off story, there are countless stories of people being given hormones from the jump. Now this chick has been trans for just over 2 years and is even worse, looks incredibly unhealthy, sickly, has massive scars on her chest, and just looks like a shell of who she once was. I know there might be cases where it’s helpful to some, but it’s not black and white, it’s not what you’re told by the doctors and surgeons you visit. This needs to either be heavily regulated or stopped.
And all the other social contagions throughout history. Sad thing is, girls are at higher risk for peer and social pressures, body dysmorphia, psychological and emotional manipulation through social media. 😢
Depends on who wins this 'war'. If it's the other side, you'll be just another book-burning n4zi, while trans surgeries will be even more praised and promoted.
@@kateofoneI see the truth in both. When it comes to genuine trans people it needs to go back to real therapy and gatekeeping with transitioning only being an option once dysphoria is confirmed and other treatments fail. When it comes to looking back on this time period where children can get double mastectomies just by asking, it will be look upon as horrifically as lobotomies.
"The majority of my friend group were trans". This tells you so much. I never knew a single person in school who was trans. We had some tomboys, but that was it. As an adult, one of my friends transitioned (about 25 years ago) but it wasn't the done thing like it is now. Social contagion is a thing and I'm so angry and frustrated that so many adults have left the room.
It's a fad, a new group in schools. It just keeps getting worse. When I was in school we had a lot more bi people then other generations. Funny thing was, they always dated the opposite sex anyways. They never actually did the same sex dating. It was just another label that you can slap on and be part of a group. That's what I thought this whole trans thing was. It's looking like this is the reality of it, a fad, a group. The new thing to be a part of. Cult like behavior. Now we have adults all over letting this happen and even pushing it constantly to seem accepting and cool to kids. The need for likes and to look virtuous is causing all sorts of issues online. Kids online is a net negative.
The adults that are there are the ones pushing this all from the top down.
She was an adult when she transitioned and was read a list of accurate side effects and now she wants to take that legal right away from me in my home state. You could use all of these arguments to take away hormonal birth control, tubal ligation, vasectomies, castration, Mirena, and even condoms because you could regret at 30 not having kids at 22.
@@DorianPaige00 The court will decide if medical malpractice occurred or not - not the complainant, certainly not you or anyone in the public. Even if the decision finds that malpractice occurred, that does not mean treatment will be "banned" or otherwise unavailable. It could result in the modification of gender-related treatment protocols to better assess and address underlying conditions and factors that play a role in gender identity issues - before moving on to irreversible hormonal or surgical options.
@@LAvengers-59 Well, a bit of logic here. Courts are made up of juries who are the the public so we we'll be determining malpractice in the Hineman case filed in Albany, NY on 4/23/2024. Historically lawsuit awards resulting from malpractice no doubt effects state medical board guidelines and those set forth by organizations like WPATH. There used to be stricter standards set forth by WPATH but a doctor doesn't have to follow them. WPATH in their latest iteration has claimed that psychological counseling can be a component but doesn't have to be. With relaxed standards, it allows more leeway for informed consent. Those informed consent documents often state gender affirming care is "experimental" so that may remove doctors from the liability argument that doctors are taking healthy body parts and leaving patients with dysfunction. I'm not sure how a treatment that's been around for 100 years can still be "experimental". If it's "experimental" then there are usually trials and any treatment outside of that is suspect. Revisions and subsequent follow-up treatment are usually additional charges.
You are correct in saying this in and of itself does not mean any treatment will be banned. But Republicans have criminalized medical gender transition in a majority of states with heavy restrictions and outright bans even for adults. In the UK, puberty blockers have been banned based on the Cass Report where Cass cited Abigail Shrier's book "Irreversible Damage" where gender affirming care is likened to sterilization efforts during the Holocaust. Puberty blockers are used for a younger cohort in treating precocious puberty and patients are still allowed them with no questions from lawmakers asked.
In summation, the question of whether the law should allow any doctor to curtail a patient's reproductive capacity will be in question as it has been with abortion and birth control. Guidelines are set by medical boards and professional organizations like WPATH. There will be some people who change their mind or have physical complications like the medicine doesn't agree with them or the surgery leaves undesired effects. Private health care matters in the public's purview usually fuel inaccurate opinion adopted by our legislators.
I told my therapist I thought I was trans when I was 15 and struggling in highschool as a lesbian who wasn't really accepted and a crazy socially anxious person that was mute for most days.
My therapist told me "I don't think you are trans" and I remember being offended and mad... But years later, luckily I never brought it up seriously in thought again, I realized I am just a lesbian. And that was 16 years ago, which is why the therapist was able to voice her opinion.
I was just hoping there was a magic fix that would help my mental health issues and I could disappear into somebody else.\\
Also as a lesbian, a lot of us don't like (large or medium( boobs. I'm 31 and I still hate them and want them to be tiny and almost unseeable through clothing. I still want them, but small. It's easy to focus on boobs for some reason for lesbians because sometimes if we are androgynous or masculine it feels weird to have.
ALSO SHES EXTREMELY BRAVE!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure you've thought of this already and I know it's easier said than done, but you can always get a breast reduction.
@Phil-tn5ny since the only benefit to having large breasts is that they please mens eyes, it makes sense if lesbians would be most annoyed by them. There's absolutely no use for them unless you want males gazing at them.
I am not a lesbian, but I never liked having breast, very small would be great. They are not comfortable.
This is the most important comment on here. The therapy industry is now captured and held as hostage to cancel / woke culture. It makes me feel sick!! Thank you. Sexuality in this issue is not relevant. Nothing to do with sexuality. All sexuality is fine. Its all good. Please keep shouting. I despair for these kids.
@@Phil-tn5ny I hope your therapist is doing well, I know therapists get accused of conversation therapy if they don’t affirm right away now.
The Sterilzation of emotionally vulnerable and mentally ill children . Devastating and so cruel .
History will not be kind to this era.
... maybe if they're that confused about their own identity they shouldn't be trying to help another individual develop theirs.
My heart goes out to this woman. This madness has got to stop.
As someone who sees these children, they did not exist before 2017 or so, which alone tells you this is entirely a social push. I saw hundreds upon hundreds of traumatized kids and kids with all sorts of developmental and mental health needs, and there were ZERO cases of gender identity issues. It was only after this began to pushed HARD by our culture that this became a thing. Almost all of these kids struggle with depression, anxiety, insecure households, autism or other things that give them a sense of a broken identity. Suddenly, in a transition, they get their own flag. People have to call them what they want them to call them, or they get in trouble. They have power over adults, including their parents. And now they are "affirmed" (as if there was anything affirming in telling someone that they were physically made "wrong") for the first time in their lives. So of course they embrace that, even if it's not true to themselves, and they have no idea what they want in life or who they are--only, they want "T." Of course, it never fixes things. Maybe a temporary high, at best. I can write that there may be multiple other factors playing into these identity issues, and yet a clinic who prescribes this monstrous stuff will do it on a single visit, very few questions asked. I am thankful for the states who have banned this for children; I consider it malpractice. Almost all of the children who I have seen have had this resolve after addressing other underlying issues.
I and many others *_EXISTED_* before 2017. I started transitioning in 2008 and it is the *_SINGLE BEST THING THAT I DID FOR MYSELF!_* I can't express how much more *me* I have felt since I started testosterone.
In fact, *_MOST_* people who transition are extremely grateful that they did. Are there people who regret *_THEIR_* decision to transition? Clearly there are; *_but they are in the minority!_*
I've participated in many support groups since 2008. Since 2009, I've attended them solely because cisgender therapists that ran the groups actively requested that I attend so that I could help answer questions.
Interestingly, out of the roughly 1,000 individuals I've met during these groups, there have only been a few people whom I *_actively discouraged_* from transitioning. This wasn't because I thought that everyone who attends a support group should transition, rather the people who I actively discouraged _perceived gender transition as something that would magically fix _*__every single problem they had_* and they clearly discounted the concerns that others tried to highlight. Of these, two did go on to transition, and unsurprisingly, they regretted it.
Everyone else I encountered was being very deliberative about their choice; some of them transitioned, some didn't, many waffled for months or years, some are currently waffling. For these folks, I've made a point of never encouraging nor discouraging them to either transition or not -because it *_should be the INDIVIDUAL'S choice._* None of the people from this group that I've known have de-transitioned, nor even expressed any regret at all about having transitioned. Like a lot of things in life, many of us wished that there had been _more_ change, but in the grand scheme of things, we're much more happier people _because_ we transitioned, even if it wasn't everything we had _hoped_ it would be.
As for Christina's feeling like she wasn't informed enough - I've had that feeling for _many other things_ including having to make a decision about whether to have surgery or not for a GI "medical mystery" that I was experiencing (that's literally what the surgeons called it). The doctors answered all of my questions _to the extent that they could be answered_ and then left the decision up to me -and that's exactly what the endocrinologists and surgeons did when it came to my transition. Where there questions that I asked that they couldn't answer? Yes, in both cases. Guess what, doctors aren't omniscient! They're doing the best that they can with the information that is available.
In other words, the people who regret transitioning exist *_but are in the minority;_* however, for many, many, _many,_ more people transitioning helps them to live much more happy and fulfilling lives, and frankly, to contribute more to their communities and families.
@@im.empimp >In fact, MOST people who transition are extremely grateful that they did
Almost half of them end their lives, and a significant portion of those that do not end their lives go on to express regrets so extreme that they feel their lives are over. So it would be a lot more accurate to say that most who transition actually regret it.
@CMartel002 , thank you, you speak the truth , and your work helps affirm the humanity and innate value of the children who would otherwise be lured into a trap of "special - brokenness" (and all the horrible "solutions" that are attached to that path ).
@@Don_Smackem All the info I've seen says trans people have a lot of problems after transition. Like mtf trans have high rates of addiction, high rates of HIV, many do sex work, they are also at very high risk of being murdered in domestic violence. Theres also high rates of deleting themselves and overdose. Being a mtf trans is the most at risk demographic for an early death
This just breaks my heart .I Pray she continues going strength and clarity.
If Christina you're reading this, I want you to know you are doing something so so important and I'm so pleased you've told this story. You're going to face backlash, but nothing you can't handle.
Your voice is KEY in stopping this issue ruining other lives. You have a power to save people through your voice.
I believe there are a tiny tiny proportion of the world who suffer deep gender dysphoria and who can improve their lives through gender surgeries etc. But this is not the case for most people who are mislead and brainwashed into thinking this is the same for them. It likely isn't. And you're an example.
I wish you didn't have to be an example, but keep your chin up and keep going
Your story to tell, wishing you well. Your honesty will make a difference.
Criminal medical abuse. End it now.
It isn’t that at all for those of us who absolutely need it. It should only be for those who have gender dysphoria and if one wants to transition they should go through therapy first.
@@kateofoneGender dysphoria is grown out of in almost all cases if the sufferer is supported with proper therapy and left alone. The vast majority of cases resolve themselves and the sufferer grow up to be happy well adjusted gay adults. This shit is evil.
She was 18 a legal adult making the choices.
The problem was in her mind. She needed a good therapist. Very sad.
You have to be very careful what sort of therapist you end up with. A therapist who helps one to love one's self, to find purpose, and hope is one thing--to overcome anxieties and identify the real problems. A therapist who will encourage that same individual to act out, avoid parents, and and re-emphasize that it's okay to fight against the cellular programming of every cell in your body and to tell you that you were, yes, indeed, made incorrectly is more of a great harm than a help.
@@CMartel002 Exactly.
@@CMartel002It's insidious, giving T to an Autistic teenager .
Exactly, kids are trying to get help, but are getting trapped in this "cult"
That's why transsexuals have at least 18mo of indepth therapy, then 1yr dressing as opposite sex... ALL Before diagnosis & hormones.
The so called "doctors" who perform these mutilations are criminals. The whole medical world that affirms these atrocities is criminal. This industry makes tons of money. It is the greediness for money that turns doctors, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and others into criminals. They should be brought to justice and sentenced to many years in prison. The damage they have caused and continue to is catastrophic, horrific and unchangeable. People that have undergone these abuses are unhealthy, they have many severe medical problems for the rest of their lives, on top of the mental agony they go through for the rest of their lives.
The results of these mutilations and all the other interventions are hushed, kept in the dark, but more and more detransitioners go public and expose the crimes committed against them.
It will stop at some point. Hopefully sooner than later.
By the way: also schools and kindergardens are participating in this deception. These educators must be stopped immediately!
Those organizations that pressure doctors and psychologists to use the so-called confirmatory model should be prosecuted. Conventional psychological research and questioning are even prohibited by law in some countries.
I am heart broken watching this video. I have supported Planned Parenthood monetarily for at least 15 years. I did not know that they were involved in the medicalization of gender dysphoria. Thank you for waking me up.
They don't really have a choice. The lawsuits would have crippled them if they hadnt allowed this agenda to coopt them. Many women would have been harmed or died if they spent too much of their budget fighting nuisance suits.
@@carolsimpson4422 They could have more comprehensive assessment and consent protocols before prescribing hormones. This young woman knew the process of getting hormones through PP would be especially easy.
@@LAvengers-59 it seems that's ubiquitous with every organization who provides this "service". None of these girls knew the consequences of taking testosterone, regardless of the organization they sought services from, and got them easily.
I haven’t heard this explanation and defense of Planned Parenthood being involved in trans medicine.
I know I was not at all happy when I heard of their involvement in it. I don’t see why they would be required to Participate in sex changes.
There are plenty of surgeries and surgical areas they don’t take on. But it’s an interesting question so I will go off and Google it.
Planned Parenthood is a large corporation whose mission is to make money, and whose CEO and executives are interested in making more money.
Thank you for sharing your story. I am a senior woman and feel so badly for the young people being manipulated into this. Your story will help other young people. Stay strong.
Thank you for sharing your story ❤. You are so very brave. I am a detransitioner as well. I will not forget your story and will share it on my UA-cam channel.
Heartbreaking. Thank you for being so brave to share your story. I’m much older than you and luckily this wasn’t a thing when I was a kid but I was just like you. Even diagnosed with Asperger’s when I was older. Why can’t the health “care” industry let them try to be happy in their bodies. It’s so cruel. There’s a reason you have to be an adult to get a tattoo, sign a contract, drink and smoke. My best wishes for you. I think you’re going to be ok, you’re very grounded and intelligent.
Psychiatrists aren’t much different: they, too, prescribe powerful drugs that they have no idea how to get you off of.
The “mental breakdown” described sounds to me like deep grieving. I wish her the very best going forward. 💚
I hear you about the psych drugs… I’m in the long process of coming off 3 separate drugs. One of them being Suboxone for a prescription med addiction.
It is criminal and a disgrace!
Half of our populations could end up on psych drugs, and unable to get off them without years of suffering.
A lot of psychiatrist are 4th wave feminists using their positions to push this agenda.
Thank you to Dr Hilary Cass for her work to end this insanity. Her recommendations would have saved this lady so much pain.
This is like how taking the pill was in the 90s: they just thrown pills at you, we all skim over the side-effects and no one tells you that this intervention can ruin your life.
It’s criminal what we are doing to young people. You can call it “be kind”, I call it b.s.
Dear Christina, thank you for your story, you are doing a lot of good by being honest.
You have your life ahead of you, you are needed and wanted in this world. May God
bless and keep you.
Please don’t spoil these wonderful interviews with wistful music in the background-let the words speak for themselves in all their gravity
💯 I considered sharing this video with someone who could benefit from it but I decided not to. They'll definitely notice the dramatic music and feel manipulated and they'll think my opinions were manipulated by it as well. The overly sappy music cheapens this woman's brave, honest, and authentic message.
@@JENTHINKSOunfortunately I feel the same.
I pray this intelligent young woman is able to move ahead and build the meaningful life she deserves.
I don't pray, but fervently hope as above.
I have a simple question-testosterone is a Schedule II narcotic. When did Family Planning get into the business of being a narcotics provider? Oh, and the provider must be an M.D.-not a NP or a PA. Legal question to just toss out there.
testosterone is a Schedule III substance, and it has not been labeled as a narcotic 😊
nurse practitioners have the authority to prescribe medication in new york and partial authority in new jersey, and b/c cristina said she lived close to new york it’s likely that the nurse could legally prescribe it
It’s schedule 3 & not a narcotic.
These drs and planned parenthood need to be held accountable for things to change.People used to have to go through a lot of steps and therapy before they could decide if it was the right choice for them.
Well I am promoting us to go back to those steps. I transitioned over a decade ago and went to therapy and was strictly diagnosed. Now a decade later I been through hormones and surgery and thrive because of it. We need to go back to 2010 standards.
I'm a therapist and have encouraged people who claim to be trans to collaborate on what is called a process of exploring differential diagnoses (i.e., explore other possible explanations, such as certain symptoms of OCD or body dysmorphic d/o). Ultimately, I have usually had these individuals drop out of therapy. My point is that hindsight is 20/20. Even if you have a therapist that will challenge your conclusions, you might not want to hear a different take on thoughts and feelings of confusion, with regard to gender.
That’s great and brave of you. Have you gotten any backlash for this?!
There are certain places in the world where therapists aren’t allowed to do this. They have to “affirm” or can be fired or even have their licences revoked. Compounding the issue is many who want a ‘quick fix’ (as being advertised online) will leave a therapist expecting them to do the hard work and will find alternatives - and the ease of finding them is terrifying.
I understand individuals wanting a quick fix. Therapy is HARD. The issue is with all the misinfo online, the social contagion, the growing industry making bank.
@@angelelida4680 💯
Unbearably sad. Stay strong Christiana. With you in spirit. 💜 You will be ok.
Josef Mengele would love to be alive in the US now. Cristina's story breaks my heart and makes me feel sick. Government funding for Planned Parenthood must end.
Then they couldn't have the money funneled back to politicians to keep in office who then vote to give them money.
yup. he would've loved experimenting sex change, male pregnancy, and he'd have all the guinea pigs in the world. the next step after his twin "research", to make the ultimate arian race.
Whatever happened to accepting yourself the way you are? And loving yourself the way you are?
That’s HARD. What incentive is there for anyone to do that when blasted everywhere is messaging confirming you aren’t good enough, need to change, and quick fixes advertised all over to show you how easy it all is? From plastic surgery, makeup contouring, dieting, materialism, media messaging, peer reinforcement, it’s all saying the same thing: you’re not good enough -change yourself/buy this. In contrast, it’s a long hard journey to cultivate self-acceptance, and there is no attention-grabbing messaging pushing that as an alternative. Many don’t even realise it is an alternative, or if they do, it feels utterly unreachable.
Christina, thank you for presenting your very difficult journey. I am a retired physician and cringe at what my profession has done to you and continues to do to others. The physicians and other health care practitioners involved in your transition should have their licenses revoked at a bare minimum. They should be in prison. I hope you have found an organization to help you bring these practitioners to court. There is not nor has there ever been hard science to back up what was done to you. Trans ideologues and the line my wallet crowd have prayed upon you during a troubled and vulnerable stage in your life. Please hold your head High and march forward. You have here demonstrated great strength and have become a remarkable force for good. Thank you,
Cristina you are so beautiful and brave, thank you for sharing your story. I know it will help many young people not go down this path.
Lawsuits lawsuits lawsuits!
Obviously what she dealt with regarding being assembly lined through GAC is horrible, I do feel bad for her. As a teen who had eating disorders and body dysmorphia - adults DID TRY TO HELP ME. I was put in therapy at the age of 13, with a very good therapist. Sometimes nobody can help you even when they try. It irritates me when people look back as adults and say things like 'people should have helped me' with this air of blaming everyone when its hardly that simple to help a difficult teenager. Some people who say this probably don't remember or acknowledge people did TRY, its not always obvious how to help, & often teens simply DO NOT listen to adults who tell them actual helpful things. I know I didn't listen, and i got lots of good advice & people trying to help me.
The difference here is she was enabled, not helped. You got therapy-she didn’t. She got surgery. Imagine if you told doctors you were ano rexic and your “true self” is a rail thin person, and instead of therapy, they gave you bariatric surgery. That’s what happened to her.
The difference here is she was enabled, not helped. You got therapy, she got surgery. Imagine if you were given bariatric surgery instead of therapy to be your true self.
@@StormBringer5 yes I understand how bad GAC is because of her story and other stories like this. It’s terrible to offer this as a treatment with zero gatekeeping. But she made a flippant comment about how people ‘should have helped her’ - I hear a lot of people say this.
As a teen who had similar body image problems & all that stuff - PEOPLE DO TRY TO HELP YOU. I bet her parents TRIED. Even psychotherapists tried to help me - more than one. Its often not easy or even impossible to help teens w these issues. THEY DON’T LISTEN. They don’t hear what you say. You can give them the mental cure via how to think about their issues and they simply don’t take it in. It’s kind of self absorbed to say things like that imo unless you were raised by people who just utterly neglected you.
Im sure this girl had people trying to help her but her selective memory will delete that & she will focus on being the victim of GAC. People will often choose portraying and seeing themselves as a victim.
You don't understand that she is a victim of doctors who do harm. Your lack of compassion belies your perceived experience. Stop comparing yourself to her, for your stories are nothing alike.
You seem to proud of your present circumstances as compared to when you were suffering. Not a good look.
Actual crimes were committed against this woman, and until you see and understand that, you are just towing part of the line for the transhuman agenda.
Learn about the Hippocratic oath and try to wrap your young mind around the corrupt nature of the medical practitioner she involved.
This is a common overgeneralization of adolescents. Do teens resist "help" and do what they want to do anyway? Sure, some do... but many other do respond and improve in response to treatment- we have lots of research on that. Even if we feel pessimistic about someone's response to treatment, we do not assume that therapy and other forms of help will not work and withhold that treatment, right? No, people with mental health problems should be offered treatment for those problems, regardless of age or other factors. There are, in fact, very talented therapists who know how to best navigate complicated issues on a turbulent adolescent landscape. Yes, we need more of them!
The real question here is whether the clinicians who provided services for this girl met their professional, ethical, and legal responsibilities in her care. The public is understandably not well-versed in these responsibilities. The malpractice case will provide this answer.
Teens can be so pushy, especially when they are backed by extreme social media. I'm sure the therapists get threatened no matter what they do. I feel bad for the therapists.
Any therapist who’s still working with young people with this issue in the USA doesn’t deserve anything but absolute disgust from you. Legally they have to affirm the delusions of the troubled kids. That’s not therapy. No therapists with a shred of integrity remain. They’ve been fired /sued or quit. The USA is a very sick society.
Do these poor girls think that they look like men after going through this?
We were told by older trans people that it would be like a second puberty and eventually you'd catch up to males but it's a lie for most people. Back when I was transitioning most people that saw me thought I was a little boy but never a grown man.
@@rattlethatanimation I take testosterone now that I’m in my 40’s and my natural levels are dropping. I’ve taken quite high doses , up to 450mg a week for several months too because after thirty odd years of bodybuilding naturally I wanted to see what it would do for me. I was hoping Itd fill out my patchy beard and maybe make my chest hair thicker but nope. The muscle growth was impressive though. It didn’t make me look more manly other than that and even that was only because I was eating clean and training heavy. I’m sorry that you were let down by those around you and the medical establishment.
Brilliant film. The world will become better because you have told your story - and told it so well. Thank you.
Why is FGM considered one of the worst evils, but no one seems to see the parallels with transitioning?
Sterilisation, deformation, mutilation. F2M bottom surgery is the most terrifying.
Just heartbreaking hearing Christina Hineman's devastating story of regret. One wonders how many such regret stories there are that will never be heard. She is very brave speaking publicly and suing Planned Parenthood and the so-called "doctor" who took advantage of her while in such a vulnerable state.
It saddens me because I know many of these younger people are just confused and convinced they're doing the "right" thing, but I doubt they'll feel that way in another 5 or 10 years. My husband and I have a difficult time explaining this to our kids. They're still young but they know daddy is a man and mommy is a girl, and wouldn't confuse them with these absurd gender concepts.
The adults and medical professionals letting this happen need to be held criminally liable. Her story also speaks to the school lockdowns causing irreparable damage to so many students. The fact that Planned Parenthood facilitating this is ridiculous.
idk why her story hit so hard; my heart goes out to her. this should be REQUIRED VIEWING for anyone considering a medical transition.
Cristina's story took me through a whole range of feelings. At first I thought, she's a silly girl , but here we go again. Another person holding their life over their parents heads.How bloody selfish. As her story progressed I felt sad for her, she was so lost. By the end Im so angry. In ten years time, we're going to have a generation of young people full of regret. The physical and psychological damage that these bastards are doing to confused teenagers is despicable. Cristina, I'm absolutely convinced your life will improve, you deserve it. You should be very proud of yourself. At the end of the day, you realised the error of your ways. You were a victim. You were victimised. Don't listen to ANY negative comments, don't let anybody live rent free in your head. Good luck with the lawsuit. I pray you go on to have a happy, healthy life. You're a beautiful young woman who is enough!! xxx P.S How inappropriate was that Doctor, offering to show you his nipples?. ❤
Never never never never take advice frome the internet on personal issues. Life is wild, people are wild, and covid was tough for the majority of the population. It does not mean to rely heavily on the web. Also, why the heck are we not teaching each other the concept of inner strength?
My heart breaks listening to these stories. Knowing that people are making millions preying on teenagers who are beginning to explore who they are, disgusts me. This is truly evil. Then they leave the detransitioners to fend for themselves.
She’s an incredibly brave girl. She may not realize it but she’s saving others from going through that.
❤
As a person who had tiny, pointy little boobies when I was a teenager: stop projecting onto us your weird fantasies of freedom. I, at no point, wore no bra, felt carefree or didn't have back pain. There's no magic to having small boobs, please don't think that getting a breast reduction is some magic thing. All of the problems that large breasted women have, small breasted women also have. I genuinely think that breast reductions being normalized as something good are the gateway to people think mastectomies cure all your problems.
Having bread reduction surgery affects a woman’s ability to breastfeed. Let’s be happy with how we are created!
@@vikinorman317 Absolutely! My friend had a reduction and her surgeon *lied to her face* and said she would for sure be able to breastfeed when nothing could be further from the truth. When they remove your nipple, they cut your connection to your milk ducts and when they put it back on *some* of them reconnect and some of them don't. This creates a situation where when your baby goes to eat only some of the ducts are emptying and others are becoming plugged. I had another friend who did her best to breastfeed post reduction and it was extremely difficult.
I was very moved and saddened by Cristina Hineman's account and I've been seeing more documentaries with near-identical experiences like her. What's unusual (not referring to Hineman) is that as far back as the late 1970's when "gender affirmation" was once phrased as "sex change operations", psychological counseling and interviewing was crucial before ever going under the knife and this was explored in three sessions. You would have to have been 21 years of age or older to consent to this. The first session was a visit to the institute that would perform that operation where you were greeted and interviewed to evaluate whether you actually wanted to pursue this. An extensive Q & A was done and then you would be asked to come back the following week. By the second visit, you were greeeted again and given a tour of the facility, where the proposed sex-change was to take place as well as being introduced to a small medical staff who would work in conjunction towards your operation. You were then asked to come back another week. On the third visit you were given another Q & A on the implications and possible side-effects of the operation that may be permanent and irreversible and that ultimately the decision would be yours. Many overwhelmingly opted out of the procedure altogether and move on with Life. And this is the problem that has been apparent, it has become a mutli-billion dollar a year industry in almost all fifty states with puberty blockers being assigned to children as young as ten or twelve years old and disregarding everything in the aforementioned. It has become almost a fast-food drive-thru experience for those looking to transition and being given no consultation before or even after the procedure is over. There will be a backlash before the end of this decade in the form of lawsuits such as what Cristina Hineman has filed. Even in England and the Netherlands have stopped these "gender affirmation" operations and looking more to treat the patient on a psychological level--particularly children and minors...
The issue is that laws have made it so difficult for practitioners. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Even PARENTS ARE BEING THREATENED with legal action if they do not go along with their child's "identity". So, where is the safe zone for anyone dealing with young people like this person? To their credit, at least some people on the Right are saying wait and give these young people time before implementing regimens that may have unpredictable outcomes and regrets.
Medical "professionals" who "treat" these fragile people are EVIL. May God protect this precious girl and allow her to enjoy the life God intended for her.
OMG this is so horrific. I'm in tears.
This poor sweet girl. Im so sorry society has made this possible. This shouldbe a hard earned adult decision, not a flippant, teenage angst decision. EVERY TEENAGE GIRL EVER feels bad or awkward or uncomfortable or something like that in their body's during puberty. Even the most "beautiful" "perfect" teenage girl ever felt this way. I wish someone was telling these girls its OKAY to feel not okay sometimes. You just have to work through things sometimes and not seek out a quick fix. But all young people tend to do that. Its up to the adults and medical professionals to tell these kids the truth. This is so heartbreaking. She was failed by so many medical professionals.
Almost every person doesn’t like something about their body when they go through puberty, insecurity is not gender dysphoria.
May God please take care of Cristina. She is very courageous to bring her case to the public. I hope that her video interview gets placed on many social media platforms to reach thousands of young peole.
They need to show this in sex Ed in high schools if they are going to talk about trans as a choice there
There are going to be thousands of these cases, and thousands of lawsuits.
I'll bet most of her problems started with her home schooling. She was socially isolated, subject to overwhelming parental control, and probably scholastically behind when she finally entered the school system.
absolutely heartbreaking, how people can not see that there is a massive issue with our young people at the moment, my heart goes out to you Christina, you are a strong, courageous woman.
Prayers and honesty for all the kids who are going through hard times and being sold a lie.
There are going to be 1000's of these stories come out over the next few decades, I hope they sue these butchers out of business.
Edit: and of course for all the cash they have made for doing this to vulnerable people over the years.
Edit: It took me months to get approval for my carpal tunnel surgery, had to see multiple specialists and have many treatments first and many other options, maybe i should have said my wrist needs to transition.
This is heartbreaking. As a mother I just want to fold her in my arms and hold her close.
You got out of it before having phalloplasty, that’s a win in my book.
Thoes are still rare given the risks & some have fallen off. Imagine that horror. Plus the advancements are focused & being made for bio males.
@@Salvatore1262 There are still a lot more than I’d like to see (check out phallo on Reddit if you dare.) 😬
But probably a huge clitoris
So sorry sweet woman. Thank you for helping others. You are not to blame. You are a warrior.
Sadly foster children are very vulnerable to the trans message because of their trauma. Thanks for the video and for the lawsuit.
criminal and evil what they do to these vulnerable young people
Jordan Peterson said this and I agree it should be a crime against humanity to stop a kid from going through puberty…. Nobody likes it.
Many people in the GC movement believe adults should be able to transition if they want. She was of age.
Eighteen may be legally seen as 'adult', BUT, I'm sure you've heard this, the human brain doesn't fully develop until the age(s) of 21-23!!! So, how a 'child' of 18 or YOUNGER be able to make these extremely life changing (challenging) decisions!! They can't @! Psychologists and psychiatrists would know this!!! It's all about $$$$$$$$$!!! It's disgusting and CRIMINAL!!!
And many do not. Precisely because of people like her.
I don't know a single GC person who believes transition is the answer.
@@blackswan1983 there are a lot who say that kids can’t consent but adults can do what they want. I would say the movement is about split on it at this point.
He more one learns about the extreme harm caused by this whole ideology the more it is clear that "GAC" is anti-medicine that causes extreme long term irreversible damage to vulnerable people no matter what age they are.
I don't know how these providers sleep at night. I could show grace for them if they just got into the medical field, but the NP that she saw had a canned response for her when she started her detransition, which means she's had that conversation several times. She has chosen to keep doing what she's doing even knowing the downside. She should be charged criminally
This story brings me to tears. I pray in Jesus Name this madness is stopped. I pray this woman experiences the love of Christ. God bless her courage to share her story.
lol She thought being gay was bad. Wonder where society gets that idea???
@@randomnobody8770 You get the true answer to that question when you leave your body.
@@randomnobody8770yeah she got that thought from literally gay people themselves they are the ones telling each other how Society hates gay people and all this stuff when Society is literally almost never telling that to them it's so much more common for gay people themselves to reaffirm this myth that everybody hates them they perpetuate it on themselves because victimhood feels good
So sad. How can she win the case since she was an adult having elective surgery?
She was mentally unstable at the time.
Identifying as is no different than pretending to be, just less accurate phrasing. Benjamin Boyce did an excellent interview with Kobe, “Stunted by Transition”. Similar in that as a young and pretty teen boy during the lockdown he spent days, weeks, months. alone, in his bedroom, isolated, spending many hours on social media. He was depressed, & listening to him describe his mental state when he signed the medical consent for an Orchiectomy is heartbreaking. He couldn’t watch a movie or read without forgetting every few seconds what he had just watched or read. In no way was he fit to sign anything. Now he has accepted he is, and always was, a gay man.
Thanks for talking about your experience.
This whole story is one WTF moment after another....
Bless you, dear one. You are so brave for speaking out and sharing your story. Those of us who know how insane this all is are praying for you and holding a space for your complete recovery and healing. May your story help others far & wide. Your lawsuit is so important, holding a vision of success!
I am not sure if it ofantlig consolation, but I am a biological woman and never took testosterone. My voice is even deeper than yours, and I have been very hairy since childhood. Women can be different. I was bullied for my hairness and deep voice too, but I never ever doubted that I was a woman.
Bless you Christina, hoping you are well on your way to happiness and peace of mind. ❤️
Christina, I salute your incredible courage. I have a daughter who doesn’t want to transition. But she has scheduled top surgery. I don’t know how to communicate to her that she may regret it. I feel so sad that she is preventing herself from ever breastfeeding.
I hope young people start to learn that you can’t grow after market body parts. You just can’t.
I was in gender therapy in 2012.
At the age of 42.
Identity is a complex thing and it is interwoven with multiple causes.
Which may be... trauma, gendernonconformity, homosexuality,
how you being treated as a woman in society,
autistic traits,
social contagon,
Worldview currently,
No mentors to provide enlightenment.
There are no gender specialists.
But people are convinced that one must have two Reports confirm that diagnosis is trans.
And that there are trained specialists.
But this is not true!
I you question your gender which is not a bad thing basically.
(many young people questioning things, it's normal)
But if you do that now
You are sucked in.
It's expected that you do something.
People ask: what are you planning now?
How far do you want to go?
What do you plan to get done now?
I said: I am who I am inside. I don't need to do something to become who I am.
The people looked strange and said: If you don't take hormones you are not trans.
They say they are informed about what trans is.
The therapist kicked me out.
She asked why I didn't want to take hormones.
I mentioned that surgery and hormones have long-term effects that cannot be foreseen at the time of surgery.
This shocked her. She replied that it was transphobic.
I would just be afraid of the operation.
She had a 14-year-old non-binary there and he wasn't so coy.
"He" immediately agreed to steps.
But I won't be any further ahead in 10 years.
I said I need to know what I am achieving with it. And she won't be there later if I have problems with it.
The LGBT social groups are also there in the narrative of the whole madness.
You will then be invalidated everywhere.
When you don't follow thd narrative of the current worldview.
You need incredibly mental strength to endure it.
If I hadn't already been at this advanced age, I wouldn't have had the capacity.
This whole thing is sick and illogical. Doesn't matter how many surgeries you have you are never going to physically change from a woman into a man/vice versa. Identify as whatever you want, but accept your body. You only get one - don't mutilate it.
It's very sad that the parents put her in public school!
I didnt go through planned parenthood but the informed consent model is a joke. I was 18 and received no prior therapy for my gender dysphoria but I recieved testosterone within a couple weeks of my first appointment at a lgbt clinic. All the doctor asked me was stereotypical questions about my childhood that all tomboys relate to before they had me get bloodwork done. I had dysphoria all through my teen years but it turned out not to be permanent like I thought it would be.
OMG I remember her from being on YT or some other social media years ago!!!! The one day on T vid, or days on T vid. DANG!! This crap hurts people fast man..
That surgeon will be answering to God. I hope she wins her court cases.
I pray she finds her identity in Jesus Christ. 🙏🏻
That kid said "I know I am Trans because of the effects the testosterone is having on my body" That is reverse logic; she may be low on hormones, but it doesnt mean she needs a sex change. It is kind of cruel how they let naive children get deceived.
"I wish I would have got more pushback". MSM has so much to answer for.
How did her parents not educate themselves and stop this?
It's awful. Can't agree more: but, how DID we get here?
I was too intimidated to even think of piercing my ears by the time I was her age, for the flack I'd get from my mother.
How did our society become so permissive?
I certainly don't think this is a Planned Parenthood or western medicine problem. I think this is a societal problem: not raising children in ways that allow them to become young adults that make good decision for themselves:
And I'm not sure being 'on the spectrum' is anything but an excuse, vs reason. You'd think that would create red flags and more process -- and parenting such young people, for that matter.
if the paperwork was indeed longer, plenty of individuals would find ways around it. If the process was (more appropriately) longer, I suppose there'd be pushback about that: and PP assuredly doesn't have mandated waiting periods for IUDs or pregnancy terminations.
But -- whoa! Anyone telling ANYONE you can just go get new breasts if you want them later.
Oh no. To suggest ANY biologic tissue/process can be manipulated so flippantly, like it's cosplay: how the Sam Hill did this ever, possibly, happen?
Still totally appalled, mostly-sympathetic, but it all comes off, for me, as a stunning level of privilege combined with an appalling loose grasp on biologic reality of these not-grown-yet children AND CLINICIANS, and something between fatalism, lack of skill/ insight, and weakness in parents.
PP is a publicly funded public organization
All 501c3s are public NOT private orgs
These tax exempt orgs belong to the people, are funded by the people (loads and loads of TitleX funding) and accountable to the people.
I am so sorry that you went through this painful experience.
What a brave smart and beautiful woman you are. You are on the right path. Keep working on your mental health and you are going to be happy and enjoy university. Thank you for sharing your testimony to help others.
This is so terribly sad.
I am so sorry you went through so much. I am proud of you for bravely sharing your story. It's important to those trying to make decisions about their bodies to hear directly from other trans/former trans mouths about their true experiences. You've given a real gift to those struggling people: your truth. I'm proud of you.
I’m autistic so wanted to share this video in relevant Facebook groups to get the word out… but I can’t, as it comes under “extremist views”. How can we protect people when even discussing this is considered political or extreme? (And in many ways I can see how it’s both, but censorship is NOT the answer!) 😢
Horrific 😢 What kind of misogyny and homophobia is this?!?!?!
I am so angry that this was done to this young Woman and I am so glad she came back to us.
Thank you for sharing this very difficult story….
She needed Dr Freud, she got Dr Frankenstein.
Yet another sign of how damaging the lockdowns were. Even for me, I was still a university student at the time, and my mental health got so bad that it was the one time in my life when I seriously contemplated thoughts of un aliving myself
Christina, you are so brave! Im glad you are fighting. I hope you get restitution for what they did to you. I hope they are brought up on criminal charges as well. Regardless if you win the suit or not. You won! You shone light on these evil people and will possibly save thousands of others from making the same mistake. Take care.
The surgeon should have his licence permanently removed. Glad he is named and shamed on this video.
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry this has happened to you.
Your regret reminds me of the regret I've felt about aborting my baby.
I can understand why she is upset, but it sounds like she was also informed in detail about what to expect. You can get a tattoo and piercings and a nose job and a boob job at 18 if you have the money to do it and no one can stop you. There are people who get face tattoos at 18 and they have no grounds to sue their tattoo artist. She literally saved up for a year to get this surgery done and was taking hormones during that period. She was, by all appearances, extremely committed to the process. Lots of people make decisions they regret later. I think she needs to take responsibility for the decisions she made instead of trying to blame the people who were trying to make it easy for her to do what she wanted to do.
In my mind, trans surgeries are no different from any other form of plastic surgery. Plenty of people wreck their faces with plastic surgery, but that doesn't mean plastic surgery as a whole is in the wrong. The vast majority of people who receive trans surgeries are happy with their results. There will never be a perfect system where someone won't regret their choices later. I think it's important to continue to let people make choices for themselves, regardless of this fact. Own your choices, take responsibility for yourself, and think carefully before you commit to something.
Freedom is both a right AND a responsibility. You have a responsibility to yourself to make careful choices because you are the final say in what happens to you. I feel more comfortable living in a society like that than in one where a government or some special interest group gets to decide what I'm allowed to do or not do.
Here's the thing and if we're honest, there's no way of getting around it as it's "science": the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) says the brain isn't fully developed until the mid to late twenties. If medical practitioners know this (and I'm sure they do) and they know many folks seeking such treatment (testosterone / surgery) suffer from depression or other issues how can they ethically provide treatment without knowing if the clients mental health conditions are impacting thier decision making? I understand and respect the idea of personal responsibility but in situations such as this feel its shortsighted. We can disagree. Regarding tattoos or piercings may I just say, I personally know a very well established tattoo parlor owner who will not allow several types of tattoos to be done in his shop (gang affiliation, racist) nor will he do tattoos on folks that appear under the influence of any substances. Additionally piercings and tattoos can be removed without having catastrophic changes to ones body in most cases where taking testosterone for an extended period causes permanent changes.
Much of what you say is true , except the statement about the vast majority of people getting trans surgery being satisfied. That may have been true a decade or two ago, but now with transitioning fast tracked, with gender affirming care, and with the lie being told that men can become women, boys and become girls. and vice versa, plus with children transitioning, that is no longer going to be true.
And any survey or research currently done, or retrospective surveys, are heavily slanted to reach the outcome trans activists want.
@@sorbabaric1 Even in liberal places, children aren't allowed to transition. The most extreme gender affirming care given to a minor would be puberty blockers, which after researching, I believe are a good middle ground for a questioning teen to be given some time to make informed decision when they turn 18. These aren't without side effects, but the side effects are mild and they can play and extremely positive role in a person's life. There is a general dialog in conservative circles trying to demonize puberty blockers as "sterilizing children" but they are simply hormone blockers. They work exactly the same way that birth control does to stop pregnancy and Finasteride does to stop men's hair loss. These drugs were given to pedophiles in the 80's as a way to reduce or eliminate libido, and this is why conservatives think they sterilize people. Lowering sex hormones reduces libido. When you stop taking them, libido returns.
Just like puberty blockers, Finasteride and birth control aren't without side effects, but large swaths of the human population are able to use them safely. The worst that can happen to a person on puberty blockers is some excess growth and some reversible bone density issues. If a child is agonizing about their gender and wants time to consider their options before irreversibly going through puberty, this is a good, noninvasive solution.
After that, when people are adults, there shouldn't be a "big brother" medical system hovering over them telling them what is appropriate or not for their own body.
You end on a hypothetical, "It's no longer going to be true." Your predictions aren't facts, they're your own biases revealing the future you fear. As I said, CURRENT FACTUAL studies show that the vast majority of trans people do not regret their transition. Detransitioners account for around 5% of all trans people. That's a 95% success rate for gender affirming care. You won't find anything else in psychology that comes close to that level of success.
@@Kajenxgiving puberty blockers "to wait" is medical malpractice. puberty is REQUIRED for a healthy human body, and using puberty blockers does a lot of irreversible damage.
@@eri_sama Puberty does happen once a person stops puberty blockers. Would you say it's medical malpractice to give a teenager antidepressants or antipsychotics? These drugs also have negative side effects. While not all trans people have gender dysphoria, it IS intrinsically tied up with being trans. If someone would rather die than live with the consequences of being in a body that disgusts them, it would be medical malpractice to withhold drugs from them that could save them. This is the consensus of the medical community, not just one person's hot take on the internet. It's a medical opinion that has evolved dramatically over time as data showed that the only way to treat gender dysphoria is to transition. MANY other treatments and cures have been attempted and studied over the course of 50-some years.
You also say "a lot of irreversible damage" without stating specifics. I stated the specific side effects of puberty blockers: a risk of weaker bone density (which is reversible once the meds are stopped) and a risk for excess growth (which is irreversible). Considering excessive growth could be stopped by simply discontinuing the use of the puberty blockers (or simply accepted--who says being tall is a bad thing?), they are extremely safe for what they offer a trans child. Namely, the ability to contemplate their decision and postpone it until adulthood.