I tried to come to this event in seattle but it was sold out. I’m a detrans woman and im in the same boat, transitioned at 16 and I’m a young adult now. I’ve been so depressed and I’m disgusted by my Transguy voice. I felt it in my chest when you said you imagined what life would have been like if you let yourself grow up as a young woman. listening to you talk about your experience healed something in me. it makes me feel like there is hope and a way forward. thank you so much for putting yourself out there to raise awareness. Tbh I wish there was a support group of some kind, or some way for local detrans women to safely connect because the experience is so isolating sometimes. anyways I’m so inspired by you thank you for being brave elle you’re amazing.
Wow, thank you so much for speaking out. I've listened to many of your videos and I've always been impressed of you av grateful of what you so wisely and generously have shared. To stand up in front of others like to do here is so courageous and powerful. It's a true honour for WDI. /Bodil Wandt, WDI Sweden
Bravo 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌📢📢 Well done Elle!! Huge congratulations on your bravery. We here have, and always will be right by your side, holding your hands and cheering you on, forever ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
That was a powerful speech. Thanks for sharing your story. It's good to see you finding your voice and surrounded by people who cares about you. Sending you love xx
You look great Elle. I have followed your story from the beginning, You are a very strong human and thank you for having the courage to share your story.
Thank you, Elle! You are well-spoken, courageous and beautiful. I have been following you for years and I know that you are helping many confused young women by telling your story. I wish you all the best always - you deserve it!
Yay! I have been thinking about you lately and I’m so happy you decided to speak, and also share this with us! You have an amazing voice, are so intelligent..I’ve always thought so..and I think it’s important that you share your story to help others! So proud of you and you should feel so incredibly proud of yourself! Sharing your story is never an easy thing to do and it can be incredibly nerve wrecking doing it in person for the first time, but you did it and you did an amazing job!! That was incredibly powerful, Elle! 🫶🏻💓💗🩷❤️
Very moving speech. Have no personal connection with any trans-people, but am certainly empathetic toward any kind of debilitating dissatisfaction with oneself. After teaching high school for 20 years, I do feel like I have some understanding of how confusing and angst-ridden the teenage years can be. One should NEVER make any serious, irreversible decisions in the throes of the physical changes, the pressures, and the uncertainties of those years. I also have a long-standing distrust of overuse and misuse of pharmaceuticals we have come to think of as some kind of magic. This girl has certainly suffered at the hands of forces she was far too young to understand or combat on her own. She should be proud of the strength that has brought her to this point and prompted her to speak out. All the best to Elle. She is still young enough to build a fulfilling life for herself and I have all ideas she will do just that.
Meanwhile... "Oh yeah also, you gotta decide if you're going to college or not during these years... Also, you can sign up to join the military for 4 years" Lol, don't kid yourself like that.
This is nothing but ageism shrouded in the veil of false pretenses of empathy. I'm not saying it's intentional, but trans kids are valid, and this is a minority, not a majority. Anyone who later realizes they're cis is okay, but claiming being trans as a child because of their regret isn't
Congratulations on being courageous and sharing your journey. 🎉 I was a tomboy until I was 16 after being molested as a child. I thought I could never have a normal life. Today I'm a happily married mom of 5. Our children are my greatest joy and I'm glad that doctor didn't persuade you. One day you may know that joy. Peace and blessings. 🙏🏽♥️
You are so wise and strong. You grew past it and faced everything. All the pain you’ve been through made you the beautiful and deep person you are today. Wishing nothing but the best for you I so understand your pain. ❤️ so proud of you. So angry about that doctor. You are a brave and good one. Love you.
Well done Ellie 😁 I can imagine it s very difficult - but you will be one of many xx keep talking and telling your story to help save others xx much love xx
Thank you for sharing your story… I was male to female and I went back to being male… HRT destroyed my body and now I am sterile. I hate my former doctor so much she pushed this harmful agenda on me. I talked with her about my i questioned my gender.. she never asked me why… never mind it was because I was lonely and wanted acceptance and love… never mind I struggled with my weight for years and was mocked my entire life.
Thank you for speaking out and soesking up, Elle!!! Thank you for being YOU and thank you fir being brave. love, hugs, and prayers to you, and gratitude. ❤️
Dear Elle, you are so so brave to be who you are now. I cried with you watching this video. I am so sorry you had to go through all of this. I'm a 54 year old mom from Sweden and I recognize everything you felt when you were young. Thankfully I grew up in another time. I wanted to be a boy, I hated myself, and I still have bad body dysphoria, but definitely a proud woman. I hope life will bring you all the joy and happiness you deserve. You are worth it, you have a meaning here on earth. With your story (how unfortunate for you) you will help others. I hope that will bring you strength and pride. Be a proud woman, because you are! Big hug to you🤗
Your life has been so intense. Your life is so much more than your trauma. Darling. You are precious, brave, strong and so sensitive. God bless you abundantly. You are speaking the TRUTH. ❤
When I was in college I was obsessed with the male bathrooms. I honestly thought I wanted to be a boy. The only thing stopping me was the fact that I was a woman! I knew I was attracted to only women. Nothing ever made since to me why I am obsessed with male bathrooms. I still feel the need to pee in a urinal even though I am 100% woman. Something happened to me as a teenager that was not age appropriate which I am still dealing with today! My mental health during all of this was spiraling out of comtrol for many reasons. I am now 43 years old, happy, and so grateful I did not choose to become trans! I am so proud of you for speaking out and finding who you really are! Your speech was powerful! ❤❤Peace, Love, Hugs❤❤
I gotta ask; why were you so obsessed with male bathrooms that you thought you could never be happy or your authentic self unless you could use a urinal instead of a toilet to pee? I heard some other trans people say this, and can't say it makes sense.
Wow, that was so powerful and eloquently told. Thank you for sharing your story - I imagine there are many many other detransitioners (or those who are considering detransitioning) who can relate...and those of us who just relate to the discomfort and other experiences of being a girl going through puberty. 👏💚
Thank you Ellie. Have been following your detransition story from the beginning. You have shown others what true courage is, and how to be true to yourself. 🙏🙏🙏
I am so happy for you. You have really come a long way, into the abyss and clawed your way out. The medical community and perverted government administrations have failed you and so many others horribly. I am glad you are speaking out. Im very proud of you Elle. And I love your name!
You are amazing, brave young woman. I am sure you helped many children and lm sure that by speaking out you've saved some lives. You should be pround of yourself ! Im so happy that this woman came to you and comforted you, because that was exactly what i wanted to do. I dont know if you believe in God but im going to pray for you and other people that are in the similare situation
think you're the first detranser i heard about years ago. loved your vids even though it's a sad story. i'm so sorry they did that to you. your voice is so powerful and important. awesome speech, making me cry. so glad you got women supporting you. wishing you all the good things, you deserve them.
I’m a detrans woman from Russia. My story is similar to yours. It’s really important to tell our stories and I’m inspired by brave girls like you. I hope one day something will change in relation to the phenomenon of gender transition because now (at least in Russia) I hear everywhere only about the necessity of protecting trans people and kids. And also in my country I can’t just start my UA-cam channel and talk about my detransition because of risk of ending up in prison. So, thank you Elle for starting this speech! P.S. sorry for my English 🥲
I’m happy to hear you have found your own path after many internal struggles. Your experience is your own, and no one should make excuses for the harms you suffered. Nonetheless, many teens who are considering transition are not experiencing the problems you’ve faced, and deserve the chance to find out who they are in their own way. Trans youth are a very small percentage of an overall population: some go on hormone blockers, others take hormones to aide in transition, a smaller percentage opt for top/bottom surgery - which is typically done when they have reached the age of 18 or older - and are no longer children. I wish you had better support, medical counseling and psychological care when you went through this intense trauma. It does not negate the doctors and psychologists who do their due diligence in helping others navigate the system. My hope is that those who are not carefully screening their patients are taken to task so we can allow those who take pride in their profession to guide kids towards the lives they wish to live.
Hm.. We All know that kind of things should never happen in Humanity, right? 🙂🙏 Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia, dużo Zdrowia i pomyślności dla Waszych Rodzin.. Greetings from Poland.. 🙂❤️☕ 🌷
So much of this resonated with me. I haven't been able to frame my story this way. I still feel so responsible for the medical choices I made at 15 while bombarded by statistics that tell me how much more likely I am to kill myself if I didn't. Thanks for speaking out. Maybe one day, I will too. There are so many of us.
I have nothing but love and support for anyone who detransitions. that said, it's a shame that people will take isolated cases & take this to mean that we shouldn't treat trans youth with respect & understanding.
right now, the danger is tipped in the other direction. nobody takes the permanent medical implications of transition seriously enough. we need to put on the brakes and be far more scrutinizing about who is eligible for such things. the harm to those who mistakenly transition is far greater than to those who don't.
I'm sorry that you had to go through all that, were misdiagnosed and had horrible doctors. And I don't want to minimise that at all, it really sucks! However it is important to mention that the majority adults that are diagnosed as trans in their teens do not go through that and feel way better after their body changes due to hormones etc.
We have no way of knowing it’s the majority or not, because there are no recent longitudinal studies that account for teens who started to believe they were trans via social media spaces. Pretending like what Elle and others like her went through is not common and that detransitioners are isolated cases will only continue to harm more people who fall through the cracks.
Sorry but we need to stop normalizing self harm as a legitimate form of healthcare. It’s not compassionate to support this, idc how happy it makes people. Hurting yourself whether surgically or medically or through starvation is just so clearly wrong
I'm the most saddened about fellow college students. You hear at least 3 in the cafeteria a day talking about the hormones they're taking. Such a sad trend.
It's interesting how transition and the realization of detransition shows the reasons and the wrongdoings of our society. How women are treated and how they are not listened to. It's feminism.
An extreme branch o f feminists are also known as TERFs. Typically their primary focus is aimed against AMAB trans women. They tend to insist that it is impossible for a trans women to understand feminist values.
You can talk about your experiences without assuming that every transgender person is going to experience the same journey as you. I also think you should be advocating for better, more advanced and more professional healthcare for transgender people instead of dismissing and disrespecting their identities by claiming they're "living a lie".
Detransitioners need to focus on themselves because the tr@ns cult would rather silence them (us) than to acknowledge the suffering of detransitioners without making everything about themselves. Detransitioners don’t need to do anything to help trans people. Help yourselves.
I don't think she did what you said she did. I think you are being overly defensive because you feel like her experience invalidates yours or other experiences.
Do you ever think it's strange that you can hear at least 3 fellow college students a day talking in the cafeteria about the hormones they're taking? We probably don't even live near each other, I'm just a random commenter, and I bet you hear this all the time too, because it's a trend. And nothing more. Don't be a guini pig because you're going through a phase.
@@bornwithoutconsentobviouslythat’s fine? We are here if you decide to not be anti trans Plenty of the needs of people who detransition are also gender affirming care related, and people who detransition may face higher rates of anti trans discrimination so I do think we are stronger together, but that’s your choice
Very important speech, transitions AND detransitions are important for research after all. All the detrans females I’ve heard of had clear self identity issues, which is very important to highlight PRIOR to long term mental health care. In my country of residence this is already a given (no trans health care before any possible other issues are treated) and I hope it spreads further to protect all trans youth and those those that are deeply mentally suffering and end up mistaking their illness for being trans.
@@oceanstaiga5928 I mean that they do seem distressed, have bad pasts, and a lot of them have anger always bubbling below the surface so they snap at people a lot. The type who do seem susceptible to doctors offering them medication with the promise it will make them happy. Yet, the probability that I know at least 10 people with this 'diagnosis' seem unlikely and it is definitely trending.
Hey Elle! Powerful, awesome words as always. You seem like a truly incredible woman to meet. I wonder if you've heard of the term autoandrophilia, and if you might resonate with it? I'm an autoandrophilic woman. Might be another puzzle piece of the "why" for you, like it is for me! But maybe not:)
This is so powerful. When I was 12 on, I would say the same. I would present as a boy online for VERY similar reasons as you. It's eerie how similar our past was. Only I never transitioned other than presenting as a cis man online. Partially, it was for protection from harrassment from men. You are so powerful.
I tried to come to this event in seattle but it was sold out. I’m a detrans woman and im in the same boat, transitioned at 16 and I’m a young adult now. I’ve been so depressed and I’m disgusted by my Transguy voice. I felt it in my chest when you said you imagined what life would have been like if you let yourself grow up as a young woman. listening to you talk about your experience healed something in me. it makes me feel like there is hope and a way forward. thank you so much for putting yourself out there to raise awareness.
Tbh I wish there was a support group of some kind, or some way for local detrans women to safely connect because the experience is so isolating sometimes. anyways I’m so inspired by you thank you for being brave elle you’re amazing.
Make videos… tell your story and the support will come to you.
Tell your story! Let your voice be heard. Praying daily for you and others like you. 💚
Congratulations Elle for speaking out. Very well spoken.
Hey nigga-I let you know the truph-I think you is a beautiful woman, GET WIPH IT!
The mom in me wants to give you a hug. Nobody should have to go thru this. Stay brave, young lady! I'm proud of you!
Wow, thank you so much for speaking out. I've listened to many of your videos and I've always been impressed of you av grateful of what you so wisely and generously have shared. To stand up in front of others like to do here is so courageous and powerful. It's a true honour for WDI. /Bodil Wandt, WDI Sweden
Bravo 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌📢📢
Well done Elle!! Huge congratulations on your bravery. We here have, and always will be right by your side, holding your hands and cheering you on, forever ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
That means the world to me, thank you :)
@ you’re more than welcome, you have come so far. Be very proud of yourself, we are very proud of you 👏🙌♥️
You are so brave for speaking out! I'm so sorry for all that happened to you as a kid 🌼
Hearing you speak makes me feel seen, like I’m not alone who went through similar hell. You’re so strong and beautiful, thank you for sharing ❤️
That was a powerful speech. Thanks for sharing your story. It's good to see you finding your voice and surrounded by people who cares about you. Sending you love xx
You look great Elle. I have followed your story from the beginning, You are a very strong human and thank you for having the courage to share your story.
its always wonderful to get an update on your progress Elle. You were one of the first detransitioners I ever heard, years ago!
I feel like in the next few upcoming years we're going to be learning about a lot more people like this and hearing from a lot more people like this
Thank you, Elle! You are well-spoken, courageous and beautiful. I have been following you for years and I know that you are helping many confused young women by telling your story. I wish you all the best always - you deserve it!
Honest, eloquent and so so brave.Thank you for your voice and perspective. Kia Kaha from Aotearoa/New Zealand.voice
Been with you for 5 years… you are amazing
Proud of you Elle . Thank you for your testimony - it will help others
Powerful and beautiful testimony!
So glad to see you speaking in person. I have watched many of your videos. Very well done 👍❤👏
You are an amazing young woman! You will now help so many! ❤️ Wishing you all the best!
You’re so brave, I’m glad you’re still here ❤
Yay! I have been thinking about you lately and I’m so happy you decided to speak, and also share this with us! You have an amazing voice, are so intelligent..I’ve always thought so..and I think it’s important that you share your story to help others! So proud of you and you should feel so incredibly proud of yourself! Sharing your story is never an easy thing to do and it can be incredibly nerve wrecking doing it in person for the first time, but you did it and you did an amazing job!! That was incredibly powerful, Elle! 🫶🏻💓💗🩷❤️
Very moving speech. Have no personal connection with any trans-people, but am certainly empathetic toward any kind of debilitating dissatisfaction with oneself. After teaching high school for 20 years, I do feel like I have some understanding of how confusing and angst-ridden the teenage years can be. One should NEVER make any serious, irreversible decisions in the throes of the physical changes, the pressures, and the uncertainties of those years. I also have a long-standing distrust of overuse and misuse of pharmaceuticals we have come to think of as some kind of magic. This girl has certainly suffered at the hands of forces she was far too young to understand or combat on her own. She should be proud of the strength that has brought her to this point and prompted her to speak out. All the best to Elle. She is still young enough to build a fulfilling life for herself and I have all ideas she will do just that.
Meanwhile... "Oh yeah also, you gotta decide if you're going to college or not during these years... Also, you can sign up to join the military for 4 years"
Lol, don't kid yourself like that.
This is nothing but ageism shrouded in the veil of false pretenses of empathy. I'm not saying it's intentional, but trans kids are valid, and this is a minority, not a majority. Anyone who later realizes they're cis is okay, but claiming being trans as a child because of their regret isn't
Elle, from one “broken” human to another, I love you, I see you. You are whole, I promise. You are beautiful and strong.
thank you for this. stay strong, we're all behind you ❤
literal hero
You are so incredibly brave for telling your story honestly ❤ The professionals truly failed you. Wishing everything good for your future
Congratulations on being courageous and sharing your journey. 🎉
I was a tomboy until I was 16 after being molested as a child. I thought I could never have a normal life. Today I'm a happily married mom of 5. Our children are my greatest joy and I'm glad that doctor didn't persuade you. One day you may know that joy. Peace and blessings. 🙏🏽♥️
You are so wise and strong. You grew past it and faced everything. All the pain you’ve been through made you the beautiful and deep person you are today. Wishing nothing but the best for you I so understand your pain. ❤️ so proud of you.
So angry about that doctor. You are a brave and good one. Love you.
You're incredibly brave for opening up like that in front of so many people, that takes real courage.
Well done Ellie 😁 I can imagine it s very difficult - but you will be one of many xx keep talking and telling your story to help save others xx much love xx
Thanks for sharing part of your life story with us. Blessings to you and persevere in the good path.
Great speech Elle 💗really brave x
Very powerful. Thank you. Sending so much love.
Thank you for sharing your story… I was male to female and I went back to being male… HRT destroyed my body and now I am sterile. I hate my former doctor so much she pushed this harmful agenda on me. I talked with her about my i questioned my gender.. she never asked me why… never mind it was because I was lonely and wanted acceptance and love… never mind I struggled with my weight for years and was mocked my entire life.
Thank you for speaking out
Elle, this is so good to see. You are loved.
Praise God you are still here to speak out. Seriously, this has a massive impact. God bless you Elle❤
Thank you for speaking out and soesking up, Elle!!! Thank you for being YOU and thank you fir being brave. love, hugs, and prayers to you, and gratitude. ❤️
Dear Elle, you are so so brave to be who you are now. I cried with you watching this video. I am so sorry you had to go through all of this. I'm a 54 year old mom from Sweden and I recognize everything you felt when you were young. Thankfully I grew up in another time. I wanted to be a boy, I hated myself, and I still have bad body dysphoria, but definitely a proud woman.
I hope life will bring you all the joy and happiness you deserve. You are worth it, you have a meaning here on earth. With your story (how unfortunate for you) you will help others. I hope that will bring you strength and pride. Be a proud woman, because you are!
Big hug to you🤗
Your life has been so intense. Your life is so much more than your trauma. Darling. You are precious, brave, strong and so sensitive. God bless you abundantly. You are speaking the TRUTH. ❤
everyone needs to see this
When I was in college I was obsessed with the male bathrooms. I honestly thought I wanted to be a boy. The only thing stopping me was the fact that I was a woman! I knew I was attracted to only women. Nothing ever made since to me why I am obsessed with male bathrooms. I still feel the need to pee in a urinal even though I am 100% woman. Something happened to me as a teenager that was not age appropriate which I am still dealing with today! My mental health during all of this was spiraling out of comtrol for many reasons. I am now 43 years old, happy, and so grateful I did not choose to become trans! I am so proud of you for speaking out and finding who you really are! Your speech was powerful!
❤❤Peace, Love, Hugs❤❤
I gotta ask; why were you so obsessed with male bathrooms that you thought you could never be happy or your authentic self unless you could use a urinal instead of a toilet to pee? I heard some other trans people say this, and can't say it makes sense.
Wow, so brave and courageous. Good for you Elle. The woman who supported you at the end is an angel! ❤
you're awesome elle!
beutiful testimony, elle. i appreciate you.
That was such a powerful and strong voice. Really impressive.
Elle, thank you so much for sharing your story. You are a courageous woman!
Thank you for sharing your story!! You’re beautiful and brave!!
Been watching you since Blaire White! So proud of you. It still breaks my heart for you and other detrans kids…Thank you for speaking out.
Same! And it’s awesome to see how far she has come and to see her bravery in sharing her story now in person!
same, the two of them helped me realize i was going down the incorrect path for myself!
Love your strength and bravery Elle. 💕
I'm so sorry this happened. Sending so much love to you.
Wow, that was so powerful and eloquently told. Thank you for sharing your story - I imagine there are many many other detransitioners (or those who are considering detransitioning) who can relate...and those of us who just relate to the discomfort and other experiences of being a girl going through puberty. 👏💚
Great job on your speech, girl!! You should be so proud of yourself!
Bravo! So brave and impressive!!!!
well done, and proud of how far you've come.
Great job, Elle!
Thank you for telling your story 💓
Congratulations. I've watched your journey and appreciate you so much.
so proud of you elle ❤ you were brave enough to speak the truth. you're incredible. this brought me to tears too!
Thank you Ellie. Have been following your detransition story from the beginning. You have shown others what true courage is, and how to be true to yourself. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Elle for your brave testimonial
God bless you, Elle.
So proud to see how far you come 😘
Very well done Elle!
You go girl!! You should sue that doctor.
Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊🍾
She is so brave, and smart to figure it out after all the lies.
I’m very proud of you, Elle!
I am so happy for you. You have really come a long way, into the abyss and clawed your way out. The medical community and perverted government administrations have failed you and so many others horribly. I am glad you are speaking out. Im very proud of you Elle. And I love your name!
God Bless you 🙏
God Bless You.
You are amazing, brave young woman. I am sure you helped many children and lm sure that by speaking out you've saved some lives. You should be pround of yourself ! Im so happy that this woman came to you and comforted you, because that was exactly what i wanted to do. I dont know if you believe in God but im going to pray for you and other people that are in the similare situation
Well spoke Elle. Xxx😘
think you're the first detranser i heard about years ago. loved your vids even though it's a sad story. i'm so sorry they did that to you. your voice is so powerful and important. awesome speech, making me cry. so glad you got women supporting you. wishing you all the good things, you deserve them.
I’m a detrans woman from Russia. My story is similar to yours. It’s really important to tell our stories and I’m inspired by brave girls like you. I hope one day something will change in relation to the phenomenon of gender transition because now (at least in Russia) I hear everywhere only about the necessity of protecting trans people and kids. And also in my country I can’t just start my UA-cam channel and talk about my detransition because of risk of ending up in prison. So, thank you Elle for starting this speech!
P.S. sorry for my English 🥲
Oh bless you sweetheart. ❤
You've come so far!
God bless you
Nobody should ever endure what this young woman has.
I’m happy to hear you have found your own path after many internal struggles. Your experience is your own, and no one should make excuses for the harms you suffered. Nonetheless, many teens who are considering transition are not experiencing the problems you’ve faced, and deserve the chance to find out who they are in their own way. Trans youth are a very small percentage of an overall population: some go on hormone blockers, others take hormones to aide in transition, a smaller percentage opt for top/bottom surgery - which is typically done when they have reached the age of 18 or older - and are no longer children. I wish you had better support, medical counseling and psychological care when you went through this intense trauma. It does not negate the doctors and psychologists who do their due diligence in helping others navigate the system. My hope is that those who are not carefully screening their patients are taken to task so we can allow those who take pride in their profession to guide kids towards the lives they wish to live.
finally a comment on this video with actual sense.
Hm..
We All know that kind of things should never happen in Humanity, right? 🙂🙏
Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia, dużo Zdrowia i pomyślności dla Waszych Rodzin..
Greetings from Poland.. 🙂❤️☕
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So much of this resonated with me. I haven't been able to frame my story this way. I still feel so responsible for the medical choices I made at 15 while bombarded by statistics that tell me how much more likely I am to kill myself if I didn't. Thanks for speaking out. Maybe one day, I will too. There are so many of us.
I have nothing but love and support for anyone who detransitions. that said, it's a shame that people will take isolated cases & take this to mean that we shouldn't treat trans youth with respect & understanding.
This
In this video its about us, Elle, detransitioners.
Why can’t you people just ever leave a comment without including anything or anyone trans related?
I know like 20 people following this trend. The majority are following a trend. Let's be real.
right now, the danger is tipped in the other direction. nobody takes the permanent medical implications of transition seriously enough. we need to put on the brakes and be far more scrutinizing about who is eligible for such things. the harm to those who mistakenly transition is far greater than to those who don't.
This is unfortunately an anti trans channel
💕💕💕💕💕
Hopefully this cult is coming to an end.
I'm sorry that you had to go through all that, were misdiagnosed and had horrible doctors. And I don't want to minimise that at all, it really sucks! However it is important to mention that the majority adults that are diagnosed as trans in their teens do not go through that and feel way better after their body changes due to hormones etc.
We have no way of knowing it’s the majority or not, because there are no recent longitudinal studies that account for teens who started to believe they were trans via social media spaces. Pretending like what Elle and others like her went through is not common and that detransitioners are isolated cases will only continue to harm more people who fall through the cracks.
How do you know it’s the majority? Where are you getting your information from?
Cutting off a healthy functional arm is never right, even if there are some people who are happy afterwards.
Sorry but we need to stop normalizing self harm as a legitimate form of healthcare. It’s not compassionate to support this, idc how happy it makes people. Hurting yourself whether surgically or medically or through starvation is just so clearly wrong
Can I just ask why it's trending and 10 of my friends happen to think they're men? So condescending and not admitting the truth,
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If your experience can save even one little girl or boy it is worth it. Keep speaking out. ✊
I'm the most saddened about fellow college students. You hear at least 3 in the cafeteria a day talking about the hormones they're taking. Such a sad trend.
Her testimony definitely has averted transitions.
thanks
It's interesting how transition and the realization of detransition shows the reasons and the wrongdoings of our society. How women are treated and how they are not listened to. It's feminism.
An extreme branch o f feminists are also known as TERFs. Typically their primary focus is aimed against AMAB trans women. They tend to insist that it is impossible for a trans women to understand feminist values.
@@vernonbrechin4207 Oh yeah I like those brands of feminists.
You can talk about your experiences without assuming that every transgender person is going to experience the same journey as you. I also think you should be advocating for better, more advanced and more professional healthcare for transgender people instead of dismissing and disrespecting their identities by claiming they're "living a lie".
Detransitioners need to focus on themselves because the tr@ns cult would rather silence them (us) than to acknowledge the suffering of detransitioners without making everything about themselves.
Detransitioners don’t need to do anything to help trans people.
Help yourselves.
I don't think she did what you said she did. I think you are being overly defensive because you feel like her experience invalidates yours or other experiences.
Do you ever think it's strange that you can hear at least 3 fellow college students a day talking in the cafeteria about the hormones they're taking? We probably don't even live near each other, I'm just a random commenter, and I bet you hear this all the time too, because it's a trend. And nothing more. Don't be a guini pig because you're going through a phase.
I dont see her doing that. She tells her story.
@@bornwithoutconsentobviouslythat’s fine? We are here if you decide to not be anti trans
Plenty of the needs of people who detransition are also gender affirming care related, and people who detransition may face higher rates of anti trans discrimination so I do think we are stronger together, but that’s your choice
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Lovely
To Tylert:
I've heard of online forums of detransitioners and detrans resources.
I made videos about how I still can't get pregnant after 2 years on T! Please help me somehow get the word out!
Brave
Very important speech, transitions AND detransitions are important for research after all. All the detrans females I’ve heard of had clear self identity issues, which is very important to highlight PRIOR to long term mental health care. In my country of residence this is already a given (no trans health care before any possible other issues are treated) and I hope it spreads further to protect all trans youth and those those that are deeply mentally suffering and end up mistaking their illness for being trans.
All my 10 friends following the trend are definitely not emotionally well, it's true.
@ not sure what you’re trying to say
@@oceanstaiga5928 I mean that they do seem distressed, have bad pasts, and a lot of them have anger always bubbling below the surface so they snap at people a lot. The type who do seem susceptible to doctors offering them medication with the promise it will make them happy. Yet, the probability that I know at least 10 people with this 'diagnosis' seem unlikely and it is definitely trending.
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Hey Elle! Powerful, awesome words as always. You seem like a truly incredible woman to meet. I wonder if you've heard of the term autoandrophilia, and if you might resonate with it? I'm an autoandrophilic woman. Might be another puzzle piece of the "why" for you, like it is for me! But maybe not:)
This is so powerful. When I was 12 on, I would say the same. I would present as a boy online for VERY similar reasons as you. It's eerie how similar our past was. Only I never transitioned other than presenting as a cis man online. Partially, it was for protection from harrassment from men. You are so powerful.
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