Lucy

Lucy, 23.

Talking about detransitioning online has mostly been good for me, because now I’m not alone with it any more. I found all of these women I can now call friends. But it’s also been difficult online — trans people have called me a liar and I’ve been told I should be ashamed because I took resources away from real trans people. For some reason it’s never blamed on the surgeons or doctors. I’ve already lost parts of my body over all of this, so words from trans people can’t really hurt me. The nasty things they say to detransitioners are nothing compared with the pain I feel over having lost organs.

I’m horrified that when I went for the hysterectomy they didn’t emphasise to me how important these organs are. Now it’s too late. I’m 23 and I am basically in menopause already, with all the health implications that come with that. I can’t comprehend how doctors could let this happen, because they would never approve a 21-year-old woman for a complete hysterectomy for no medical reason. But once that woman identifies as a man, suddenly it’s really easy to get.

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