As I write this, detransitioner Johnny Skinner is giving interviews where he describes the side effects he experienced from being put on puberty blockers and estrogen at 13.
The ignorance, dishonesty and hatefulness apparent in some of the post shown here is astounding. So, Trump and company will be sending millions of trans people to prison in El Salvador and genocide the rest? And when that fails to happen you will recant and admit you were lied to? No, from past experience I expect you will double down and pretend you never said that, while parrotting the latest nonsence you heard on TicToc. My heart goes out to the many who suffer because of these lies.
You were on TrevorSpace... It is time for The Trevor Project ( https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ - a nationwide group with a hotline on every student ID card in CA) to get SPLCed. Both the SPLC and Trevor went very seriously wrong and the SPLC is under investigation now. Why not Trevor?
Note Skinner in the below:
"Their hotlines and chat groups are full of trained “counselors” who are happy to tell your child that you don’t love them and they should seek out a chosen family, also known as a “glitter family,” instead.
The Trevor Project defines chosen family as:
“A common term in the LGBTQ+ community used to describe people who are not related by birth or marriage yet whose bond is like that of family. Oftentimes, LGBTQ+ people may find and build their chosen family out of necessity, due to a lack of understanding or acceptance, or by being kicked out or disowned by one’s biological family.” (I found this on their website in 2023)"...
"The Trevor Project also offers unmonitored chat groups in their “TrevorSpace” community, marketed for participants ages 13-24. This raises an obvious question: why are minors and adults interacting in the same online space?
One group, called “littles,” is self-described as for “people who age regress.” This is a haven for pedophiles. In fact, the Trevor Project was reported to the Riverside, California district attorney after Celeste Fiehler, a local parent, did some investigating. She captured a screenshot of a predatory chat between an adult and a minor seeking a boyfriend.
There have also been other reports highlighting potential safety risks. According to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a department member in his 40s was able to register as a 13-year-old and immediately access chat features, including private messaging and user-generated content. Minimal verification requirements and unrestricted communication create a “breeding ground for grooming.”
Former law enforcement officer Kevin Brown conducted a similar test. Posing as a teenager, he quickly connected with other users and was encouraged to move conversations to external platforms such as Discord. Based on his experience investigating human trafficking, moving targets to less-moderated platforms is a common tactic of predators and significantly increases the risk of exploitation.
Concerns also extend to how the Trevor Project responds to individuals who express regret about gender transition."...
"In his testimony, Skinner stated that they were supportive and affirming at first, but when he brought up his transition regret, they hung up on him. A nationally recognized suicide hotline actually hung up on a suicidal teen because he wouldn’t carry out their agenda."
From: "A Warning to Parents About The Trevor Project"
So many doctors, officials and all the others whose voice mattered made themselves guilty. If they are forced to accept their fouls, the system will collapse. Now they prefer to mantain lies, later they will deny that they were involved. I fear for most of them there will be no punishment. The same way many NS criminals lived happily ever after.
Before all this trans craze and the “life saving” lie, there were studies that showed that 90% of kids with gender dysphoria simply outgrow these feelings. 90% !!! Those Reddit users who push confused kids into transition, because “it only gets worse” and “it never goes away” are simply wrong. But in a world where any disagreeing voice is erased / down voted / cancelled, the lie lives on.
I’m glad you made it out. At what age, and what made you find your way back to yourself?
Author here. I desisted at 16 I think around the start of 11th grade. It was a bit of a gradual process starting with me leaving the social sites I was on and isolating myself for other reasons, as well as laws in my state not allowing affirmation at school like for teachers to use new names without parental consent, so both of those led me to not being affirmed anymore. Also since I wasn't really in a social circle I wasn't shunned for having different opinions anymore so I felt comfortable viewing other opinions freely. Other life circumstances also caused me to have less time to ruminate on dysphoria and planning transition so my life revolved around it less. A moment of clarity I remember is I was watching a video and the speaker said "girl" not referring to me of course just said the word girl and it made me so uncomfortable like dysphoria uncomfortable, and I wondered why would that upset me if hes not talking about me? I wondered if it was learned and if I had such a negative connection with anything related to being a girl that I couldn't even hear the word. So that was a big questioning moment for me which led to me desisting. I wrote a piece for PITT about it which I can link here I also restack all my work on this account if you want to read more.
Thank you so much for writing this piece, Ghost12. I am glad you got out unharmed! My daughter was close to a pair of enforcers in high school :( and there were no such laws about affirmation against parental opposition anywhere yet. After the fact I understood that she spent too much time ruminating... She's on testosterone now.
I hope the one truth in the posts you included is that HHS will release a report on the 28th (of April 2026?) that will lay out the pathway for banning Sex Rejection "medicine" for adults.
People speak about "gender dysphoria" going away with time, however, I don't think most would ever catch it if it were not for the cult ideology and a clear "pathway to salvation" or something to strive for.
“As the DSM made the change to “gender dysphoria” in 2013 and the media adopted this fraud, it took off with the help of activist billionaires like the Pritzkers, Tim Gill, Jon Stryker, Marc Benioff, and Martin Rothblatt, especially after the Obergefell Supreme Court victory in 2015.”
Thank you for your detailed answer. We parents are hanging on every word of detransitioners and desisters, always hoping for that one magic thing that did it. Turns out, there is no one magic thing. It’s many small things, and it’s very individual.
What people of my generation (I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s) find so utterly baffling is how we as society have gone so far backward on gender roles. I have always been a tomboy. I think I have in my almost 60 years worn makeup maybe a total of ten times. I don’t wear dresses, I don’t like jewelry. I work in a “manly” profession. So what? Who is telling all these young girls they need to be feminine or else they are trans? It’s a crime.
It's astounding how many lies and half-truths are thrown around about the trans narrative. I especially can't stand the bleeding-hearted stupidity of 'most vulnerable in society,' - oh really? According to what or to whom, exactly? To Instagram?
( And how thus threatens women's spaces, free speech and the safety of children...)
Great piece anyway, exposing some seriously messed-up lies.
So upsetting. I saw so many disturbing cases like this as a high school teacher in the 2010s. There was a serious craze then. I have been retired for a few years now, and I wonder if the tide is turning. I see some evidence for that, including this Substack. I really hope so.
I hate that you went through this! But reading truth now from someone who, because of this insidious ideology, also went through a season of thinking his mom was abusive when she wasn't, is such a comfort to me. I cling to the possibility that my son will say something similar one day. Everything he says these days is like those highlighted quotes above. It's just horrifying 💔
Thank you for this. My son is likely listening to all the lies and buying into all of them. It's so sad that by simply labeling something or someone as hateful or transphobic, it will stick. I have made a point of saying that labeling something a certain way does not make it so, but sadly anything I say can get reflected back at me.
The ignorance, dishonesty and hatefulness apparent in some of the post shown here is astounding. So, Trump and company will be sending millions of trans people to prison in El Salvador and genocide the rest? And when that fails to happen you will recant and admit you were lied to? No, from past experience I expect you will double down and pretend you never said that, while parrotting the latest nonsence you heard on TicToc. My heart goes out to the many who suffer because of these lies.
You were on TrevorSpace... It is time for The Trevor Project ( https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ - a nationwide group with a hotline on every student ID card in CA) to get SPLCed. Both the SPLC and Trevor went very seriously wrong and the SPLC is under investigation now. Why not Trevor?
Note Skinner in the below:
"Their hotlines and chat groups are full of trained “counselors” who are happy to tell your child that you don’t love them and they should seek out a chosen family, also known as a “glitter family,” instead.
The Trevor Project defines chosen family as:
“A common term in the LGBTQ+ community used to describe people who are not related by birth or marriage yet whose bond is like that of family. Oftentimes, LGBTQ+ people may find and build their chosen family out of necessity, due to a lack of understanding or acceptance, or by being kicked out or disowned by one’s biological family.” (I found this on their website in 2023)"...
"The Trevor Project also offers unmonitored chat groups in their “TrevorSpace” community, marketed for participants ages 13-24. This raises an obvious question: why are minors and adults interacting in the same online space?
One group, called “littles,” is self-described as for “people who age regress.” This is a haven for pedophiles. In fact, the Trevor Project was reported to the Riverside, California district attorney after Celeste Fiehler, a local parent, did some investigating. She captured a screenshot of a predatory chat between an adult and a minor seeking a boyfriend.
There have also been other reports highlighting potential safety risks. According to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a department member in his 40s was able to register as a 13-year-old and immediately access chat features, including private messaging and user-generated content. Minimal verification requirements and unrestricted communication create a “breeding ground for grooming.”
Former law enforcement officer Kevin Brown conducted a similar test. Posing as a teenager, he quickly connected with other users and was encouraged to move conversations to external platforms such as Discord. Based on his experience investigating human trafficking, moving targets to less-moderated platforms is a common tactic of predators and significantly increases the risk of exploitation.
Concerns also extend to how the Trevor Project responds to individuals who express regret about gender transition."...
"In his testimony, Skinner stated that they were supportive and affirming at first, but when he brought up his transition regret, they hung up on him. A nationally recognized suicide hotline actually hung up on a suicidal teen because he wouldn’t carry out their agenda."
From: "A Warning to Parents About The Trevor Project"
https://substack.com/home/post/p-193518908
So many doctors, officials and all the others whose voice mattered made themselves guilty. If they are forced to accept their fouls, the system will collapse. Now they prefer to mantain lies, later they will deny that they were involved. I fear for most of them there will be no punishment. The same way many NS criminals lived happily ever after.
Before all this trans craze and the “life saving” lie, there were studies that showed that 90% of kids with gender dysphoria simply outgrow these feelings. 90% !!! Those Reddit users who push confused kids into transition, because “it only gets worse” and “it never goes away” are simply wrong. But in a world where any disagreeing voice is erased / down voted / cancelled, the lie lives on.
I’m glad you made it out. At what age, and what made you find your way back to yourself?
Author here. I desisted at 16 I think around the start of 11th grade. It was a bit of a gradual process starting with me leaving the social sites I was on and isolating myself for other reasons, as well as laws in my state not allowing affirmation at school like for teachers to use new names without parental consent, so both of those led me to not being affirmed anymore. Also since I wasn't really in a social circle I wasn't shunned for having different opinions anymore so I felt comfortable viewing other opinions freely. Other life circumstances also caused me to have less time to ruminate on dysphoria and planning transition so my life revolved around it less. A moment of clarity I remember is I was watching a video and the speaker said "girl" not referring to me of course just said the word girl and it made me so uncomfortable like dysphoria uncomfortable, and I wondered why would that upset me if hes not talking about me? I wondered if it was learned and if I had such a negative connection with anything related to being a girl that I couldn't even hear the word. So that was a big questioning moment for me which led to me desisting. I wrote a piece for PITT about it which I can link here I also restack all my work on this account if you want to read more.
Thank you so much for writing this piece, Ghost12. I am glad you got out unharmed! My daughter was close to a pair of enforcers in high school :( and there were no such laws about affirmation against parental opposition anywhere yet. After the fact I understood that she spent too much time ruminating... She's on testosterone now.
I hope the one truth in the posts you included is that HHS will release a report on the 28th (of April 2026?) that will lay out the pathway for banning Sex Rejection "medicine" for adults.
People speak about "gender dysphoria" going away with time, however, I don't think most would ever catch it if it were not for the cult ideology and a clear "pathway to salvation" or something to strive for.
“This Is Why There Is No Such Thing as Trans
The Whole Thing Is Nonsense
Kat Highsmith
Feb 25, 2026”
https://kathighsmith.substack.com/p/this-is-why-there-is-no-such-thing
“As the DSM made the change to “gender dysphoria” in 2013 and the media adopted this fraud, it took off with the help of activist billionaires like the Pritzkers, Tim Gill, Jon Stryker, Marc Benioff, and Martin Rothblatt, especially after the Obergefell Supreme Court victory in 2015.”
Thank you for your detailed answer. We parents are hanging on every word of detransitioners and desisters, always hoping for that one magic thing that did it. Turns out, there is no one magic thing. It’s many small things, and it’s very individual.
Thank you for being a voice out there.
https://pitt.substack.com/p/breaking-free-my-journey-through?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5ax0e2 this is the article where I wrote specifically about it
What people of my generation (I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s) find so utterly baffling is how we as society have gone so far backward on gender roles. I have always been a tomboy. I think I have in my almost 60 years worn makeup maybe a total of ten times. I don’t wear dresses, I don’t like jewelry. I work in a “manly” profession. So what? Who is telling all these young girls they need to be feminine or else they are trans? It’s a crime.
It's astounding how many lies and half-truths are thrown around about the trans narrative. I especially can't stand the bleeding-hearted stupidity of 'most vulnerable in society,' - oh really? According to what or to whom, exactly? To Instagram?
( And how thus threatens women's spaces, free speech and the safety of children...)
Great piece anyway, exposing some seriously messed-up lies.
So glad you got out and your descriptions are spot on-- thank you!
So upsetting. I saw so many disturbing cases like this as a high school teacher in the 2010s. There was a serious craze then. I have been retired for a few years now, and I wonder if the tide is turning. I see some evidence for that, including this Substack. I really hope so.
I hate that you went through this! But reading truth now from someone who, because of this insidious ideology, also went through a season of thinking his mom was abusive when she wasn't, is such a comfort to me. I cling to the possibility that my son will say something similar one day. Everything he says these days is like those highlighted quotes above. It's just horrifying 💔
Thank you for this. My son is likely listening to all the lies and buying into all of them. It's so sad that by simply labeling something or someone as hateful or transphobic, it will stick. I have made a point of saying that labeling something a certain way does not make it so, but sadly anything I say can get reflected back at me.
Thank you for sharing your painful experiences and for dispelling false ideologies. This insanity needs to stop.