good that you are speaking up. You can help a lot of people but it is clear that nobody helped you and that is the sad reality, there aren't real and heathy venues, the ones that are non-ideological but care for the "confused". The true is that many decades ago this cult wouldn't have been an option. Now you have to explore why you think you are gay. Is not natural to feel attracted to your same sex, not at your age without real experiences. Maybe you do not have a father at home or none, maybe males in your family are horrible or you have been abuse or males scared you and you do not understand them. It is not set in stone, you don't borne that way no matter what Lady gaga (who has herself mental conditions) says. You are beautiful not because a standard of beauty from the outside, try to meet boys and go out with them, or not (teenagers boys are not fully grown and look silly sometimes. Who want to be with them? I always preferred to be with my girlfriends), wait until you mature, sex is not so important, what we need is love and understanding and respect! Hope you find yourself and a purpose in life because we all have one, and I wish you the best of luck but do not rush. Take care, it is a jungle out there fill with liars.
Thank you for sharing. Whatever your future plans - whether you continue to speak out against the trans cult or to put it all behind you - I wish you every success.
This article is in itself very useful and I hope it will be noticed by other girls before they do anything drastic.
Good for you to not allow a group to dictate how you behave and try to manipulate your better judgment. Glad to hear you didn't do anything perminant before you figured things out.
I found this really hopeful and inspiring -- thank you for writing it! If you ever want to discuss this essay on my podcast (with your parents' okay) please email me @jen.poyerack@gmail.com
I think you're going to help a lot of people with your refreshing honesty.
Thank you so much for this. You will literally be saving lives. I'm a Lifelong Lesbian, in love with other girls since my earliest memories, and also hated the dresses we were forced to wear to go to school and all the other fake "femininity." If the cult had been around when I was growing up (I was born in 1950), it would have been tempting, especially with the love-bombing you describe. I did not trust boys though since I saw so much cruelty from them, including torturing animals, so I just wanted to be with other girls. Luckily, I did find kind girls to be friends with, though I always wore comfortable clothes that are called "male," while still hating the clothes pushed on girls.
When the man chasing me when I was 17 *in 1968), decided he was a Lesbian after I told him no and that I was in love with my best friend, Marg, he invaded the Lesbian community I'd recently found and immediately got into power positions. He is still stalking me, all these years later, but I realize now I'm in actual danger since these men have such a high rate of violence. Last year he was "interviewed." in what used to be a Lesbian journal by another man pretending to be a Lesbian, and slandered me in the most disgusting way.
I am so glad you are safer being away from the cult, and can get support for loving other girls and women. This cult so hates Lesbians. We never joined "LGBTQIA" -- like so much else they do, they added us against our will.
Well done , Ghost12 ,for having the critical thinking skills to realise that you were the victim of a cult ,and for having the courage to leave and tell your story. All the best for the future x
I found your writing to be very articulate and fascinating. You gave me a clearer perspective of why a confused and questioning teenager would be drawn to the LGBQT website looking for answers. I appreciate your honesty very much. I never realized how these sites, groups, or cults can manipulate a young mind with so many harsh rules and threats. I can only imagine the pain you experienced during those three years, and I applaud you for being brave enough to leave that site. You give all of us hope and encouragement. Thank you! I wish you the very best that life has to offer. You are a smart, strong and courageous woman.
This is the authentic version of ‘you’ coming into the light. I am pleased that you are able to share your experience. You are courageous. I hope you will find the love and comfort of your family of origin and they will celebrate having you back 💕🙏🏼
What you may now realize is that being a teenager is TOUGH!! Always was and always will. It's a time when people can be very mean, very rude and you can be alone and that is something you may have to be (alone) later in life. It's a learning time too. Lots of physical, emotional and status changes. Sadly, children have been told they will "feel" better if they are the other sex. And a lot of those that say they want to transition say that's how they feel. Being a man or a woman isn't a FEELING it's a being. Glad you found your "true" self.
THANK YOU for writing this. Your description of your initial vulnerability can help people understand part of why this ideology takes hold. And your continuing story can inspire young people to think for themselves and can give parents hope. I applaud you for your courage and for the energy you use to contribute to the task of insight -- what we need more of in this upside down culture of alternative facts.
Such an articulate & thorough post that helps me understand how my beautiful daughter got dragged into the evil death cult of trans. The bravery you have shown here could save young lives so keep sending this important message out to the world. You are a hero in my eyes! Bless you!
Thank you for sharing your story of waking up and breaking free of the Pride Piper. You were fortunate your mother didn't 'affirm' your 'trans' identity and she was fortunate you had the strength and intelligence to see the Piper for what 'he' is before too much damage was done. And then to do the hard work (that never really ends) of figuring out how to grow up and become your adult self in a world where so many commercial and ideological causes tempt the young, and not so young, to buy into one or other group that sacrifices individuality for a false sense of belonging.
Thank you for your story. I am so glad that you got yourself out of the cult and are free.
When my son first told me he was trans when I asked did he have dysphoria he said he didn't. A few weeks later he said that he did. It confused me so much - how could you be trans without dysphoria? You can acquire it I guess!
good that you are speaking up. You can help a lot of people but it is clear that nobody helped you and that is the sad reality, there aren't real and heathy venues, the ones that are non-ideological but care for the "confused". The true is that many decades ago this cult wouldn't have been an option. Now you have to explore why you think you are gay. Is not natural to feel attracted to your same sex, not at your age without real experiences. Maybe you do not have a father at home or none, maybe males in your family are horrible or you have been abuse or males scared you and you do not understand them. It is not set in stone, you don't borne that way no matter what Lady gaga (who has herself mental conditions) says. You are beautiful not because a standard of beauty from the outside, try to meet boys and go out with them, or not (teenagers boys are not fully grown and look silly sometimes. Who want to be with them? I always preferred to be with my girlfriends), wait until you mature, sex is not so important, what we need is love and understanding and respect! Hope you find yourself and a purpose in life because we all have one, and I wish you the best of luck but do not rush. Take care, it is a jungle out there fill with liars.
Thank you for sharing. Whatever your future plans - whether you continue to speak out against the trans cult or to put it all behind you - I wish you every success.
This article is in itself very useful and I hope it will be noticed by other girls before they do anything drastic.
Good for you to not allow a group to dictate how you behave and try to manipulate your better judgment. Glad to hear you didn't do anything perminant before you figured things out.
I found this really hopeful and inspiring -- thank you for writing it! If you ever want to discuss this essay on my podcast (with your parents' okay) please email me @jen.poyerack@gmail.com
I think you're going to help a lot of people with your refreshing honesty.
Thank you so much for this. You will literally be saving lives. I'm a Lifelong Lesbian, in love with other girls since my earliest memories, and also hated the dresses we were forced to wear to go to school and all the other fake "femininity." If the cult had been around when I was growing up (I was born in 1950), it would have been tempting, especially with the love-bombing you describe. I did not trust boys though since I saw so much cruelty from them, including torturing animals, so I just wanted to be with other girls. Luckily, I did find kind girls to be friends with, though I always wore comfortable clothes that are called "male," while still hating the clothes pushed on girls.
When the man chasing me when I was 17 *in 1968), decided he was a Lesbian after I told him no and that I was in love with my best friend, Marg, he invaded the Lesbian community I'd recently found and immediately got into power positions. He is still stalking me, all these years later, but I realize now I'm in actual danger since these men have such a high rate of violence. Last year he was "interviewed." in what used to be a Lesbian journal by another man pretending to be a Lesbian, and slandered me in the most disgusting way.
I am so glad you are safer being away from the cult, and can get support for loving other girls and women. This cult so hates Lesbians. We never joined "LGBTQIA" -- like so much else they do, they added us against our will.
This is an excellent post about how they parasitize us: https://suedonym.substack.com/p/for-the-love-of-god-stop-saying-lgbtqi
Wishing you the very best and thank you again!
Well done , Ghost12 ,for having the critical thinking skills to realise that you were the victim of a cult ,and for having the courage to leave and tell your story. All the best for the future x
Ditto all of the above comments. I hope you are proud of YOU!
I found your writing to be very articulate and fascinating. You gave me a clearer perspective of why a confused and questioning teenager would be drawn to the LGBQT website looking for answers. I appreciate your honesty very much. I never realized how these sites, groups, or cults can manipulate a young mind with so many harsh rules and threats. I can only imagine the pain you experienced during those three years, and I applaud you for being brave enough to leave that site. You give all of us hope and encouragement. Thank you! I wish you the very best that life has to offer. You are a smart, strong and courageous woman.
This is the authentic version of ‘you’ coming into the light. I am pleased that you are able to share your experience. You are courageous. I hope you will find the love and comfort of your family of origin and they will celebrate having you back 💕🙏🏼
What you may now realize is that being a teenager is TOUGH!! Always was and always will. It's a time when people can be very mean, very rude and you can be alone and that is something you may have to be (alone) later in life. It's a learning time too. Lots of physical, emotional and status changes. Sadly, children have been told they will "feel" better if they are the other sex. And a lot of those that say they want to transition say that's how they feel. Being a man or a woman isn't a FEELING it's a being. Glad you found your "true" self.
THANK YOU for writing this. Your description of your initial vulnerability can help people understand part of why this ideology takes hold. And your continuing story can inspire young people to think for themselves and can give parents hope. I applaud you for your courage and for the energy you use to contribute to the task of insight -- what we need more of in this upside down culture of alternative facts.
Such an articulate & thorough post that helps me understand how my beautiful daughter got dragged into the evil death cult of trans. The bravery you have shown here could save young lives so keep sending this important message out to the world. You are a hero in my eyes! Bless you!
Thank you for sharing your story. I wish you all the best. The best is yet to come💕
Thank you for sharing. I hope you continue to tell your story. Over and over.
Thank you for sharing your story of waking up and breaking free of the Pride Piper. You were fortunate your mother didn't 'affirm' your 'trans' identity and she was fortunate you had the strength and intelligence to see the Piper for what 'he' is before too much damage was done. And then to do the hard work (that never really ends) of figuring out how to grow up and become your adult self in a world where so many commercial and ideological causes tempt the young, and not so young, to buy into one or other group that sacrifices individuality for a false sense of belonging.
Thank you for your story. I am so glad that you got yourself out of the cult and are free.
When my son first told me he was trans when I asked did he have dysphoria he said he didn't. A few weeks later he said that he did. It confused me so much - how could you be trans without dysphoria? You can acquire it I guess!