You are now one of the few blessed people on this Earth that know their mission. You speaking out about this will help save others from being deceived. Thank you for being so brave.
I think that “I've seen how manipulative affirming peers can be and that's not even parents or doctors.” is the most important assertion in this statement. If our society were not condemning or ridiculing any violation of our sharp-edged gender norms, there would be no need for transitioning.
Did you send this story to the NY times? They are asking for these kind of experiences first hand.
Glad you decided to talk about your experience. Doctors (who support these practices) had not more moral ground to critique the german doctors in Nuremberg, also this shows how little all these laws against experimentation on human beings that the UN passed a long time ago do not have any relevance at all. We live in a world of lies after lie.
For the author—Where did you obtain the information about Jazz Jennings’ procedure being “botched”? That seems like something that would be part of the confidential medical record.
It was said in one of his episode in the show. I didn't follow his show because I think is mental be watching the abuse of a kid (Nuremberg Style) on TV in real time but as I entered the rabbit hole of transgenderism and try to understand it I had to watch some of the show to study the case and be sure what they were doing. I write for a foreign media independent news outlet and I report what is happening in the States as a society.
His complications related to his specific case were discussed on I Am Jazz I will put links to clips. Vaginoplasty does have a high complication rate but with Jazz specifically a lot of it was due to his penis not developing during puberty, so there is a lot less tissue to work with to do the surgery.
"Gender surgery gone wrong: I might never experience an orgasm" (surgeons argue about "what to cut and what not to cut" mid surgery on video. Surgeon mentions a specific issue is a limited amount of skin) https://youtu.be/-bCVA9q3RBc?si=qnJLSFiWKgGjEesl
Parents are still not being told that those original suicide statistics were highly flawed. When controlled for comorbid mental health or neurodiverse conditions (which most trans youth have) the suicide rate is no higher for trans identifying children. Refer to the Cass Review and the paper All-cause and suicide mortalities among adolescence and young adults who contacted specialised gender identity services in Finland in 1996-2019: a register study.
“They are frightened by the suicide statistic…”. It turns out this is also a huge lie. In front of the SCOTUS, an ACLU lawyer trying to defend these practices admitted there’s no difference in “completed suicides” for trans kids who are affirmed vs those who are not. I personally went searching for scientific literature on this question and found nothing to indicate that suicides are substantially higher for “non-affirmed” children. And remarkably, even those activists spout things like “40% suicide rate” and “live son or dead daughter” propaganda, the actual percentage of suicides within the trans subgroup was a small fraction of 1% based on the largest study I found.
Check out the paper all cause and suicide mortality among adolescence and young adult adults who contacted specialized gender identity services in Finland in 19 96–20 19: a registered study. When controlled for other mental health comorbidities the suicide rate is not higher among trans identifying young people.
Thank you for speaking out about this subject - I agree 100% with your opinions. I am very grateful you did not go down the rabbit hole and did not take puberty blockers or hormones. It is indeed abuse and needs to be stopped! Jazz Jennings also made a lot of money to publicly film and air his trans-journey - I hope it was worth every cent! He was indeed a medical experiment, and it was supported and encouraged. How tragic.
I think anyone who would consent to this treatment is either not truly able to consent or has not been properly informed about the procedures and their limitations. For example, they have not been informed that drugs and surgery cannot change a person’s sex.
They likely have been told that it absolutely can, that trans women are women and trans men are men, and even surgeries are described as "turning a penis into a vagina" or "creating a penis" when that is not what happens and is not possible. A lot of people who start this treatment are kids or have been told this since they were kids. They are also told that they will never be comfortable in their body without this intervention, if they don't medically transition they will "live a lie" and be miserable until they kill themselves. Again this was also often taught from a young age.
I think they have told my son that. He is 6’4” with a basso profundo voice. He knows he will never pass as a woman. When I mentioned that he is tall and has a deep voice he told me that is why I have to have surgery. The doctors and therapists that let him think it will make him a woman are doing evil. It breaks my heart. Do they ever think about how bleak his future will be? I won’t go along so he no longer answers my calls and texts. The right to go in the ladies will only make him an unwanted bully. The right to be told the truth by his doctors and not be subjected to experimental procedures with no proven benefits would protect his future. I thought he already had that right.
I think we discuss whether we have legally removed that right. It would frame the issue properly.
Not really. “To be shown” would require that this plain truth be disseminated widely, in the mainstream media, and spoken about openly so that it became common knowledge. But the statistic that suicide occurs after people transition, not before, is not common knowledge. To publicize the fact that “life affirming” surgeries often result in permanent catheters, colostomy bags, chronic pain, infections, bleeding, and/or complete loss of sexual function is not helpful to the trans cause.
Although it’s not discussed in this way, it’s my belief that psychotherapy is banned as “conversion therapy” in order to prevent young people from gaining insight into why they experience gender dysphoria in the first place. Without insight, these kids are profoundly uninformed. How can they possibly give “informed consent” when they don’t know themselves?
When we talk about “trans rights” we should first speak about the right to not be lied to by medical professionals. The right to not be the subject of medical experiments with unproven benefits. The right to be informed of all drug and medical risks and of not being subject to treatments when the person does not understand the risks and consequences. To understand a patient must have the the maturity of an adult , they must not be in a fragile emotional state, they must not be under the influence of people who are emotionally manipulating them and they must be given all the information on the risks and the limitations of the outcomes.. If a medical treatment is experimental the patient should have to prove they understand the possible risks. Perhaps they should be given a quiz or write an essay. Only in truly, urgent life threatening situations would you try an experimental treatment. Suicide risk does not justify medical treatment as the risk is higher after these patients receive the treatment.
You are now one of the few blessed people on this Earth that know their mission. You speaking out about this will help save others from being deceived. Thank you for being so brave.
I feel like the Black man who said “Can we all get along?” Can we all accept each other’s way of being—especially adolescents’?
I think that “I've seen how manipulative affirming peers can be and that's not even parents or doctors.” is the most important assertion in this statement. If our society were not condemning or ridiculing any violation of our sharp-edged gender norms, there would be no need for transitioning.
For speaking out. 💞
For me, the most frightening aspect of this misuse of exogenous hormones is the stunted brain development, which is permanent: https://lucyleader.substack.com/p/time-critical-brain-development
And parents do not have the right (and children do not have the wisdom) to remove a future of normality from their lives: https://lucyleader.substack.com/p/removing-the-possibility-of-normal
Did you send this story to the NY times? They are asking for these kind of experiences first hand.
Glad you decided to talk about your experience. Doctors (who support these practices) had not more moral ground to critique the german doctors in Nuremberg, also this shows how little all these laws against experimentation on human beings that the UN passed a long time ago do not have any relevance at all. We live in a world of lies after lie.
Share it with the NY times please!!
"Lying to patients is abuse." YES. 100%.
Agreed. Which is why anyone who participates in this is culpable, should have their license revoked and be sued into oblivion.
For the author—Where did you obtain the information about Jazz Jennings’ procedure being “botched”? That seems like something that would be part of the confidential medical record.
It was said in one of his episode in the show. I didn't follow his show because I think is mental be watching the abuse of a kid (Nuremberg Style) on TV in real time but as I entered the rabbit hole of transgenderism and try to understand it I had to watch some of the show to study the case and be sure what they were doing. I write for a foreign media independent news outlet and I report what is happening in the States as a society.
His complications related to his specific case were discussed on I Am Jazz I will put links to clips. Vaginoplasty does have a high complication rate but with Jazz specifically a lot of it was due to his penis not developing during puberty, so there is a lot less tissue to work with to do the surgery.
"Gender surgery gone wrong: I might never experience an orgasm" (surgeons argue about "what to cut and what not to cut" mid surgery on video. Surgeon mentions a specific issue is a limited amount of skin) https://youtu.be/-bCVA9q3RBc?si=qnJLSFiWKgGjEesl
"When I looked the whole thing had split open" https://youtu.be/9UCflhO4PL8?si=cFITKm7JNpHx_5Ze
"Jazz experiences complications post surgery" https://youtu.be/rU-uzjzNCVc?si=UKv2xYzvM951BPXl
Informative, thank you.
I forgot I didn't say I am the author lol sorry about that but that is my answer
Parents are still not being told that those original suicide statistics were highly flawed. When controlled for comorbid mental health or neurodiverse conditions (which most trans youth have) the suicide rate is no higher for trans identifying children. Refer to the Cass Review and the paper All-cause and suicide mortalities among adolescence and young adults who contacted specialised gender identity services in Finland in 1996-2019: a register study.
“They are frightened by the suicide statistic…”. It turns out this is also a huge lie. In front of the SCOTUS, an ACLU lawyer trying to defend these practices admitted there’s no difference in “completed suicides” for trans kids who are affirmed vs those who are not. I personally went searching for scientific literature on this question and found nothing to indicate that suicides are substantially higher for “non-affirmed” children. And remarkably, even those activists spout things like “40% suicide rate” and “live son or dead daughter” propaganda, the actual percentage of suicides within the trans subgroup was a small fraction of 1% based on the largest study I found.
Check out the paper all cause and suicide mortality among adolescence and young adult adults who contacted specialized gender identity services in Finland in 19 96–20 19: a registered study. When controlled for other mental health comorbidities the suicide rate is not higher among trans identifying young people.
Thank you for speaking out about this subject - I agree 100% with your opinions. I am very grateful you did not go down the rabbit hole and did not take puberty blockers or hormones. It is indeed abuse and needs to be stopped! Jazz Jennings also made a lot of money to publicly film and air his trans-journey - I hope it was worth every cent! He was indeed a medical experiment, and it was supported and encouraged. How tragic.
Yes please keep speaking out! Many are very delusional, some have huge egos and others are greedy
The world is aligned against Truth, we must never let lies pass through us - Billboard Chris wages the war, we need to as well. https://x.com/BillboardChris/status/1930248641597284695
I think anyone who would consent to this treatment is either not truly able to consent or has not been properly informed about the procedures and their limitations. For example, they have not been informed that drugs and surgery cannot change a person’s sex.
They likely have been told that it absolutely can, that trans women are women and trans men are men, and even surgeries are described as "turning a penis into a vagina" or "creating a penis" when that is not what happens and is not possible. A lot of people who start this treatment are kids or have been told this since they were kids. They are also told that they will never be comfortable in their body without this intervention, if they don't medically transition they will "live a lie" and be miserable until they kill themselves. Again this was also often taught from a young age.
I think they have told my son that. He is 6’4” with a basso profundo voice. He knows he will never pass as a woman. When I mentioned that he is tall and has a deep voice he told me that is why I have to have surgery. The doctors and therapists that let him think it will make him a woman are doing evil. It breaks my heart. Do they ever think about how bleak his future will be? I won’t go along so he no longer answers my calls and texts. The right to go in the ladies will only make him an unwanted bully. The right to be told the truth by his doctors and not be subjected to experimental procedures with no proven benefits would protect his future. I thought he already had that right.
I think we discuss whether we have legally removed that right. It would frame the issue properly.
I’m so sorry your son is caught up in this too.
Hasn't the threat of suicide by trans-identified children been shown to be a myth, used by trans activists to manipulate parents?
https://www.city-journal.org/article/aclu-attorney-confesses-transgender-suicide-claim-is-a-myth
Not really. “To be shown” would require that this plain truth be disseminated widely, in the mainstream media, and spoken about openly so that it became common knowledge. But the statistic that suicide occurs after people transition, not before, is not common knowledge. To publicize the fact that “life affirming” surgeries often result in permanent catheters, colostomy bags, chronic pain, infections, bleeding, and/or complete loss of sexual function is not helpful to the trans cause.
Although it’s not discussed in this way, it’s my belief that psychotherapy is banned as “conversion therapy” in order to prevent young people from gaining insight into why they experience gender dysphoria in the first place. Without insight, these kids are profoundly uninformed. How can they possibly give “informed consent” when they don’t know themselves?
When we talk about “trans rights” we should first speak about the right to not be lied to by medical professionals. The right to not be the subject of medical experiments with unproven benefits. The right to be informed of all drug and medical risks and of not being subject to treatments when the person does not understand the risks and consequences. To understand a patient must have the the maturity of an adult , they must not be in a fragile emotional state, they must not be under the influence of people who are emotionally manipulating them and they must be given all the information on the risks and the limitations of the outcomes.. If a medical treatment is experimental the patient should have to prove they understand the possible risks. Perhaps they should be given a quiz or write an essay. Only in truly, urgent life threatening situations would you try an experimental treatment. Suicide risk does not justify medical treatment as the risk is higher after these patients receive the treatment.
1000% THIS!!! 👆