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"By Any Other Name—The story of my transition and detransition" - komorebi - Jan 20 2025
@lacroicsz on Substack, Feb 19, 2022.
Quote:My name is Helena, and as of this writing I’m a 23-year-old woman who, as a teenager, believed I was transgender. In the years since detransitioning (stopping testosterone treatment and no longer seeing myself as transgender), I’ve become interested in exploring why, in the last decade, nearly every English-speaking country has seen a meteoric rise in adolescents believing they are transgender and pursuing cosmetic medical and surgical interventions. Here, I’d like to go over how and why I came to see myself as transgender, the process of transitioning, and the events leading up to and following my detransition.
I found this to be a fascinating read, and indeed, a strikingly familiar one, as someone who has a Tumblr and has been in fandom spaces for over two decades. It's a detailed look into the mindset of many young TIFs, and the pictures of her when she was trans-identified could have been pulled straight from my Twitter feed, because she looks just like other TIFs I know. :(