Im a masculine lesbian, I’ve been semi regularly asked my pronouns and could easily see how I might’ve gone down that path if I had grabbed on to it at all. But I love being a woman as much as I love women
I had many lesbian friends growing up in the 90s, but today 3 of my friends have daughters who feel they are boys. I don't think we are doing these girls a favor by medicalizing confusion in ways that can harm them permanently and irreversably.
@@alladreamwedreamed sex and sexual attraction are real but gender ideology says these ways of being belong in bodies that look this way and these ways of being belong in bodies that look that way. It’s about sexist stereotypes 💯! It ties ways of being to sex (old “gender”) and now bodies that look male or female (new “gender”)… both absolutely sexist!
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I'm a straight masculine woman and have had the same happen a lot. My gay male best friend said I am "two gay men trapped in a woman's body" When I visited him in Portland Oregon, I had that happen relentlessly. When the transfolk in the POC/LGBTQ+ only artist communal house all kept questioning me, they kept telling me I sound "very trans"... (They wanted me to move in even tho I argued that I was straight and only 1/16 indigenous with light skin n blue eyes, but they said I am Definitely "queer" and POC enough...) I am an autistic woman. Our brains are more like a biological males brain, I like working in jobs no women have worked in... But I am still a woman and very much enjoy being feminine in my off hours. Embracing my feminine side didn't really happen until my mid 20s. I am quite certain that if this movement happened a decade earlier, before I really got a chance to figure myself out, I would have gone down that road too. When I am back in Alaska where masculine women are respected as being women, I don't have all that confusion about who and what I am. Most certainly that I do not need any pharmaceuticals or surgeries to be my true self.
@Uncle Iroh Drug and medicine companies created addicts that now roam the streets. The drug black market is a real thing and it only helps politicians. Yes, dude, drugs are bad. Look at SF lol
This is huge some people aren’t sure and this could help them sort out somethings themselves and loved ones without any understanding can 🎉 I saw another one where they guy already had surgery but wanted to go back and was sharing his experience it was very informative
"Place of neutrality: i am not unworthy or worthy, i exist. I am worthy ENOUGH". WOW, this human has gathered the wisdom of a lifetime in a few years. I wish her the best of the best. 🙏
You can tell she has had a lot of therapy and really understands what happened to her now. I hope this film will help others who are earlier in the struggle she has gone through.
Yes. She is intelligent and seems self-reflective. I wonder about what role the therapists before and after her transition had in her understandings. In my experience with autistic students, they can be impressionable. Although often very intelligent, autistic people may be easily influenced and struggle with nuances. They often have the ability to identify traits of something and then apply those traits to themselves, but nuances can be confusing for them. Autistic people often realize this and it can be very stressful. They may feel that they should refer to others for confirmation. In the wrong hands, this can be devastating. Peace be with her. 20:24
No she was a loser that needed attention so she became trans for that validation. You can tell she doesn’t really understand what trans is? Being trans is not trying to replace your biological sex 😂😂 being trans is being true to your GENDER.
I agree 💯 with both the above. No one needs a therapist...everyone needs a good therapist 🌎❤️ & The autism link is massive! But I see light at the end of this diabolical tunnel, thanks in great part to the guts & Authenticity of these Brave Detransitioners.🕯️🌍
Detransition stories are so important. They can help people feel more solid in their decision to transition or it can help them feel okay to stop transitioning or not start at all.
They're important, but they're also not as widespread as those who want to strip away trans rights claim. It makes me sad that on this channel all the detrans interviews are filled with love and positive comments, but the ones interviewing trans people are full of hate, judgement and dislikes.
@@AmoebaInk "we are in a period right now where much of the pre assessment for children is being bypassed to rush medicalization" Do you have proof, or are you just parroting anti-trans/right wing news sources and the exact fearmongering that is leading to trans rights being taken away? Gender dysphoria is something that is very carefully considered and looked at in children. Treatments usually do not start until they are teenagers, and they start with hormonal blockers (not hormones) after having been diagnosed at a young age with persistent gender dysphoria. Surgeries are not done until you're an adult. This whole narrative that doctors are speeding up the process for trans diagnosis is total BS, especially when the opposite is what is happening as far as trans segregation is concerned when it comes to public spaces (bathrooms, change rooms, sports) and the stripping away of medical rights. Also, you refer to men pretending to be trans in order to be housed with cis women. This is an incredibly rare occurrence this is also used by the media to make people who are trans look bad. At least you acknowledge that they aren't trans, but why bring it up in the first place if all it is is a rare occurrence used by the media to spread misinformation and fear over trans people? When I talk about trans rights I'm talking about the fact that our rights are being stripped away in more states than not in the USA, and for some reason you have the audacity to bring up men who suddenly pretend to be women to get into a women's prison, which almost never happens, and again, have next to nothing to do with trans people.
I think we also need to normalize the fact that men and women don't have to behave a certain way or do certain things to be classified as men or women. Yes, of course some people will find happiness by transitioning and that's great. However, I think others can find it by being accepting of who they are in the body that they have, and that they don't have to fall into one box or the other. In the end, we need to treat people with kindness, and not tell them that real men are like this or real women are like that or that. I am alarmed when I hear about people transitioning with the bare minimum of therapy, because it's a big thing and it needs therapy. I think the same thing about weight loss surgery and other drastic measures. We need therapy as a tool to go along with these big changes.
I'm a 36 yr old transman, I've been on testosterone since age 28 and I've been out since I was 18. No one except my wife and her family know about me being trans, I'm just a man to almost everyone. But I've never thought I was like other men, I'm a transman and there's a difference, and it's actually very freeing to accept that fact.
And trying to escape yourself is choosing to destroy it. As a child I was kind of effeminate. I enjoyed the company of girls more than that of boys. I had the ideation of being a woman. Had I been in contact with the trans-ideology I very likely would have undergone hormon therapy and maybe gone further. Now decades later, I love being a man and enjoy the prospect of getting married to a woman. Yes, the so called trans-activists are destroying lives, unfortunately, those they are "saving" will pay the price.
She has so many mental and medical health issues they shouldn’t have let her consent to trans surgery. But she’s smart and articulate so she probably was able to convince them she was sure about being trans. Btw, trans people don’t say they are biologically the same as the opposite sex. They say they are TRANS men or women…separating sex from gender. The fact that she thought she could become a fully biological male should have made her ineligible for surgery. She also had so many non trans disorders motivating her. She’s a well spoken mess.
Laura, teens really need to hear what you have to say because I feel like these conversations aren’t taking place. Thank you for speaking out. You are a brave woman
There are many detransitioners with youtube channels now, also many speaking out on the SEVERE complications of these experimental surgeries. People having to live with colostomy bags etc.
@@leelee2350 🤣 “experimental surgeries” its 50/50 that’s why people need to go to therapy etc before starting testosterone/estrogen don’t take one experience an group them the same
@Nick Potter creating a vaginal cavity in a man for instance. Another detransitioner stated that the body treats it as a wound, and tries to heal it. They were not told this before the surgery and now they cant go back to a male or female organ and can never have traditional intercourse
@@Riceblox2000 I’m not a transitioning person and I knew that’s what happened. I learned from a transgendered person giving an interview. If they don’t know that, they didn’t look into it. It’s easily found.
She is amazingly well spoken and knowledgeable about her journey. One thing is to have a life story and unpack it, and another to verbalize it so, but so, eloquently. She has obviously done a whole lot of unpacking, and sharing her story is amazing. Lots of respect for her.
Yes! Stunned at Laura's ability to concisely articulate complex issues of self and society with complete synthesis in simple language all can understand and relate to.
I thought the same thing! I think this is someone you could really enjoy hanging out with.The conversation would have such depth that is so rare to find these days.
Well considering most of Professional Therapy have turned into Confirmation Puppets, instead of actually Therapist, She'd be a great improvement simply based on her life experiences going through the Trans surgical/chemical mill and living to tell about it.
I love how autistic people have such verbal clarity when talking about psychology and mental health. I can really tell you've comprehended all the mechanisms that led you down this path of pain to finally understanding yourself on a very complete and holistic level. Also just love people from the midwest. Eventually those 6 crazy years will feel like a small blip in the long fulfilling life that you're inevitably going to build for yourself. Love to you.
Thank you for sharing your personal experience. This could be very helpful to another young person who is struggling with a painful internal conflict over their identity and how they fit into the world.
Man, I'm really glad to have watched this video and heard your story. I think far too many of us "weird" girls grow up with so much pain and isolation, so when we are offered what seems like an easy out, we reach for it with our whole hearts. We desperately want there to be one simple reason for our experiences, our ostracization, because one simple reason means there's hope for one simple fix. It takes a lot of strength to come to terms with this fact. ❤ Good luck on your journey!! Just know you aren't alone. There are countless other young women waking up to our realities just like you.
"Im not a worthless person, Im not a worthy person... I exist and that is okay" damn, I've been striving to find that neutrality she says, in the end we humans are the ones that put a label on everything when its just about accepting that things "are" and that's about it,
I love the way Laura articulates. She has so much self awareness more than the majority of people-what an incredible story I hope she writes a book, her story needs to be told.
I felt like I was watching a Ted Talk. She is so well spoken and wonderfully articulate. She deserves a tremendous amount of respect for being so open and candid. I sincerely hope she finds the life and love that she wants - and deserves.
@@kwoni3337 I said the BLAZER was a nice touch and SHE seems very self aware but I'm guilty. of not always reading carefully myself and jumping to conclusions !
Please don't generalize. Not all women going through menopause suffer from these issues, and not only at this stage you can feel worthless. You know, there are such things as clinical depression, bipolar, just your general self-esteem issues. But sure, lets reduce it all to one issue as if only you and only in that stage you can have these problems.
I feel some insight due to my surgical menopause regarding the deep power of hormones and identity. Thank god for HRT. It saved my life. Should we freely provide hormones or suppress hormones to people who have yet to develop as adults? That is a question I could easily answer.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 All that was unnecessary to someone that sounds like they are struggling. Your comment hit me wrong. Have some empathy instead of what seems like defensiveness.
I am in tears watching this. My daughter is not trans but is autistic and soooooo much of what she is talking about has been our experience. I am unable to put into words what it means to me as a mother to hear her talk, after everything she has been through, from such a self aware place. You are an amazing person Laura and I’m sorry that you suffered through all of this but you are going to help so many people with this video. Not just people suffering with gender dysphoria. Thank you for your bravery.
Ignore this goof Nattie. The largest segment of co-morbidities in the transgender community is autism. There's also a lot of BPD, OCD, ADD, sexual abuse, early exposure to porn and more. Yet these "experts" ignore all that and LEAP to trans. Because that's where the money is.
@Nattie Forsyth but are you Autistic? Right now there’s a very big problem with autistic people transitioning because they think it will help them feel more normal, and then regretting it. I know several personally. There needs to be much, much more awareness of the Autistic experience in regards to transgender and body dysmorphia issues.
@Nattie Forsyth Thank you for this. And hello Tennessee neighbor. My son is trans, and just turned 18. Our biggest celebration has been the ability to get him a simple name change because they denied his application when he was 16 solely because the judge is a flat-out transphobic bigot. I had to take him out of school because he was s. assaulted and bullied by kids who were raised by "good ol' boys" so they saw my son as some sort of threat to their masculinity I guess. If that wasn't bad enough, the last straw was announcing that in our district kids could not go by "nicknames" in school anymore and this was 100% to avoid accepting trans students. They face SO much hate it wouldn't surprise me if people are "detransitioning" just because they are treated so horribly and shamed constantly that they just want to be left alone and not treated like a "groomer". I mean I am sure some people go through the full transition and regret it but I have a feeling it's so rare as to be practically nonexistent. I know how hard it is to go through the process. My son has known since he was ten years old he was male. He didn't tell anyone until he was 13 and he was so scared. And I was (and still am) scared for him. But I know he knows his body more than anyone. He is also autistic and has PCOS, and so do I. I think it would have been great if the interviewer, instead of making this about someone "detransitioning" when it's not even accurate they'd have addressed the autism or any of the other parts of this person's story. We could sure use more air time to discuss how autism itself keeps people on the streets because we aren't disabled enough to get disability help but we still struggle every day with executive dysfunction and sensory issues so bad it's hard to walk out the door... which is also something both my son and I deal with. Oh well. I guess using the "detransitioning" angle draws in the crowds. :(
As a long time trans man myself, it's interesting to see the other side of people who end up de-transitioning. Such a different experience all around, and things couldn't be more opposite. This is one of those videos where I can't relate at all to the persons experiences, but just further cements my belief in who I am and that I made the right decision. I'm happy Laura found themselves, and i hope others questioning their gender find themselves as well, whoever that is.
it is very interesting to hear all the different sides and the individual stories. I believe that the emotional life experience is personally tailored to us all as individuals. some are very similar and yet we are all on our very on trip.
This is the first person I’ve heard explain this topic so honestly and articulately with clarity I wish she could go on most speaking platforms to talk about her experiences so that the younger generations can understand transitions and the trauma of being in the wrong placement
Less then 1% of trans people do detransition tho, you need to look at this from the perspective of trying to prevent detransitioners from making the wrong mistake, rather then trying to erase or say trans people are wrong in there decision
detransition happens cos of conversion therapy and transphobic abuse... that's what these "political" detransitioners are promoting... the majority of detransitioners would never do anything to harm trans people because they're one of us, it's just the uncle tom types that do this shit... tl;dr the only "mistake" detransitioners make is letting themselves be forced into detransition... @@Twink6629-lg3te
Laura did a detailed breakdown of multiple psychological disorders and brought to light the pitfalls of lack of oversight by the medical society. Great interview. Thank you Laura and Mark.
Not just oversight, outright malignancy. This incredible boom in transgenderism is not an organic phenomena, it's planned, and the doctors who remove healthy body parts are psychopaths.
Lack of oversight by medical society and a massive (I’d call it evil) push by media / celebrity to have people jammed up with drugs and mutilated vs physiological help.
@@lilithnox5955 I think the commenter might be referring to ‘the medical model’. eg talking about issues related to being what’s called ‘the identified patient’ or ‘symptom bearer’, being a scapegoat in an abusive family. It’s a very common thing in mental health case files. A low empathy (or no empathy) family system that picks on it’s most different or vulnerable member. ‘The medical model’ tends to pathologize patients/clients with stigmatized dx (labels) vs compassionately empathizing with the traumatized person and their experiences. 💔
The way she explained her thinking and emotions pre transition was so eye opening. 'Distress around their physiology and roles'. It must be hell to be in such a mental state. No wonder she jumped into transition to try escape that pain. I'm glad she's found true self acceptance and is on the road to being her most healed and healthy self. I hope she doesn't get any undue hate for being so honest about her mental health and gender identity journey.
This was so good. I hope Laura finds a “funky” soul mate and has a bunch of little funksters! I was a tom boy, hated puberty. Wanted my straight boy body back. Dressed to cover my curves. I dealt with it by developing an eating disorder. Bulimia damages the teeth, also gave me burst capillaries on my face. With lots of therapy and love I got through it. Married (for over 21 years), had two kids. It is possible that all your dreams will come true!!!
You know, some women of certain body type still have slim not so cruvy figure - thanks for calling it '''boy'' that dismissively. Not all women are busty and curvy.
Laura- you’re amazing. I’m the mother of a trans child who was on the spectrum. They took their own life two years ago, at the age of 20. They were the most amazing person- I wish they could have seen themselves the way I saw them. I would give anything for one more day. Your words really hit home with me. Thank you for staying with us and making it through, and for sharing your story. I promise, it will give SO MANY young people hope. You’re incredible and beautiful and so inspiring. Keep moving forward, building and creating. I am excited to see what’s next for you. 🤍
I’m sorry for your immense loss. Being 20 is not the right time to make life-altering decisions. Someone told me that as maladaptive as it was, the transition fantasy helped keep me alive. I somehow made it through it and I will do my best to encourage acceptance and strength in young people. 💜
Yes they can! Looking and listening to this woman, one would never in a million years guess the trauma she has suffered. My take away from this is to be kind to everyone, because we are all fighting our own private and public battles.
Mark thanks for putting Laura on your channel. My 17 YO daughter is struggling trying to explain how she feels to me and everything Laura said is what she was trying to articulate to me. Now I have a better understanding of what she’s feeling because Laura expressed herself so beautifully. I was lost before on how to help her now I feel like we can have better communication based on this interview. Thank you!
Really starting to wonder about the link between autism and gender dysphoria.. bc sooo many trans folks are also autistic. Thanks for sharing your story, Laura! This interview was so informational and your self awareness and capacity to really reflect on how you feel and why is inspiring!!
I think a lot of is is we see that gender is just a social construct so we are more likely to think rationally about it instead of worrying so much about what society thinks. I personally don't feel male or female and in 53 years of living (as an autistic woman assigned female at birth) never have leaned either way but because I was raised female and have a vagina that was my position in life so I was expected to behave a certain way, dress a certain way, and I was always treated a certain way even if I wasn't really wanting it that way. Because of this I didn't push gender roles on my son and it's given him the ability to decide gender for himself in a non-judgmental way. He feels male. He's known for years he feels male. I don't know WHY he feels male but he'd know better than I would. Same with my daughter. She feels female. One of my children was assigned a gender at birth that doesn't coincide with the genitals. It's as simple as that. In a rational world that wouldn't even mean much since gender IS a social construct but because my son wants to dress how he feels and have a name that goes with the package people have decided he's a 'groomer" and a deviant and all kinds of other ugly names. He's not damaged. He's not mentally unwell, he's not unable to distinguish the differences. In fact he's a genius and a talented artist (also seems to be more prevalent in our community!) who seems well-adjusted and bright despite the bullying and abuse he's faced simply for preferring the masculine pronouns. Autistic people see how illogical all this is and recognize it for the primarily political football it really is. There's no shame in a person with a penis wanting to wear skirts or sing with a high pitch or get their nails done. It's just that society has decided that's a GIRL thing and boys who do girl things are icky and vice versa. My son though, he is a man who isn't interested in stereotypes. He loves his long hair. He likes painting his nails and wearing knee socks with skirts when he gets dressed up. But he still identifies as a male. And my daughter identifies as a woman even though sometimes she likes to wear pants and has short hair. To us it's not "gender confusion" it's noticing how other people are confused and being baffled and wondering what the big deal is.
1. Vaccines cause autism 2. Trauma opens doors to the demonic 3. Autistic people don't fit in societal norms 4. Politics give power to the LGBT community, forcing it into schools, libraries, movies, and social media, and enlists liberal activists to act as therapists to further placate the gender dysphoria issue. 5. Autistic people embrace a new ideology and identity and sign up for surgeries and hormones with no restraint, because politics took the authority away from the parents. 6. The Autistic person with gender dysphoria now has their body mutilated which stirs up their God-given conscience saying this is not right, it's not right. So they end up regretting their transition, their irreversible surgery. Forever changed. 7. They seek Jesus Christ and they find Him. They are filled with pure love and miraculously begin to accept themselves, forgive themselves, and love themselves when they were unable to before. And all the childhood trauma that was marring their soul for so long, no longer hurts, it's washed away.
This link definitely exists and has been talked about extensively by many professionals who don't support this medical agenda but the issue has even politicized and "the other side" pretends autism is not a factor.
There is! Look up the paper called "Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria/Incongruence. A Sytematic Literature Review and Meta Analysis" by Aimilia Kallitsounaki and David M Williams
Thank you for sharing the detrans stories. I feel like they are pariahs; both anti-trans and trans communities gaslight and shame them. Their experiences are just as valid as anyone else’s and they deserve(d) better
As a queer person I appreciate her honesty & her being brave enough to share her point of view. I respect that this was her experience, this is how she feels about it - this is all very valid & she shouldn't be shamed for it. I hope that gives you some hope that there are people out there who still have some who haven't been completely polarized despite social pressures from their communities. I'm sure I'm not alone
No they don't. Ive been in this community for years and I've never heard anyone shame and gaslight a person for deciding their gender matches their genitals. That doesn't even make sense. Nobody cares if you 'detransition" in this community.
@@realyzze No they're not. They're called anti-trans when they try to make trans people's lives miserable by denying them their experience. Like you just did. I'll give you an example of anti-trans rhetoric. Right now there are several people in US government who make out like trans people are "groomers" of children. Right now there are several states trying to block rights for trans people. Right now there are people who think nothing of calling someone words I can't even type here. In my school district trans youths are denied the right to use of their names and access to restrooms and several other hateful attempts to shame trans kids. The adults are so hateful. I will never forget my son being so proud of his first formal dance in his new suit and a parent sneered at him and said "What are you supposed to be?" That's anti-trans. If you experienced what my son has gone through you'd see this for yourself. What Laura has expressed isn't anti-trans at all. She had gender dysphoria and thought if she changed her body it would be more acceptable TO OTHERS. She said this herself. She said she never wanted to be male. If that is the case, she wasn't transitioning she was just trying to make herself more like what she thinks society wanted because she's not feminine enough. This isn't that uncommon. Women have tried since the dawn of womanhood to make themselves match the going stereotype. They augment their breasts, have poisons injected under the skin, have ribs removed, and so on and so on. And some regret it later. I believe Pamela Anderson had her implants removed because she had regrets about them. There is nothing shameful about this and definitely nothing anti-trans.
i know she is going to help a lot of people with this interview - she’s obviously done an immense amount of work on herself. such an intelligent and articulate and gentle person. she is very brave and honest. the authenticity is beautiful.
it’s so refreshing to hear about another person’s journey with gender dysphoria while also struggling with PCOS, mental health disorders, and childhood trauma. i can relate to a great deal of Laura’s experiences. i wish this video existed three years ago. it would have helped me through so much; you have no idea. even now after all the soul searching i’ve done from ages 14 to my current age, 17, this video can now be used by me as a powerful reminder of who i am and what my values are in regard to my own self respect and quite honestly; my entire view on life in general. thank you for sharing your story.💗
Surprised YT hasn't taken them down. Fortunately I imagine Mark has no desire to bow to their agendas, after they started defunding his addiction videos, which is another group of people that really needs to be seen and heard.
It seems to boil down to self-acceptance. But those who buy into "the myth it's possible to change," as she put it, get left in the dust while everyone around them laugh their way to the bank. Now when they're vocal about their damaged bodies, they get called "bigot" & shoved aside. But their stories are breaking through, finally, so hopefully the major leeches like these clinics will increasingly get exposed for the mutilators they are. Lots of cash in this industry, in Big Pharma, middle-management 'diversity' corporate shills, & so-called medical professionals. These detransitioners were lambs led to slaughter. I bet some young girls out there will recognize themselves in her, then change their minds. Work on their MINDS instead of going under the knife as a solution to all life's problems.
This is why I call Ishmael HIM - not HER and “Rebecca”. I’m a young gay male. I have seen the “lgbt” movement hijacked over the last 10 years. I lost my lifelong partner a few years ago….when he decided he wanted to be a woman. What’s more is he had the audacity to think I would/should still be with him as a woman. I had to explain to him what being a gay male who’s not messed up in the head, meant. Life is about being comfortable who you are. And you are what you are. As much as you can’t change your skin color, you can’t change your gender.
We need more women to talk about the trauma that is causing their need to transition. Thank you for sharing your story Laura. I hope you’re healing now.
This story is so important. I have several family memebers now identifying as trans and others being diagnosed with autisim, one has been diagnosed with both. My son was getting confused with this same line of thinking. Thank you for connecting all the dots for me. Also I personally relate to your story Laura, I was born a girl but never fit in, had a mustache and was made fun of all the self hate. I see you girl. Much love.
I am not autistic but, I do have PCOS and ADHD and ALOT of what she says resonates with me! It is interesting. I also surrounded myself by Gay men growing up and was attracted to them, had the male dominance and I am glad that I was diagnosed early for the PCOS so that I could understand that I produced male hormones. But had I been around different people, different time or a different family. This may have been me. My heart goes out to you. Way to young to be so damn self aware.
Not trying to be completely judgmental here but why would a straight woman, someone who has access to 90% of the male population essentially, why would you chase gay men who you know would never want you? Is it just the thrill of wanting something you cant have?
Yes! Pcos + adhd etc ...hell! Add all that with a certain environment/ppl and you could easy think you need to transition. I'm so happy I was ok w/ being the "Tom boy" with a nice body growing up lol... helped me keep and embrace my feminine over time.❤ (pcos is mental hell as well as physical if you have the severe symptoms such as hirsutism)
Another great eye opener. What this world needs is more and better mental health care. I’m all for people doing what they need to do to help them feel more comfortable in their own skin, and think what Laura says about neutrality before making big life choices.
Mental health care is so important. I’m thankful to have had a quite extensive therapy process that’s mandatory in my country before I was given hormones. While for me personally I have no coexisting mental health issues or any trauma, I value that a deeper screening process and mental health care is of great importance to so to say wash out any other mental problems and deal with those first before making medical transition decisions.
The detransition stories are absolutely fascinating. The insight and raw honesty they gained by facing the truth and fighting their own demons is a great lesson. I found Laura's extremely insightful. She's perceptive and clearly wiser for having overcome the things that have threatened to take her life. I truly hope she finds that traditional family she's longing. I'm blessed to have that and I'm thankful everyday. I suffered childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse. I was a tomboy and wore my older brothers clothes until I was 16. My mom just thought it was my way of coping after the abuse and she knew I was terrified of men. It was actually my older brother who bought me dresses, encouraged me to stop hiding behind the frumpy clothes and be a little more typically feminine with my hair. That was a turning point in my life. I had to learn to feel comfortable in my skin as a feminine woman and I'm thankful that I did. That was over 20 years ago. I'm a wife and SAHM of 4 to a man I've known since I was 5. It's the beautiful life that I thought I could never have. 💗🙏🏼 As it is your heart's desire, I pray you find the same Laura.
She's wise to a degree, she's articulate and more self-aware than most, but it seems as though she's been a little too absorbed in political commentary rather than reality... Her obscure and disingenuous grasp on sex, gender (as well as the conflation between both), and identity makes the interview feel not as raw or insightful as it could've been if she showed a greater capacity for nuance and broader thinking.
I echo the same sentiment as the vast majority of these posts which is admiration. One lesson I’ve learned is that in the absence of love, respect is a phenomenal replacement, and Laura, as you can see, you’ve got it. You may never meet us, but you should rest easy knowing you have our respect. Your self-evaluation and attention to the details that drove your decisions are book worthy and you WILL help many people on this topic. Well done !!!!
I found this to be so relatable I also have PCOS and CPTSD and I was always friends with guys and a "tomboy" and when i wore fem clothing i would be made fun of. I was treated like a boy. If anything I was viewed as a sexually androgynous. And when i would wear something "pretty" I felt like everyone was making fun of me and staring at me. Back then I was not familiar with the terms used today. My school didn't have theater or arts programs I always felt like an alien in my own body. I think the fact that I was raped at a young age made me want to make myself look more male than female and i got called terrible things like dyke and man hands and i spent some time in mental health facilities because i was so depressed and i got made fun of for that too and then there were rumors that i wasnt in school because i went to have an abortion because i was both asexual gross and a slut even though i wasnt sexually active. High school was a terrible time that i still have nightmares about. I am almost 37 years old and im still getting over it but i relate to everything that you have said in this video. except for the taking testosterone and having a double mastectomy but i did bind my breasts
Theatre and arts classes once were a place where ppl could explore different characters. Now they appear to be less free that way and more about conforming to culturally popular ideologies. Tragic really.
I feel like the last few minutes were spoken right to me. I regret the nihilistic mindset as well, but I am grateful to have healed and am now in relationships that match the love k have to give! This is an amazing woman right here
Another amazing detransition interview. Laura too was authentic and articulate, it showed how hard she has worked on understanding her journey and the importance of healing in order to move through the rest of her life as a woman. Laura I wish you all the best in having the life you deserve and initiating healing with your family.
to be honest.. they all have one thing in common.. they all thought they would actually *be* the 'other' sex.. This is something that goes wrong in America. here in my part of Europe they all know they will only look alike. and the transition is to minimise the hurt that gives Gender Dysphoria.. HRT is not available without psychiatrist that talks with you. I think the De-transition number is higher in America with these things that are "easily" available...
I've watched so so many interviews on this channel, but she's probably one of my absolute favorite people and I haven't even finished the interview. I'm almost to tears by how much love I have for a person I do not know! You're an amazing being I literally love you!!!
The truth flowing out of this woman is such a breath of fresh air. Thank you. You are a beautiful person. I believe sometimes people live through terrible things to be a beacon on the other side. You are it. Your honesty is so valuable. ❤
Such a strong video! I work with vulnerable young adults, and have often thought of the way surgical removal of body parts can resonate with self-harm. Listening to you opened something that can be very important when I try to understand my young clients. Thank you!
My adult child is F to M trans. I worry about the decision all the time. It’s a balancing act to be supportive and concerned at the same time. I will remain loving and supportive regardless, because I love my child endlessly. I also feel like the trauma of my addiction might have encouraged my child’s gender dysphoria and that’s hard too. 12 years sober and I still worry that I made my child hate being female. This shit is hard to navigate.
I think you're right, it's very hard for parents to navigate. You want to stay open so your child will still talk to you, and a parents need to be firm about the fact that a person can't change their biology. Yet if the child is pushed away they risk going even more into the ideology of the extreme trans movement. We all have to be very compassionate with ourselves and how we were as parents at times. Take good care. 💕
Sam p, No, nobody is just like that. All people with gender dysphoria have it because of trauma. You are not born this way. The best thing to do is to get right with God and start praying for your child. "Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie...For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."-Romans 1:24-27
😂 sarcastic? Because there's lots where he says 1 question at the start and the next is the ending "what have you learned" question. Those are the ones. Those are the ones... 🥸
I saw a lot of myself in Lauras story. I also have PCOS, CPTSD, and am on the spectrum. I grew up very much outcasted from an early age but excelled in school, kept to my group of fellow outcast kids, and was bullied a lot verbally and somewhat physically. In the early days my race and budding PCOS made me an easy target. I had dark hair and a lot of it, and it made the boys in my class feel they could treat me as an "other" hurting me like one of the boys. Around 3rd grade I was sexually assaulted along with another girl in my family and after the impact hit I was left feeling like if I were a boy I would've been able to protect us. I repessed the thought hard but it stayed with me a long time before i was ready to even start unpacking it. The ostraciztion only got worse when puberty hit, the way PCOS affected me was strictly high T, no ovarian cysts, and I related heavy with hypersexal feelings inside while having all your peers still not seeing you as the same as them. When I found the concept of androgyny it made a lot make sense to me. Suddenly my inability to have a period/children, variation of masculine and feminine traits, and intrest in people regardless of gender fit into place. I'm glad I was able to see my feelings of dyphoria surrounding my gender had less to with a need to be a boy and more to do with not feeling connected to femininity.
I’m sorry for all that happened to you but I’m glad you’re self-aware and working through it. I have a few similarities except for the PCOS. Hugs from across the world 🇦🇺
I read the comments and so many are enthralled with the de-transitioning story. Laura has clearly needed mental health treatment throughout the majority of her life and didn't seem to receive it. She needs it now -- here she certainly isn't practicing self-acceptance. She blames others for the treatment she sought and the decisions she made. It sure seems like she chased acceptance and my guess would be she insisted on the changes she underwent. This is the real story, that affordable mental health care is not available to all. Laura's story is her own, neither she nor anyone, should talk about whether sex can be changed or whether other's experience are fulfilling to them. There are many people born intersex and Laura can't speak to their experience. We need to support all people through their life experiences by being kind. We don't take on their problems or give our opinions without being asked for them, but we can't know what each person is going through.
Yes !!! 🩷🤍🩵 Nothing against people who detransition inherently, but this is essentially how every detransition narrative in any kind of media reads unfortunately.
Mark, this is one of your best interviews. I loved listening to this woman’s story. She’s very powerful. Anyone who understands so much of themselves is very powerful. Thank you for sharing her with us.
I can relate to her so much. i was dealing with similar issues and thought i was trans, luckily without pursuing it medically. Her wisdom and insight are truly inspiring.
I’ve never been LBGTQ … but I learned some stuff from this interview for myself. She threw out some wise words. I pray she has a fulfilling and good rest of her life.
@@marvinbonithis person was on testosterone for the purpose of transitioning into a male, if because she is now not doing that she is not “in the movement” then I think maybe there is something wrong with it
Very very educational for not only young people who think about Transitioning, also for all of us! For a better understanding what people go through which live with gender disphoria! Thank you Laura for expressing and explaining yourself so very well! I wish you love, passion and happiness as the great woman you are❤
Loved your talk Laura! You really captured my attention. I think you are awesome! You would be fantastic as a speaker. You are very wise and intelligent. Much luck to you in your life, you deserve it!!
Thank you Laura for sharing your story. I feel like I could listen to you for hours, you have such a deep understanding of yourself after all the suffering you have gone through. I would love to have people like you in my life! Even though, as you say, you are still working on issues (i think that’s a life journey) , you have reached a level of wisdom that I think most people never achieve. Thank you for your brave honesty, it’s very inspirational. I agree that acceptance is key and also so incredibly difficult, even more so with the difficulties you were dealt with growing up. You are awesome! All the best and tons of love ❤️
Wow, I am so impressed with how well spoken she is and so brave. She is really genuine and I couldn't be more proud of her ❤ I pray that all your wounds heal ❤
Wow, I am so impressed with Laura’s level of self awareness and understanding. Her words were enlightening and inspiring. We could all learn something from her, especially about viewing life from a fuller perspective and looking for the positive opportunities and facets of things that happen in our daily lives. Laura, you should write a book. I think you could help others. I wish you the very best and hope that you find happiness and peace.
Laura, you're extremely relatable. Neutrality is my way to exist peacefully in this world. Lucky to have figured this out at age 27. I could have seen myself fall down this path and am happy I didn't (my parents didn't mind my gender non-conformity). I used to wear everything. I wavered from looking like a tomboy to looking like a pink princess, lol. In adulthood, many things that happened in childhood started to affect me. Got addicted to alcohol and weed. Eventually, I figured out that a lot of my trauma and gender dysphoria/sexual confusion came from CSA. I'm happy and comfortable being a straight woman who is androgynous in her demeanor and sometimes appearance. Wishing you well.
I respect this person a lot for speaking out. There hasnt been enough talking about the downside of transitioning. Yes it works out for some but transitioning should not be painted as a “it will fix it all” type of solution. Be safe. Side note: this individual is very intelligent and articulate. Definitely someone I would want as my friend.
Thanks for covering stories like these, whilst folk find them difficult to accept, folk are too quick to deny detransitioning is happening more and more. I hope Laura is able to find happiness in life, as a fellow cPTSD, autism and PCOS sufferer, it’s a difficult path to walk, so I hope she’s able to find happiness in life.
It's happening more and more because transitioning is happening more and more. It's an obvious observation. Pointless really, unless you have an agenda or a horrible comprehension of statistics.
What an interview. Laura speaks eloquently about her truth and her journey. I wish her true love & peace in her life. I am sure her story will touch many viewers of SWU and additional channels. Thank you, Laura. Brava ❤
Thank you Laura for sharing your story. For every bit of crap you may get for doing this, please know that there are those like me who wish you health and happiness.
This woman is so right about everything, but early on, I love to hear someone speak to the really grueling symptoms of PCOS --- it's true, and I've felt the intermittent "halts" to my wellbeing since I was 15yrs old, when I went into a very, dark, suicidal place while months of pain caused by cysts on one of my ovaries. Mixed with abandonment issues, and pre-existing mental health issues, PCOS can feel like a bomb. The pain and hormonal instability, appears out of nowhere and ravages your sanity.
Wow. She could so easily have been me. The way she talks and all the problems she has... I feel like I've never felt more seen and heard by a stranger before haha, and that is such a comforting feeling... That there really are other people just like me out there. Thank you so much for this video 🌷
As a straight male I find her beautiful, smart, intelligent and perfect just the way she is! I've always been attracted to Tom boys for most of my life. I stopped dating the girly girls out of highschool. A very beautiful girl in my opinion!
This is what I needed to hear today :) TY!! Feelings of worthless can come from many things (My case being disabled and feeling I can't pull my weight) I've always felt different and tried to fit in but after watching your video today I think I am just going to be me. I like being different!! There are no rules that say I have to fit into some "TYPE" of person. Sadly I had to find this out when I am older and hopefully wiser. Just be yourself and if people don't like they can move on.
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Im a masculine lesbian, I’ve been semi regularly asked my pronouns and could easily see how I might’ve gone down that path if I had grabbed on to it at all. But I love being a woman as much as I love women
I had many lesbian friends growing up in the 90s, but today 3 of my friends have daughters who feel they are boys. I don't think we are doing these girls a favor by medicalizing confusion in ways that can harm them permanently and irreversably.
@@alladreamwedreamed sex and sexual attraction are real but gender ideology says these ways of being belong in bodies that look this way and these ways of being belong in bodies that look that way. It’s about sexist stereotypes 💯! It ties ways of being to sex (old “gender”) and now bodies that look male or female (new “gender”)… both absolutely sexist!
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I'm a straight masculine woman and have had the same happen a lot. My gay male best friend said I am "two gay men trapped in a woman's body" When I visited him in Portland Oregon, I had that happen relentlessly. When the transfolk in the POC/LGBTQ+ only artist communal house all kept questioning me, they kept telling me I sound "very trans"... (They wanted me to move in even tho I argued that I was straight and only 1/16 indigenous with light skin n blue eyes, but they said I am Definitely "queer" and POC enough...)
I am an autistic woman. Our brains are more like a biological males brain, I like working in jobs no women have worked in... But I am still a woman and very much enjoy being feminine in my off hours. Embracing my feminine side didn't really happen until my mid 20s.
I am quite certain that if this movement happened a decade earlier, before I really got a chance to figure myself out, I would have gone down that road too.
When I am back in Alaska where masculine women are respected as being women, I don't have all that confusion about who and what I am. Most certainly that I do not need any pharmaceuticals or surgeries to be my true self.
Epic ending 🙌
I always wondered where that line crosses from being a masculine lesbian or "stud" to actually wanting to be a full man.
Dude! These two “detransition” videos could help so many people in such a powerful way, even more than most your other videos, in my opinion.
I agree. The rise of detransitioning needs to be talked about and studied!
I agree it’s accepted that drugs are bad and ruin lives but apparently people need to all learn that this trans stuff ruins lives
@Uncle Iroh Drug and medicine companies created addicts that now roam the streets. The drug black market is a real thing and it only helps politicians. Yes, dude, drugs are bad. Look at SF lol
This is huge some people aren’t sure and this could help them sort out somethings themselves and loved ones without any understanding can 🎉 I saw another one where they guy already had surgery but wanted to go back and was sharing his experience it was very informative
@Uncle Iroh I don't really get what you're trying to say
"Place of neutrality: i am not unworthy or worthy, i exist. I am worthy ENOUGH". WOW, this human has gathered the wisdom of a lifetime in a few years. I wish her the best of the best. 🙏
I would go one step further and say that you are enough purely because you exist.
Laura is impressive and so honest with herself and the world.
Yeah thats powerful
I agree!
You can tell she has had a lot of therapy and really understands what happened to her now. I hope this film will help others who are earlier in the struggle she has gone through.
Yes. She is intelligent and seems self-reflective. I wonder about what role the therapists before and after her transition had in her understandings. In my experience with autistic students, they can be impressionable. Although often very intelligent, autistic people may be easily influenced and struggle with nuances. They often have the ability to identify traits of something and then apply those traits to themselves, but nuances can be confusing for them. Autistic people often realize this and it can be very stressful. They may feel that they should refer to others for confirmation. In the wrong hands, this can be devastating. Peace be with her. 20:24
No she was a loser that needed attention so she became trans for that validation. You can tell she doesn’t really understand what trans is? Being trans is not trying to replace your biological sex 😂😂 being trans is being true to your GENDER.
I agree 💯 with both the above.
No one needs a therapist...everyone needs a good therapist 🌎❤️
& The autism link is massive!
But I see light at the end of this diabolical tunnel, thanks in great part to the guts & Authenticity of these Brave Detransitioners.🕯️🌍
@@Lex_Invictus yeah she was born a female
@@Lex_Invictus - In time you'll pick it up.
I know it's a relatively new thing but we'll all get it eventually.
Keep at it! 🙂
Detransition stories are so important. They can help people feel more solid in their decision to transition or it can help them feel okay to stop transitioning or not start at all.
Funny how society is crazy about men/women transitioning but nothing about trans people detransitioning…
@@dsaadv funny, let’s try and normalize both because we can learn so much from both
They're important, but they're also not as widespread as those who want to strip away trans rights claim. It makes me sad that on this channel all the detrans interviews are filled with love and positive comments, but the ones interviewing trans people are full of hate, judgement and dislikes.
@@AmoebaInk "we are in a period right now where much of the pre assessment for children is being bypassed to rush medicalization"
Do you have proof, or are you just parroting anti-trans/right wing news sources and the exact fearmongering that is leading to trans rights being taken away? Gender dysphoria is something that is very carefully considered and looked at in children. Treatments usually do not start until they are teenagers, and they start with hormonal blockers (not hormones) after having been diagnosed at a young age with persistent gender dysphoria. Surgeries are not done until you're an adult. This whole narrative that doctors are speeding up the process for trans diagnosis is total BS, especially when the opposite is what is happening as far as trans segregation is concerned when it comes to public spaces (bathrooms, change rooms, sports) and the stripping away of medical rights.
Also, you refer to men pretending to be trans in order to be housed with cis women. This is an incredibly rare occurrence this is also used by the media to make people who are trans look bad. At least you acknowledge that they aren't trans, but why bring it up in the first place if all it is is a rare occurrence used by the media to spread misinformation and fear over trans people? When I talk about trans rights I'm talking about the fact that our rights are being stripped away in more states than not in the USA, and for some reason you have the audacity to bring up men who suddenly pretend to be women to get into a women's prison, which almost never happens, and again, have next to nothing to do with trans people.
I think we also need to normalize the fact that men and women don't have to behave a certain way or do certain things to be classified as men or women. Yes, of course some people will find happiness by transitioning and that's great. However, I think others can find it by being accepting of who they are in the body that they have, and that they don't have to fall into one box or the other. In the end, we need to treat people with kindness, and not tell them that real men are like this or real women are like that or that.
I am alarmed when I hear about people transitioning with the bare minimum of therapy, because it's a big thing and it needs therapy. I think the same thing about weight loss surgery and other drastic measures. We need therapy as a tool to go along with these big changes.
I'm a 36 yr old transman, I've been on testosterone since age 28 and I've been out since I was 18.
No one except my wife and her family know about me being trans, I'm just a man to almost everyone. But I've never thought I was like other men, I'm a transman and there's a difference, and it's actually very freeing to accept that fact.
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"It was torturous, to have this fantasy of escaping yourself."
wow. she worded it so well.
And trying to escape yourself is choosing to destroy it. As a child I was kind of effeminate. I enjoyed the company of girls more than that of boys. I had the ideation of being a woman. Had I been in contact with the trans-ideology I very likely would have undergone hormon therapy and maybe gone further. Now decades later, I love being a man and enjoy the prospect of getting married to a woman. Yes, the so called trans-activists are destroying lives, unfortunately, those they are "saving" will pay the price.
She's a writer and a funky artist/wordster.
She has so many mental and medical health issues they shouldn’t have let her consent to trans surgery. But she’s smart and articulate so she probably was able to convince them she was sure about being trans. Btw, trans people don’t say they are biologically the same as the opposite sex. They say they are TRANS men or women…separating sex from gender. The fact that she thought she could become a fully biological male should have made her ineligible for surgery. She also had so many non trans disorders motivating her. She’s a well spoken mess.
Laura, teens really need to hear what you have to say because I feel like these conversations aren’t taking place. Thank you for speaking out. You are a brave woman
There are many detransitioners with youtube channels now, also many speaking out on the SEVERE complications of these experimental surgeries. People having to live with colostomy bags etc.
@@leelee2350 it’s my understanding chronic infections are also an issue. How sad. I think these clinics are just taking in money and not being honest.
@@leelee2350 🤣 “experimental surgeries” its 50/50 that’s why people need to go to therapy etc before starting testosterone/estrogen don’t take one experience an group them the same
@Nick Potter creating a vaginal cavity in a man for instance. Another detransitioner stated that the body treats it as a wound, and tries to heal it. They were not told this before the surgery and now they cant go back to a male or female organ and can never have traditional intercourse
@@Riceblox2000 I’m not a transitioning person and I knew that’s what happened. I learned from a transgendered person giving an interview. If they don’t know that, they didn’t look into it. It’s easily found.
She is amazingly well spoken and knowledgeable about her journey. One thing is to have a life story and unpack it, and another to verbalize it so, but so, eloquently. She has obviously done a whole lot of unpacking, and sharing her story is amazing. Lots of respect for her.
Wow, so many buzzwords.
@@prague7706 Did AI write his post?! 😂
I came here to say exactly the same thing, but was struggling to find the right words.
@@prague7706code for: I don't read.
I'm stunned by your ability to articulate the extremely complex nuances of your experiences. Thank you for sharing this!
Yes! Stunned at Laura's ability to concisely articulate complex issues of self and society with complete synthesis in simple language all can understand and relate to.
Yes. What a lovely, well articulated, honest, hard working, creative woman. I would be proud to be her friend.
Super smart
Yes, extremely well spoken and thoughtful.
I thought the same thing! I think this is someone you could really enjoy hanging out with.The conversation would have such depth that is so rare to find these days.
This woman should be a therapist specialized in body dysmorphia issues. She's amazing
Well considering most of Professional Therapy have turned into Confirmation Puppets, instead of actually Therapist, She'd be a great improvement simply based on her life experiences going through the Trans surgical/chemical mill and living to tell about it.
@@tomroberts8066 perfect description
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No she....
She should have had a therapist when young. I'm not convinced she's stable.
Thanks for interviewing me, Mark!
I love how autistic people have such verbal clarity when talking about psychology and mental health. I can really tell you've comprehended all the mechanisms that led you down this path of pain to finally understanding yourself on a very complete and holistic level. Also just love people from the midwest. Eventually those 6 crazy years will feel like a small blip in the long fulfilling life that you're inevitably going to build for yourself. Love to you.
Thank you for sharing your personal experience. This could be very helpful to another young person who is struggling with a painful internal conflict over their identity and how they fit into the world.
Man, I'm really glad to have watched this video and heard your story. I think far too many of us "weird" girls grow up with so much pain and isolation, so when we are offered what seems like an easy out, we reach for it with our whole hearts. We desperately want there to be one simple reason for our experiences, our ostracization, because one simple reason means there's hope for one simple fix. It takes a lot of strength to come to terms with this fact. ❤ Good luck on your journey!! Just know you aren't alone. There are countless other young women waking up to our realities just like you.
haha thank you for shouting out the midwest. @@HoldOnStillProcessing
Thanks for the interview, Laura! You make so much sense and I’m sure that many people will be helped and educated by viewing this video.
"Im not a worthless person, Im not a worthy person... I exist and that is okay" damn, I've been striving to find that neutrality she says, in the end we humans are the ones that put a label on everything when its just about accepting that things "are" and that's about it,
That quote rewired my brain in a good calming way♡
God loves you
Exactly!
Well said. Not an easy place to get to but it sure sounds like a place of peace.❤
Just wait until you feel worthy, that's the part that makes all the rough healing worth it.
I love the way Laura articulates. She has so much self awareness more than the majority of people-what an incredible story I hope she writes a book, her story needs to be told.
I had that same thought. I think she could write a great autobiography and no doubt find a publisher.
I agree, she sounds like a college professor (an intelligent and well spoken one).
I felt like I was watching a Ted Talk. She is so well spoken and wonderfully articulate. She deserves a tremendous amount of respect for being so open and candid. I sincerely hope she finds the life and love that she wants - and deserves.
This woman has so much to give the world. Her openness and honesty is a lesson in itself.
Possibly one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen in my life. What an absolutely outstanding woman
She should write a book . The star-studded blazer was a nice touch and she seems very self aware and well spoken!
Yes, a book - only 26 and so many insights !
That blazer is EVERYTHING!
Lmao how is wearing a quirky blazer self aware?
@@kwoni3337 I said the BLAZER was a nice touch and SHE seems very self aware but I'm guilty. of not always reading carefully myself and jumping to conclusions !
@@celestialcircledance alright my bad, no need to get in a tizzy
When menopause (and just getting old) hits, feelings of worthlessness return. It is a lifelong struggle to love who you are. Great video.
You can do it. It's possible. ❤
Please don't generalize. Not all women going through menopause suffer from these issues, and not only at this stage you can feel worthless. You know, there are such things as clinical depression, bipolar, just your general self-esteem issues. But sure, lets reduce it all to one issue as if only you and only in that stage you can have these problems.
I feel some insight due to my surgical menopause regarding the deep power of hormones and identity. Thank god for HRT. It saved my life. Should we freely provide hormones or suppress hormones to people who have yet to develop as adults? That is a question I could easily answer.
Hormone therapy solves this issue
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All that was unnecessary to someone that sounds like they are struggling. Your comment hit me wrong. Have some empathy instead of what seems like defensiveness.
I am in tears watching this. My daughter is not trans but is autistic and soooooo much of what she is talking about has been our experience. I am unable to put into words what it means to me as a mother to hear her talk, after everything she has been through, from such a self aware place. You are an amazing person Laura and I’m sorry that you suffered through all of this but you are going to help so many people with this video. Not just people suffering with gender dysphoria. Thank you for your bravery.
Ignore this goof Nattie. The largest segment of co-morbidities in the transgender community is autism. There's also a lot of BPD, OCD, ADD, sexual abuse, early exposure to porn and more. Yet these "experts" ignore all that and LEAP to trans. Because that's where the money is.
@Nattie Forsyth but are you Autistic? Right now there’s a very big problem with autistic people transitioning because they think it will help them feel more normal, and then regretting it. I know several personally. There needs to be much, much more awareness of the Autistic experience in regards to transgender and body dysmorphia issues.
Most ppl abused by trans industry are autistic. Poor kids, instead of getting help they need, they get mutilated.
@Nattie Forsyth Thank you for this. And hello Tennessee neighbor. My son is trans, and just turned 18. Our biggest celebration has been the ability to get him a simple name change because they denied his application when he was 16 solely because the judge is a flat-out transphobic bigot. I had to take him out of school because he was s. assaulted and bullied by kids who were raised by "good ol' boys" so they saw my son as some sort of threat to their masculinity I guess. If that wasn't bad enough, the last straw was announcing that in our district kids could not go by "nicknames" in school anymore and this was 100% to avoid accepting trans students. They face SO much hate it wouldn't surprise me if people are "detransitioning" just because they are treated so horribly and shamed constantly that they just want to be left alone and not treated like a "groomer". I mean I am sure some people go through the full transition and regret it but I have a feeling it's so rare as to be practically nonexistent. I know how hard it is to go through the process.
My son has known since he was ten years old he was male. He didn't tell anyone until he was 13 and he was so scared. And I was (and still am) scared for him. But I know he knows his body more than anyone. He is also autistic and has PCOS, and so do I. I think it would have been great if the interviewer, instead of making this about someone "detransitioning" when it's not even accurate they'd have addressed the autism or any of the other parts of this person's story. We could sure use more air time to discuss how autism itself keeps people on the streets because we aren't disabled enough to get disability help but we still struggle every day with executive dysfunction and sensory issues so bad it's hard to walk out the door... which is also something both my son and I deal with.
Oh well. I guess using the "detransitioning" angle draws in the crowds. :(
@Nattie Forsyth this is not true. No one wants to hear your cult logic.
As a long time trans man myself, it's interesting to see the other side of people who end up de-transitioning. Such a different experience all around, and things couldn't be more opposite. This is one of those videos where I can't relate at all to the persons experiences, but just further cements my belief in who I am and that I made the right decision. I'm happy Laura found themselves, and i hope others questioning their gender find themselves as well, whoever that is.
it is very interesting to hear all the different sides and the individual stories. I believe that the emotional life experience is personally tailored to us all as individuals. some are very similar and yet we are all on our very on trip.
This is the first person I’ve heard explain this topic so honestly and articulately with clarity I wish she could go on most speaking platforms to talk about her experiences so that the younger generations can understand transitions and the trauma of being in the wrong placement
we try but we get deplatformed faster than you can hear about us
@@somethingwright6804 It's so sad what's happening to people...sending love and light! ❤
Less then 1% of trans people do detransition tho, you need to look at this from the perspective of trying to prevent detransitioners from making the wrong mistake, rather then trying to erase or say trans people are wrong in there decision
detransition happens cos of conversion therapy and transphobic abuse... that's what these "political" detransitioners are promoting... the majority of detransitioners would never do anything to harm trans people because they're one of us, it's just the uncle tom types that do this shit... tl;dr the only "mistake" detransitioners make is letting themselves be forced into detransition... @@Twink6629-lg3te
Trust me man we know the danger of transitioning but we get called bigots
Laura did a detailed breakdown of multiple psychological disorders and brought to light the pitfalls of lack of oversight by the medical society. Great interview. Thank you Laura and Mark.
Not just oversight, outright malignancy. This incredible boom in transgenderism is not an organic phenomena, it's planned, and the doctors who remove healthy body parts are psychopaths.
Lack of oversight by medical society and a massive (I’d call it evil) push by media / celebrity to have people jammed up with drugs and mutilated vs physiological help.
Medical professionals* medical society is not a monolith
@@lilithnox5955 Dr. Amy Bishop is in the house!
@@lilithnox5955 I think the commenter might be referring to ‘the medical model’. eg talking about issues related to being what’s called ‘the identified patient’ or ‘symptom bearer’, being a scapegoat in an abusive family. It’s a very common thing in mental health case files. A low empathy (or no empathy) family system that picks on it’s most different or vulnerable member. ‘The medical model’ tends to pathologize patients/clients with stigmatized dx (labels) vs compassionately empathizing with the traumatized person and their experiences. 💔
The way she explained her thinking and emotions pre transition was so eye opening. 'Distress around their physiology and roles'. It must be hell to be in such a mental state. No wonder she jumped into transition to try escape that pain. I'm glad she's found true self acceptance and is on the road to being her most healed and healthy self. I hope she doesn't get any undue hate for being so honest about her mental health and gender identity journey.
Ans autistic people are over represented in transitional communities
This was so good. I hope Laura finds a “funky” soul mate and has a bunch of little funksters!
I was a tom boy, hated puberty. Wanted my straight boy body back. Dressed to cover my curves. I dealt with it by developing an eating disorder. Bulimia damages the teeth, also gave me burst capillaries on my face. With lots of therapy and love I got through it. Married (for over 21 years), had two kids. It is possible that all your dreams will come true!!!
Same ❤
Same
You know, some women of certain body type still have slim not so cruvy figure - thanks for calling it '''boy'' that dismissively. Not all women are busty and curvy.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849she calls it boyish because she was a child.
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She was talking about her body as a child.
just say you’re skinny and move on.
- a skinny MF
Laura- you’re amazing. I’m the mother of a trans child who was on the spectrum. They took their own life two years ago, at the age of 20. They were the most amazing person- I wish they could have seen themselves the way I saw them. I would give anything for one more day.
Your words really hit home with me. Thank you for staying with us and making it through, and for sharing your story. I promise, it will give SO MANY young people hope. You’re incredible and beautiful and so inspiring. Keep moving forward, building and creating. I am excited to see what’s next for you. 🤍
I’m sorry for your immense loss. Being 20 is not the right time to make life-altering decisions. Someone told me that as maladaptive as it was, the transition fantasy helped keep me alive. I somehow made it through it and I will do my best to encourage acceptance and strength in young people. 💜
He/She*
I’m so sorry.
@@favourebuka5694 Who are you correcting here? On a post where someone is talking about losing their child?
@@favourebuka5694 - Surely you're not attempting to "correct" someone who has already written a well thought out, eloquent and compassionate post?
I think an awful lot of people can learn a lot from this interview
Yes they can! Looking and listening to this woman, one would never in a million years guess the trauma she has suffered. My take away from this is to be kind to everyone, because we are all fighting our own private and public battles.
@Jennifer Reid AMEN. Well said.
This is a powerful interview. She is smart, eloquent, thoughtful and introspective. We need to hear voices like this to give perspective.
Mark thanks for putting Laura on your channel. My 17 YO daughter is struggling trying to explain how she feels to me and everything Laura said is what she was trying to articulate to me. Now I have a better understanding of what she’s feeling because Laura expressed herself so beautifully. I was lost before on how to help her now I feel like we can have better communication based on this interview. Thank you!
Holy shit sis, your path is practically identical to mine. Thank you for speaking up, this shit is so important. Stay funky!
Really starting to wonder about the link between autism and gender dysphoria.. bc sooo many trans folks are also autistic. Thanks for sharing your story, Laura! This interview was so informational and your self awareness and capacity to really reflect on how you feel and why is inspiring!!
I think a lot of is is we see that gender is just a social construct so we are more likely to think rationally about it instead of worrying so much about what society thinks. I personally don't feel male or female and in 53 years of living (as an autistic woman assigned female at birth) never have leaned either way but because I was raised female and have a vagina that was my position in life so I was expected to behave a certain way, dress a certain way, and I was always treated a certain way even if I wasn't really wanting it that way. Because of this I didn't push gender roles on my son and it's given him the ability to decide gender for himself in a non-judgmental way. He feels male. He's known for years he feels male. I don't know WHY he feels male but he'd know better than I would. Same with my daughter. She feels female. One of my children was assigned a gender at birth that doesn't coincide with the genitals. It's as simple as that. In a rational world that wouldn't even mean much since gender IS a social construct but because my son wants to dress how he feels and have a name that goes with the package people have decided he's a 'groomer" and a deviant and all kinds of other ugly names. He's not damaged. He's not mentally unwell, he's not unable to distinguish the differences. In fact he's a genius and a talented artist (also seems to be more prevalent in our community!) who seems well-adjusted and bright despite the bullying and abuse he's faced simply for preferring the masculine pronouns.
Autistic people see how illogical all this is and recognize it for the primarily political football it really is. There's no shame in a person with a penis wanting to wear skirts or sing with a high pitch or get their nails done. It's just that society has decided that's a GIRL thing and boys who do girl things are icky and vice versa. My son though, he is a man who isn't interested in stereotypes. He loves his long hair. He likes painting his nails and wearing knee socks with skirts when he gets dressed up. But he still identifies as a male. And my daughter identifies as a woman even though sometimes she likes to wear pants and has short hair. To us it's not "gender confusion" it's noticing how other people are confused and being baffled and wondering what the big deal is.
1. Vaccines cause autism
2. Trauma opens doors to the demonic
3. Autistic people don't fit in societal norms
4. Politics give power to the LGBT community, forcing it into schools, libraries, movies, and social media, and enlists liberal activists to act as therapists to further placate the gender dysphoria issue.
5. Autistic people embrace a new ideology and identity and sign up for surgeries and hormones with no restraint, because politics took the authority away from the parents.
6. The Autistic person with gender dysphoria now has their body mutilated which stirs up their God-given conscience saying this is not right, it's not right. So they end up regretting their transition, their irreversible surgery. Forever changed.
7. They seek Jesus Christ and they find Him. They are filled with pure love and miraculously begin to accept themselves, forgive themselves, and love themselves when they were unable to before. And all the childhood trauma that was marring their soul for so long, no longer hurts, it's washed away.
This link definitely exists and has been talked about extensively by many professionals who don't support this medical agenda but the issue has even politicized and "the other side" pretends autism is not a factor.
@@mw7675 I agree. The many studies linking autism & gender confusion are there for anyone who takes time to look them up.
There is! Look up the paper called "Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria/Incongruence. A Sytematic Literature Review and Meta Analysis" by Aimilia Kallitsounaki and David M Williams
She is extremely well spoken
Thank you for sharing the detrans stories. I feel like they are pariahs; both anti-trans and trans communities gaslight and shame them. Their experiences are just as valid as anyone else’s and they deserve(d) better
As a queer person I appreciate her honesty & her being brave enough to share her point of view. I respect that this was her experience, this is how she feels about it - this is all very valid & she shouldn't be shamed for it.
I hope that gives you some hope that there are people out there who still have some who haven't been completely polarized despite social pressures from their communities.
I'm sure I'm not alone
there is no such thing as ‘anti-trans’ community. people are being called ‘antitrans’ when they express ideas like Laura’s
No they don't. Ive been in this community for years and I've never heard anyone shame and gaslight a person for deciding their gender matches their genitals. That doesn't even make sense. Nobody cares if you 'detransition" in this community.
@@realyzze No they're not. They're called anti-trans when they try to make trans people's lives miserable by denying them their experience. Like you just did. I'll give you an example of anti-trans rhetoric. Right now there are several people in US government who make out like trans people are "groomers" of children. Right now there are several states trying to block rights for trans people. Right now there are people who think nothing of calling someone words I can't even type here. In my school district trans youths are denied the right to use of their names and access to restrooms and several other hateful attempts to shame trans kids. The adults are so hateful. I will never forget my son being so proud of his first formal dance in his new suit and a parent sneered at him and said "What are you supposed to be?" That's anti-trans.
If you experienced what my son has gone through you'd see this for yourself.
What Laura has expressed isn't anti-trans at all. She had gender dysphoria and thought if she changed her body it would be more acceptable TO OTHERS. She said this herself. She said she never wanted to be male. If that is the case, she wasn't transitioning she was just trying to make herself more like what she thinks society wanted because she's not feminine enough. This isn't that uncommon. Women have tried since the dawn of womanhood to make themselves match the going stereotype. They augment their breasts, have poisons injected under the skin, have ribs removed, and so on and so on. And some regret it later. I believe Pamela Anderson had her implants removed because she had regrets about them. There is nothing shameful about this and definitely nothing anti-trans.
@@izolaevergreen4091 there is no such thing as queer. It's LGB anything after that is an agenda. Just be YOURSELF
I love that she talks about reaching a place of non-judgement, where you stop asking the agonizing questions, where you exist and accept yourself.
There are more and more stories like this... Thank you, Mark! People need to know...
i know she is going to help a lot of people with this interview - she’s obviously done an immense amount of work on herself. such an intelligent and articulate and gentle person. she is very brave and honest. the authenticity is beautiful.
it’s so refreshing to hear about another person’s journey with gender dysphoria while also struggling with PCOS, mental health disorders, and childhood trauma. i can relate to a great deal of Laura’s experiences. i wish this video existed three years ago. it would have helped me through so much; you have no idea. even now after all the soul searching i’ve done from ages 14 to my current age, 17, this video can now be used by me as a powerful reminder of who i am and what my values are in regard to my own self respect and quite honestly; my entire view on life in general. thank you for sharing your story.💗
I love a woman out there being a funky woman. that’s a gigantic hell yes from me. individuality is electric ✨
YES!! Thank you for giving detrans a platform, their stories need to be heard!
Surprised YT hasn't taken them down. Fortunately I imagine Mark has no desire to bow to their agendas, after they started defunding his addiction videos, which is another group of people that really needs to be seen and heard.
There stories are being suppressed.
It seems to boil down to self-acceptance. But those who buy into "the myth it's possible to change," as she put it, get left in the dust while everyone around them laugh their way to the bank. Now when they're vocal about their damaged bodies, they get called "bigot" & shoved aside. But their stories are breaking through, finally, so hopefully the major leeches like these clinics will increasingly get exposed for the mutilators they are. Lots of cash in this industry, in Big Pharma, middle-management 'diversity' corporate shills, & so-called medical professionals. These detransitioners were lambs led to slaughter. I bet some young girls out there will recognize themselves in her, then change their minds. Work on their MINDS instead of going under the knife as a solution to all life's problems.
@@markjackson4285their *
Yup modern society is sick. All these institutions have been infiltrated by woke SJWs pushing their disgusting agendas.
This is why I call Ishmael HIM - not HER and “Rebecca”. I’m a young gay male. I have seen the “lgbt” movement hijacked over the last 10 years. I lost my lifelong partner a few years ago….when he decided he wanted to be a woman. What’s more is he had the audacity to think I would/should still be with him as a woman. I had to explain to him what being a gay male who’s not messed up in the head, meant. Life is about being comfortable who you are. And you are what you are. As much as you can’t change your skin color, you can’t change your gender.
We need more women to talk about the trauma that is causing their need to transition. Thank you for sharing your story Laura. I hope you’re healing now.
What a brilliant communicator. Thank you for sharing yourself in this way.
This video deserves much more views- such important topics that aren’t touched upon enough on all
platforms. Super Courageous!
This story is so important. I have several family memebers now identifying as trans and others being diagnosed with autisim, one has been diagnosed with both. My son was getting confused with this same line of thinking. Thank you for connecting all the dots for me. Also I personally relate to your story Laura, I was born a girl but never fit in, had a mustache and was made fun of all the self hate. I see you girl. Much love.
Laura, you are so articulate, eloquent and smart. Thank you for sharing your story.
I am not autistic but, I do have PCOS and ADHD and ALOT of what she says resonates with me! It is interesting. I also surrounded myself by Gay men growing up and was attracted to them, had the male dominance and I am glad that I was diagnosed early for the PCOS so that I could understand that I produced male hormones. But had I been around different people, different time or a different family. This may have been me. My heart goes out to you. Way to young to be so damn self aware.
Not trying to be completely judgmental here but why would a straight woman, someone who has access to 90% of the male population essentially, why would you chase gay men who you know would never want you? Is it just the thrill of wanting something you cant have?
Yes! Pcos + adhd etc ...hell! Add all that with a certain environment/ppl and you could easy think you need to transition. I'm so happy I was ok w/ being the "Tom boy" with a nice body growing up lol... helped me keep and embrace my feminine over time.❤ (pcos is mental hell as well as physical if you have the severe symptoms such as hirsutism)
Another great eye opener. What this world needs is more and better mental health care.
I’m all for people doing what they need to do to help them feel more comfortable in their own skin, and think what Laura says about neutrality before making big life choices.
Mental health care is so important. I’m thankful to have had a quite extensive therapy process that’s mandatory in my country before I was given hormones. While for me personally I have no coexisting mental health issues or any trauma, I value that a deeper screening process and mental health care is of great importance to so to say wash out any other mental problems and deal with those first before making medical transition decisions.
The detransition stories are absolutely fascinating. The insight and raw honesty they gained by facing the truth and fighting their own demons is a great lesson. I found Laura's extremely insightful. She's perceptive and clearly wiser for having overcome the things that have threatened to take her life. I truly hope she finds that traditional family she's longing. I'm blessed to have that and I'm thankful everyday. I suffered childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse. I was a tomboy and wore my older brothers clothes until I was 16. My mom just thought it was my way of coping after the abuse and she knew I was terrified of men. It was actually my older brother who bought me dresses, encouraged me to stop hiding behind the frumpy clothes and be a little more typically feminine with my hair. That was a turning point in my life. I had to learn to feel comfortable in my skin as a feminine woman and I'm thankful that I did. That was over 20 years ago. I'm a wife and SAHM of 4 to a man I've known since I was 5. It's the beautiful life that I thought I could never have. 💗🙏🏼 As it is your heart's desire, I pray you find the same Laura.
She's wise to a degree, she's articulate and more self-aware than most, but it seems as though she's been a little too absorbed in political commentary rather than reality... Her obscure and disingenuous grasp on sex, gender (as well as the conflation between both), and identity makes the interview feel not as raw or insightful as it could've been if she showed a greater capacity for nuance and broader thinking.
@@ustanchy869 Yes, but none of us are perfect. We all have shortcomings.
What an incredible woman, her self awareness and ability to describe her experience is amazing. The best of luck to her.
I echo the same sentiment as the vast majority of these posts which is admiration. One lesson I’ve learned is that in the absence of love, respect is a phenomenal replacement, and Laura, as you can see, you’ve got it. You may never meet us, but you should rest easy knowing you have our respect. Your self-evaluation and attention to the details that drove your decisions are book worthy and you WILL help many people on this topic. Well done !!!!
Super cool how you word things.
I found this to be so relatable I also have PCOS and CPTSD and I was always friends with guys and a "tomboy" and when i wore fem clothing i would be made fun of. I was treated like a boy. If anything I was viewed as a sexually androgynous. And when i would wear something "pretty" I felt like everyone was making fun of me and staring at me. Back then I was not familiar with the terms used today. My school didn't have theater or arts programs I always felt like an alien in my own body. I think the fact that I was raped at a young age made me want to make myself look more male than female and i got called terrible things like dyke and man hands and i spent some time in mental health facilities because i was so depressed and i got made fun of for that too and then there were rumors that i wasnt in school because i went to have an abortion because i was both asexual gross and a slut even though i wasnt sexually active. High school was a terrible time that i still have nightmares about. I am almost 37 years old and im still getting over it but i relate to everything that you have said in this video. except for the taking testosterone and having a double mastectomy but i did bind my breasts
Do you bind your breasts because that’s more comfortable for you? Or because you can’t accept your breasts?
Hugs. X
How are u doing now? Do u still feel dysphoric?
Theatre and arts classes once were a place where ppl could explore different characters. Now they appear to be less free that way and more about conforming to culturally popular ideologies.
Tragic really.
You don’t have either of those things and have been indoctrinated into believing you’re sick somehow.
I feel like the last few minutes were spoken right to me. I regret the nihilistic mindset as well, but I am grateful to have healed and am now in relationships that match the love k have to give! This is an amazing woman right here
Laura is an amazing woman, Im so sorry she had to go through all this to find that out.
She needs to write a book asap
she's was a joy to listen to. i'm glad "detransition" story is out
Another amazing detransition interview. Laura too was authentic and articulate, it showed how hard she has worked on understanding her journey and the importance of healing in order to move through the rest of her life as a woman. Laura I wish you all the best in having the life you deserve and initiating healing with your family.
to be honest.. they all have one thing in common.. they all thought they would actually *be* the 'other' sex.. This is something that goes wrong in America. here in my part of Europe they all know they will only look alike. and the transition is to minimise the hurt that gives Gender Dysphoria.. HRT is not available without psychiatrist that talks with you. I think the De-transition number is higher in America with these things that are "easily" available...
I've watched so so many interviews on this channel, but she's probably one of my absolute favorite people and I haven't even finished the interview. I'm almost to tears by how much love I have for a person I do not know! You're an amazing being I literally love you!!!
What a tragedy. And what a courageous person. Coming back, from nihilism to life, wow, that is something to learn from her. Thank you!
The truth flowing out of this woman is such a breath of fresh air. Thank you. You are a beautiful person. I believe sometimes people live through terrible things to be a beacon on the other side. You are it. Your honesty is so valuable. ❤
Thank you for interviewing detransitioners, Mark. These interviews are extremely important. 🙏🏾💜
Such a strong video! I work with vulnerable young adults, and have often thought of the way surgical removal of body parts can resonate with self-harm. Listening to you opened something that can be very important when I try to understand my young clients. Thank you!
Her experiences and her ability to look back, analyze, articulate and express is powerful.
Great insightful conversation. I think there is a lot of hope for Laura to find love and acceptance. I wish her the best
My adult child is F to M trans. I worry about the decision all the time. It’s a balancing act to be supportive and concerned at the same time. I will remain loving and supportive regardless, because I love my child endlessly. I also feel like the trauma of my addiction might have encouraged my child’s gender dysphoria and that’s hard too. 12 years sober and I still worry that I made my child hate being female. This shit is hard to navigate.
some people are just like that. it happens
Great job on staying sober!! I'm sure your child loves you very much.
I think you're right, it's very hard for parents to navigate. You want to stay open so your child will still talk to you, and a parents need to be firm about the fact that a person can't change their biology. Yet if the child is pushed away they risk going even more into the ideology of the extreme trans movement.
We all have to be very compassionate with ourselves and how we were as parents at times. Take good care. 💕
Sam p, No, nobody is just like that. All people with gender dysphoria have it because of trauma. You are not born this way. The best thing to do is to get right with God and start praying for your child.
"Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie...For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."-Romans 1:24-27
@@finalfantasy3808 oh shut up with that proselytizing bull s**t
Wow I think this is the least I've heard Mark talk in an interview. So glad he let her tell her story to us 💙
😂 sarcastic? Because there's lots where he says 1 question at the start and the next is the ending "what have you learned" question.
Those are the ones.
Those are the ones...
🥸
I saw a lot of myself in Lauras story. I also have PCOS, CPTSD, and am on the spectrum. I grew up very much outcasted from an early age but excelled in school, kept to my group of fellow outcast kids, and was bullied a lot verbally and somewhat physically. In the early days my race and budding PCOS made me an easy target. I had dark hair and a lot of it, and it made the boys in my class feel they could treat me as an "other" hurting me like one of the boys. Around 3rd grade I was sexually assaulted along with another girl in my family and after the impact hit I was left feeling like if I were a boy I would've been able to protect us. I repessed the thought hard but it stayed with me a long time before i was ready to even start unpacking it. The ostraciztion only got worse when puberty hit, the way PCOS affected me was strictly high T, no ovarian cysts, and I related heavy with hypersexal feelings inside while having all your peers still not seeing you as the same as them. When I found the concept of androgyny it made a lot make sense to me. Suddenly my inability to have a period/children, variation of masculine and feminine traits, and intrest in people regardless of gender fit into place. I'm glad I was able to see my feelings of dyphoria surrounding my gender had less to with a need to be a boy and more to do with not feeling connected to femininity.
I’m sorry for all that happened to you but I’m glad you’re self-aware and working through it. I have a few similarities except for the PCOS. Hugs from across the world 🇦🇺
I read the comments and so many are enthralled with the de-transitioning story. Laura has clearly needed mental health treatment throughout the majority of her life and didn't seem to receive it. She needs it now -- here she certainly isn't practicing self-acceptance. She blames others for the treatment she sought and the decisions she made. It sure seems like she chased acceptance and my guess would be she insisted on the changes she underwent. This is the real story, that affordable mental health care is not available to all. Laura's story is her own, neither she nor anyone, should talk about whether sex can be changed or whether other's experience are fulfilling to them. There are many people born intersex and Laura can't speak to their experience. We need to support all people through their life experiences by being kind. We don't take on their problems or give our opinions without being asked for them, but we can't know what each person is going through.
Finally, a perspective not clouded by the brainfog of current politics and ppl's ignorant preconceived ideas of these complex topics.
Yes !!! 🩷🤍🩵
Nothing against people who detransition inherently, but this is essentially how every detransition narrative in any kind of media reads unfortunately.
Laura communicates beautifully and her ability to analyze herself and past events is impressive. I wish the absolute best for her on her journey.
She is such a strong woman to tell her story of insecurities! I admire her deeply!
Mark, this is one of your best interviews. I loved listening to this woman’s story. She’s very powerful. Anyone who understands so much of themselves is very powerful. Thank you for sharing her with us.
I can relate to her so much. i was dealing with similar issues and thought i was trans, luckily without pursuing it medically. Her wisdom and insight are truly inspiring.
I’ve never been LBGTQ … but I learned some stuff from this interview for myself. She threw out some wise words. I pray she has a fulfilling and good rest of her life.
So you learnt about LGBT from an interview with someone who isnt LGBT?.....
@@marvinbonithis person was on testosterone for the purpose of transitioning into a male, if because she is now not doing that she is not “in the movement” then I think maybe there is something wrong with it
Thank you for sharing this video. I'm also a detransitioner and it was a horrible journey. I can relate to her.
Thank you for letting this woman tell her story.
❤❤ Laura The personal work you've done is so evident. Your self acceptance and ability to share your struggle and growth is inspiring
When she referred to the result of abuse as a brain injury - wow. The accuracy took my breath away.
Very very educational for not only young people who think about Transitioning, also for all of us! For a better understanding what people go through which live with gender disphoria! Thank you Laura for expressing and explaining yourself so very well! I wish you love, passion and happiness as the great woman you are❤
Kudos to her. Her level of insight is remarkable. All the best to her on her journey to peace and community.
Her testimony is so valuable. ❤very courageous to share it!
Loved your talk Laura! You really captured my attention. I think you are awesome! You would be fantastic as a speaker. You are very wise and intelligent. Much luck to you in your life, you deserve it!!
Thank you Laura for sharing your story. I feel like I could listen to you for hours, you have such a deep understanding of yourself after all the suffering you have gone through. I would love to have people like you in my life! Even though, as you say, you are still working on issues (i think that’s a life journey) , you have reached a level of wisdom that I think most people never achieve. Thank you for your brave honesty, it’s very inspirational. I agree that acceptance is key and also so incredibly difficult, even more so with the difficulties you were dealt with growing up. You are awesome! All the best and tons of love ❤️
Wanna hug her and praise her for how far she’s come! Thru it all she is coming out on top!❤
Wow, I am so impressed with how well spoken she is and so brave. She is really genuine and I couldn't be more proud of her ❤ I pray that all your wounds heal ❤
This is one of the most coherent trans-regret survivors I have ever heard. Wow!
Wow, I am so impressed with Laura’s level of self awareness and understanding. Her words were enlightening and inspiring. We could all learn something from her, especially about viewing life from a fuller perspective and looking for the positive opportunities and facets of things that happen in our daily lives.
Laura, you should write a book. I think you could help others. I wish you the very best and hope that you find happiness and peace.
That was an important testimonial. Thank you to the channel as well as to her
Laura, you're extremely relatable. Neutrality is my way to exist peacefully in this world. Lucky to have figured this out at age 27. I could have seen myself fall down this path and am happy I didn't (my parents didn't mind my gender non-conformity). I used to wear everything. I wavered from looking like a tomboy to looking like a pink princess, lol. In adulthood, many things that happened in childhood started to affect me. Got addicted to alcohol and weed. Eventually, I figured out that a lot of my trauma and gender dysphoria/sexual confusion came from CSA. I'm happy and comfortable being a straight woman who is androgynous in her demeanor and sometimes appearance. Wishing you well.
Very well spoken lady. Thanks for explaining things so clearly. I wish more people would hear this.
I respect this person a lot for speaking out. There hasnt been enough talking about the downside of transitioning. Yes it works out for some but transitioning should not be painted as a “it will fix it all” type of solution. Be safe.
Side note: this individual is very intelligent and articulate. Definitely someone I would want as my friend.
Beautiful person, beautiful soul! This interview was so honest and eloquently expressed.
It takes a lot of guts to do an interview like this and you did a great job. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for covering stories like these, whilst folk find them difficult to accept, folk are too quick to deny detransitioning is happening more and more. I hope Laura is able to find happiness in life, as a fellow cPTSD, autism and PCOS sufferer, it’s a difficult path to walk, so I hope she’s able to find happiness in life.
It's happening more and more because transitioning is happening more and more. It's an obvious observation. Pointless really, unless you have an agenda or a horrible comprehension of statistics.
What an interview. Laura speaks eloquently about her truth and her journey. I wish her true love & peace in her life. I am sure her story will touch many viewers of SWU and additional channels. Thank you, Laura. Brava ❤
This is a very powerful story and one that the youth today need to listen to
Thank you Laura for sharing your story. For every bit of crap you may get for doing this, please know that there are those like me who wish you health and happiness.
This woman is so right about everything, but early on, I love to hear someone speak to the really grueling symptoms of PCOS --- it's true, and I've felt the intermittent "halts" to my wellbeing since I was 15yrs old, when I went into a very, dark, suicidal place while months of pain caused by cysts on one of my ovaries. Mixed with abandonment issues, and pre-existing mental health issues, PCOS can feel like a bomb. The pain and hormonal instability, appears out of nowhere and ravages your sanity.
She has so much wisdom at such a young age.
so much love and respect for detransitioners - yall are important and your stories deserve to be heard ❤
Wow. She could so easily have been me. The way she talks and all the problems she has... I feel like I've never felt more seen and heard by a stranger before haha, and that is such a comforting feeling... That there really are other people just like me out there. Thank you so much for this video 🌷
Laura, you really helped me to see some truths and some worthiness in myself that I sometimes cannot see. Thank you 💟
As a straight male I find her beautiful, smart, intelligent and perfect just the way she is! I've always been attracted to Tom boys for most of my life. I stopped dating the girly girls out of highschool. A very beautiful girl in my opinion!
This is what I needed to hear today :) TY!! Feelings of worthless can come from many things (My case being disabled and feeling I can't pull my weight) I've always felt different and tried to fit in but after watching your video today I think I am just going to be me. I like being different!! There are no rules that say I have to fit into some "TYPE" of person. Sadly I had to find this out when I am older and hopefully wiser. Just be yourself and if people don't like they can move on.