The Detransitioners Have Arrived. They Are Not Your Personal Army

A report from Detrans Awareness Day 2025

Your humble reporter with six completely different detransition stories. In back: Elle Palmer and Abel Garcia. L to R: Exulansic, Maia, Laura Becker, Chloe Cole

Exulansic underwent “gender affirming menstrual suppression.” As a result, her bones were not taking in enough calcium during the critical adult female developmental window. She also has rib flare, a consequence of binding. So does Maia the Peace Poet, who never had menstrual suppression. Neither of them had a double mastectomy like Laura Becker or Chloe Cole.

Elle Palmer has lingering effects of testosterone, most notably her voice, but she never had surgery. Of the detransitioners listed so far, Abel Garcia is the only male. While he had breast implants for a time, he never had bottom surgery. Then there is Forrest Smith, who had an orchiectomy (removal of his testicles) and breast implants. None of their stories is exactly alike.

The only thing they share at all is the story they had believed about themselves being transgend…