Originally published on Medium on 1/17/21 I’m disturbed by many of my past actions as a detrans radical feminist. I said and did things that I now find very harmful and unethical. I was deceptive and tried to manipulate people, tried to change how transmasculine people thought of themselves and what choices they made. At… Continue reading Confessions of a Former “Crypto-TERF”
Author: Ky Schevers
Transphobia in the Detrans Women’s Community
Originally published on Medium on 1/21/21 [CW: Transphobia, transmisogyny, ableism, references to sexual and domestic violence, homophobia] During my time as a detrans woman, I said and did many things that I now see as harmful and transphobic. At the time, I thought I was acting in accordance with feminism and working in the best… Continue reading Transphobia in the Detrans Women’s Community
Rules and Guidelines from Support Groups for Detrans Women
Originally posted on Medium on 2/21/21 Below are the rules and guidelines for two support groups for detrans and re-identified women. Some of the same women were involved in starting and formulating the structure and guidelines of both groups. I played no role in creating either of these groups but I participated in both of… Continue reading Rules and Guidelines from Support Groups for Detrans Women
Healing from the Past
Originally posted on Medium 1/22/21 [CW: mention of suicidal impulses, addiction, self-destructiveness, transphobia] I keep thinking back on what my life was like when I was at my most fanatical. I was working on a farm in Oregon. I didn’t know anyone in the area. I was very depressed and hated myself. I felt like… Continue reading Healing from the Past
Working Towards Acceptance
Originally published on Medium on 1/3/21 When I detransitioned, I believed that I’d finally figured out what I was and was in the process of solving my gender issues once and for all. I didn’t think I’d be hit with intense doubts four-five years in. It was shocking but at the same time unsurprising. I’d… Continue reading Working Towards Acceptance
Coming Out
I originally wrote this for my old tumblr blog some time during the summer of 2020. I ended up deleting my tumblr and my other online media related to detransition a few months later. Detransitioning didn’t work out for me. About five years after detransitioning, I started wondering if it had really been worth it.… Continue reading Coming Out
Moving Between Worlds, Deciding What To Do Next
Originally posted on Medium on 12/26/20 I feel like I’m between worlds, between different groups of people, between detrans and trans. I don’t feel like I fit into either group. It’s surreal thinking of myself as trans after seeing myself as detransitioned for years. That was a huge part of who I was. And now… Continue reading Moving Between Worlds, Deciding What To Do Next