Originally published on Trans Safety Network under the title Ky Schever’s experience with ideologically driven detransition Back when I was still in the detransitioned radical feminist community, I watched the Miseducation of Cameron Post with another detransitioned woman. That movie is about a teenage lesbian in the US who’s sent to a Christian ex-gay camp… Continue reading Seeing Myself in the Stories of Other Conversion Therapy Survivors
Category: Transphobic Feminism
Feeling Regret About My Detransition and Past Activism
I’ve been feeling a lot of regret about my past actions. I feel as though I lost about six years of my life. I think back over that time and think about all that I wish hadn’t happened, how I wish I hadn’t done this or that, or that I’d gone about things differently. There’s… Continue reading Feeling Regret About My Detransition and Past Activism
The Reality Behind the Story I Told: What My Life was Like When I was Interviewed for the Stranger
Back when I was still a detrans woman, I was interviewed a few times by journalists for articles on detransitioning. The article that drew the most attention and the strongest reactions from people was a piece written by Katie Herzog that appeared in The Stranger. Many trans people and their allies found the article offensive… Continue reading The Reality Behind the Story I Told: What My Life was Like When I was Interviewed for the Stranger
My Views on Transphobic Detrans People
I want to be upfront with how I view detransitioned people who believe in transphobic ideologies. When I was detrans, I hid my real views on trans people because I didn’t want to suffer the consequences of being openly transphobic. I rationalized what I was doing at the time but now I recognize that I… Continue reading My Views on Transphobic Detrans People
Detransition Awareness Day: Inconvenient Truths and Community Building
Originally posted on 3/12/21 on Health Liberation Now! Apparently today, March 12th is Detransition Awareness Day. Today is supposed to be a day for informing people about detransitioning in the name of creating more and better resources. Well then, here are some things I want people to be aware of concerning resources for people who… Continue reading Detransition Awareness Day: Inconvenient Truths and Community Building
Confessions of a Former “Crypto-TERF”
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”
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