Detransitioner Katie Lennon: ‘I Thought that in the End I Could Become a Man But All I Became Was a Mutilated and Abused Version of Myself’

(Captions are auto generated ░░░░░░░░ m a D transitioner ░░░░░░░░ I live in Lowell ░░░░░░░░ I work worship and ░░░░░░░░ business in Nashua and ░░░░░░░░ I m an active ░░░░░░░░ member of the Six ░░░░░░░░ 3 and I m ░░░░░░░░ in support of SP272 ░░░░░░░░ So like many children ░░░░░░░░ teens today I identified ░░░░░░░░ as transgender for years ░░░░░░░░ when I started to ░░░░░░░░ confused and ashamed about ░░░░░░░░ developing body I asked ░░░░░░░░ in my life to ░░░░░░░░ me by a new ░░░░░░░░ and use male pronouns ░░░░░░░░ refer to me So ░░░░░░░░ other words I went ░░░░░░░░ a social transition from ░░░░░░░░ to male Everyone in ░░░░░░░░ life immediately affirmed my ░░░░░░░░ identity either out of ░░░░░░░░ support for it or ░░░░░░░░ to stay neutral and ░░░░░░░░ cause any issues But ░░░░░░░░ constant affirmation both active ░░░░░░░░ passive solidified me in ░░░░░░░░ transgender identity No one ░░░░░░░░ to lock me into ░░░░░░░░ identity that would later ░░░░░░░░ me broken ashamed and ░░░░░░░░ confused than before They ░░░░░░░░ really all just being ░░░░░░░░ But the social transition ░░░░░░░░ wasn t enough and ░░░░░░░░ soon felt I needed ░░░░░░░░ take testosterone And when ░░░░░░░░ wasn t enough I ░░░░░░░░ a double mastectomy And ░░░░░░░░ that still wasn t ░░░░░░░░ I had a total ░░░░░░░░ including the removal of ░░░░░░░░ uterus cervix fallopian tubes ░░░░░░░░ both ovaries There s ░░░░░░░░ point of contentment during ░░░░░░░░ gender transition We get ░░░░░░░░ moments of euphoria but ░░░░░░░░ one step leads straight ░░░░░░░░ the next And I ░░░░░░░░ that in the end ░░░░░░░░ could really become a ░░░░░░░░ but all I became ░░░░░░░░ a mutilated and abused ░░░░░░░░ of my old self ░░░░░░░░ transition is a big ░░░░░░░░ and we re lying ░░░░░░░░ we say that any ░░░░░░░░ this is reversible This ░░░░░░░░ a big decision with ░░░░░░░░ consequences In New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ t even require that ░░░░░░░░ be involved If the ░░░░░░░░ of mother and father ░░░░░░░░ t include authority over ░░░░░░░░ emotional social and physical ░░░░░░░░ of their children the ░░░░░░░░ no longer mean anything ░░░░░░░░ me Transgender identifying youth ░░░░░░░░ a high risk for ░░░░░░░░ The Trevor Project which ░░░░░░░░ an L GB T ░░░░░░░░ group reports that 45 ░░░░░░░░ L GB T teens ░░░░░░░░ seriously considered attempting suicide ░░░░░░░░ the past year More ░░░░░░░░ half of that number ░░░░░░░░ transgender Identifying youth teachers ░░░░░░░░ school administrators are mandated ░░░░░░░░ and if a child ░░░░░░░░ suspected to be four ░░░░░░░░ more likely to attempt ░░░░░░░░ than the other students ░░░░░░░░ age his parents have ░░░░░░░░ right to know And ░░░░░░░░ 272 will ensure that ░░░░░░░░ are notified if their ░░░░░░░░ are identifying with a ░░░░░░░░ community and will allow ░░░░░░░░ parents to decide the ░░░░░░░░ best step for their ░░░░░░░░ Please vote in support ░░░░░░░░ SB 272 and I ░░░░░░░░ happy to take any ░░░░░░░░