Friday, May 17, 2024

November 2023: X advertised 'DETRANS' documentary

TechCrunch:

"Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the 'What’s happening?' sidebar. As part of a 'timeline takeover' — which gives advertisers 'priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day' — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag '#DETRANS' to advertise its new film about 'the stories of detransitioners.' * * * PragerU said it spent $1 million in total to promote the “DETRANS” documentary, a portion of which went toward its “timeline takeover” on X."
X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film, Amanda Silberling, TechCrunch, November 2, 2023

abstract art used as a separator

First of all, detransition is an uncommon pathway for people who begin gender transition. As TechCrunch says: "In a 2021 review of 27 studies, with almost 8,000 transgender patients, less than 1% of people who underwent any type of gender-affirmation surgeries expressed regret."

Secondly, people are allowed to regret their choices, and they are allowed to change their mind. This is part of being human. It doesn't mean that being trans/queer is invalid or bad.

I wrote Why transphobia teaches us to be terrified of regret. It's an 8-min read on Medium.

See also: Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition: The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment. Erin Reed, Nov 24, 2025

Cleveland's 'detransition center'

Cleveland Clinic Establishes Second “Detransition” Center in the Country After DOJ Settlement: “There continues to be no increased need, and it is a bigoted, sad performative farce the Clinic is choosing to promote.” s. baum, Jun 9, 2026

Cleveland Clinic commits $2 million to detransition care in DOJ settlement: The hospital also agreed to not provide pediatric gender-affirming care for two decades, though state law already severely restricts that type of care. Signal Ohio & Ken Schneck, The Buckeye Flame, June 9, 2026

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