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Devin Cantu's avatar

Wow, never would have thought Maddie from the vice documentary about detransition would be a research assistant. Hello Maddie! Hope you're doing well. Anyways, the person, Michelle Alleva, that said she wouldn't be participating in the DARE study, she stated that she wants to end all transition. She is of the belief that all transition is a complete pseudoscience & doesn't work. So, that might be a big part of the reason why she didn't want to participate in the DARE study.

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S. Rudd's avatar

where can i watch this movie? Youtube only has a 2 min clip

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The One Percent's avatar

Not sure. Sorry.

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Michelle Alleva's avatar

I chose not to participate in the Re/Detrans Study. I did, however, participate in the DARE study.

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S. Rudd's avatar

good essay maddie!

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Detrans Chile's avatar

Hola Maddie, muy interesante tu testimonio, rol investigando y las reflexiones que elaboras respecto a participar en esos procesos. La parte donde mencionas las voces graves de la testosterona me pareció muy bonita y sanadora. Para mí, la investigación también ha formado parte de un proceso personal.

Saludos, Nico (detransicionador e investigador Detrans Chile).

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Amod Sandhya Lele's avatar

I'm really saddened at how unsupportive trans activists have often been of detransitioners. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Surely the whole point of the trans movement is that you're supposed to be able to express your gender in a way that corresponds to your inner self-perception. Why on earth should that only go in one direction?

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The One Percent's avatar

Thanks. There was a period there for a few years where people coming out as detransitioning were attacked by trans activists online. I believe things are less volatile with in-person relationships. We also see some change, with more trans people coming forward with messages of support and allyship. What is perhaps a more concerning trend now is censorship and suppression of detransition content on social media platforms such as TikTok.

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