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Transition Radio Industries September 2012
Transition Radio Industries September 2012
I am a 31 year old man with a trans history. Transition began socially in late 2013 and became a medical transition shortly into 2014, continuing until deciding to detrans myself at the beginning of 2016. Dysphoria was the primary motivation for HRT, which alleviated much of the symptoms such as distress caused by my male sexed characteristics. However, I have since come to realize that dysphoria is an umbrella term that serves to obscure a more complex interaction of phenomena.
Early in my transition, as part of my effort to fully understand what I was experiencing, I allowed myself to consider analyses of gender that were outside the acceptable worldview of the larger trans community - namely, those of radical feminists. The logic of such analysis appealed to me, and once I opened myself up to the possibility that my views may indeed be distorted, I was unable to return to the worldview I once had. Many months before my detransition I began using male restrooms again, because I felt guilty - as someone who is a survivor of sexual abuse - of potentially triggering women simply by my presence.
Later I concluded that my transition itself was inherently rife with ethical issues, and this dilemma led me to detransition and search for a better answer to dysphoria. As a disclaimer: while many of my ideas are influenced by radical feminist thought, I am not a radical feminist, nor do my interpretations of their concepts reflect actual radical feminist thought.
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