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LGBT-HP: Fix bare tag: MW 1.45.1 Cite requires self-closing

2026-07-10T13:06:48Z

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Wessexman: Genspect video - The True Story of Forrest

2025-03-22T17:54:58Z

Genspect video - The True Story of Forrest

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	Swedish television documentary 'The Trans train' released in 2021 drew attention to the increasing number of young people detransitioning and reflecting on the damage they had done to their bodies <ref> https://genspect.org/swedish-documentary-stopping-the-trans-train/ </ref> <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJGAoNbHYzk Episode 1 of The Trans Train </ref>.		Swedish television documentary 'The Trans train' released in 2021 drew attention to the increasing number of young people detransitioning and reflecting on the damage they had done to their bodies <ref> https://genspect.org/swedish-documentary-stopping-the-trans-train/ </ref> <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJGAoNbHYzk Episode 1 of The Trans Train </ref>.

	[[Genspect]] is an international alliance of professionals, trans people, detransitioners, parent groups and others who seek high-quality care for gender-related distress.		[[Genspect]] is an international alliance of professionals, trans people, detransitioners, parent groups and others who seek high-quality care for gender-related distress. The True Story of Forrest is a raw and unfiltered account of what it means to live with regret after gender reassignment surgery posted by Genspect on You Tube in March 2025. <ref> I Thought Transition Would Save Me - It Didn’t \| The True Story of Forrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgyP-lhVsYg </ref>.

	[[File:Detransvoices23112021.jpg\|thumb\|Social media header image for DeTrans Voices on Twitter in 2021]]		[[File:Detransvoices23112021.jpg\|thumb\|Social media header image for DeTrans Voices on Twitter in 2021]]

Wessexman: reference added

2025-01-22T20:41:32Z

reference added

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	Academic research into detransition is underdeveloped. James Caspian enrolled on the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy at [[Bath]] Spa University wishing to research reverse gender reassignment surgeries, a phenomenon that had never been researched. However the University refused to allow his research and so he took his case to court <ref> https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-spa-university-james-caspian-2557060 Ex-Bath Spa student James Caspian fails in court fight against university 20 Feb 2019 </ref>. The case is currently waiting to be heard at the [[European Court of Human Rights]] <ref> Psychotherapist blocked from studying ‘trans regret’ takes case to the European Court 5 Feb 2021 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/05/psychotherapist-blocked-studying-trans-regret-takes-case-european/ </ref>.		Academic research into detransition is underdeveloped. James Caspian enrolled on the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy at [[Bath]] Spa University wishing to research reverse gender reassignment surgeries, a phenomenon that had never been researched. However the University refused to allow his research and so he took his case to court <ref> https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-spa-university-james-caspian-2557060 Ex-Bath Spa student James Caspian fails in court fight against university 20 Feb 2019 </ref>. The case is currently waiting to be heard at the [[European Court of Human Rights]] <ref> Psychotherapist blocked from studying ‘trans regret’ takes case to the European Court 5 Feb 2021 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/05/psychotherapist-blocked-studying-trans-regret-takes-case-european/ </ref>.

	Swedish television documentary 'The Trans train' released in 2021 drew attention to the increasing number of young people detransitioning and reflecting on the damage they had done to their bodies <ref> https://genspect.org/swedish-documentary-stopping-the-trans-train/ </ref>.		Swedish television documentary 'The Trans train' released in 2021 drew attention to the increasing number of young people detransitioning and reflecting on the damage they had done to their bodies <ref> https://genspect.org/swedish-documentary-stopping-the-trans-train/ </ref> <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJGAoNbHYzk Episode 1 of The Trans Train </ref>.

	[[Genspect]] is an international alliance of professionals, trans people, detransitioners, parent groups and others who seek high-quality care for gender-related distress.		[[Genspect]] is an international alliance of professionals, trans people, detransitioners, parent groups and others who seek high-quality care for gender-related distress.

Wessexman at 21:49, 30 November 2024

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Wessexman: Richie Herron's story Additional reference.

2024-08-14T08:58:27Z

Richie Herron's story Additional reference.

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	in 2020 BBC radio broadcast He2She2He and She2He2She about men and women who went through detransition <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct0hyx Episode 1:Brian Belovitch was born a boy, and then transitioned and lived for more than a decade as Natalia – a performer, club hostess and glamorous party animal. Then at a crisis point in his life he made a momentous decision – to live again as Brian.</ref> <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct0hyy Episode 2: Nele and Ellie are detransitioners too. In their early 20s, they were brought up as girls, and began to identify as transmen in their teens. To present as more masculine, both took testosterone and had their breasts removed in double mastectomy surgery. Connecting online, these two young women are now supporting each other to re-identify as female. </ref>.		in 2020 BBC radio broadcast He2She2He and She2He2She about men and women who went through detransition <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct0hyx Episode 1:Brian Belovitch was born a boy, and then transitioned and lived for more than a decade as Natalia – a performer, club hostess and glamorous party animal. Then at a crisis point in his life he made a momentous decision – to live again as Brian.</ref> <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct0hyy Episode 2: Nele and Ellie are detransitioners too. In their early 20s, they were brought up as girls, and began to identify as transmen in their teens. To present as more masculine, both took testosterone and had their breasts removed in double mastectomy surgery. Connecting online, these two young women are now supporting each other to re-identify as female. </ref>.

	In 2022 Ritchie Herron, a 35 year old man, who had lived as a woman after being born a male, announced that he was planning a legal case against Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear [[NHS]] Foundation Trust after medical treatment for transition had resulted in complications. Herron also claimed that the NHS failed to take his [[mental health]] crisis into account before procedures <ref> 'My first thought as I came round was Oh God! What have I done?' Daily Mail 26 June 2022: Man suing the NHS over trans surgery he bitterly regrets has bravely waived anonymity to share his ordealhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10953157/Man-suing-NHS-trans-surgery-regrets-bravely-waived-anonymity-share-ordeal.html </ref>.		In 2022 Ritchie Herron, a 35 year old man, who had lived as a woman after being born a male, announced that he was planning a legal case against Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear [[NHS]] Foundation Trust after medical treatment for transition had resulted in complications. Herron also claimed that the NHS failed to take his [[mental health]] crisis into account before procedures <ref> 'My first thought as I came round was Oh God! What have I done?' Daily Mail 26 June 2022: Man suing the NHS over trans surgery he bitterly regrets has bravely waived anonymity to share his ordealhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10953157/Man-suing-NHS-trans-surgery-regrets-bravely-waived-anonymity-share-ordeal.html </ref>.<ref> ‘Doctors refused to let me admit my transition was a mistake. Now I want to reverse it’ 13 August 2024 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/doctors-refused-to-let-me-admit-my-transition-was-a-mistake-now-i-want-to-reverse-it/ar-AA1oJLOy?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=227a423ff43c4e6f81690b2ef41b5658&ei=14 (accessed 14 August 2024) </ref>.

	Academic research into detransition is underdeveloped. James Caspian enrolled on the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy at [[Bath]] Spa University wishing to research reverse gender reassignment surgeries, a phenomenon that had never been researched. However the University refused to allow his research and so he took his case to court <ref> https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-spa-university-james-caspian-2557060 Ex-Bath Spa student James Caspian fails in court fight against university 20 Feb 2019 </ref>. The case is currently waiting to be heard at the [[European Court of Human Rights]] <ref> Psychotherapist blocked from studying ‘trans regret’ takes case to the European Court 5 Feb 2021 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/05/psychotherapist-blocked-studying-trans-regret-takes-case-european/ </ref>.		Academic research into detransition is underdeveloped. James Caspian enrolled on the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy at [[Bath]] Spa University wishing to research reverse gender reassignment surgeries, a phenomenon that had never been researched. However the University refused to allow his research and so he took his case to court <ref> https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-spa-university-james-caspian-2557060 Ex-Bath Spa student James Caspian fails in court fight against university 20 Feb 2019 </ref>. The case is currently waiting to be heard at the [[European Court of Human Rights]] <ref> Psychotherapist blocked from studying ‘trans regret’ takes case to the European Court 5 Feb 2021 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/05/psychotherapist-blocked-studying-trans-regret-takes-case-european/ </ref>.

Wessexman: lack of support for detransitioners

2024-08-04T20:30:34Z

lack of support for detransitioners

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	Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>. [[Dr Hilary Cass]]'s review published in April 2024 recommended that NHS England should "ensure there is provision" for de-transitioners <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641 Hilary Cass: Weak evidence letting down children over gender care </ref>.		Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>. [[Dr Hilary Cass]]'s review published in April 2024 recommended that NHS England should "ensure there is provision" for de-transitioners <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641 Hilary Cass: Weak evidence letting down children over gender care </ref>.

	[[Detrans Awareness Day]] is 12th March.		[[Detrans Awareness Day]] is 12th March. Support for detransitioners is generally poor with many LGBT communities and organizations appearing hostile. This was reported by Elie Vandenbussche in an article in the Journal of Homosexuality in 2022 <ref> Detransition-Related Needs and Support: A Cross-SectionalOnline Survey JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY 2022, VOL. 69, NO. 9, 1602–1620 https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1919479 </ref>.

Wessexman at 20:58, 8 May 2024

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	Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>. [[Dr Hilary Cass]]'s review published in April 2024 recommended that NHS England should "ensure there is provision" for de-transitioners <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641 Hilary Cass: Weak evidence letting down children over gender care </ref>.		Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>. [[Dr Hilary Cass]]'s review published in April 2024 recommended that NHS England should "ensure there is provision" for de-transitioners <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641 Hilary Cass: Weak evidence letting down children over gender care </ref>.


	[[Detrans Awareness Day]] is 12th March.		[[Detrans Awareness Day]] is 12th March.

Wessexman: Cass Report 2024

2024-04-10T11:46:15Z

Cass Report 2024

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	[[File:Detransvoices23112021.jpg\|thumb\|Social media header image for DeTrans Voices on Twitter in 2021]]		[[File:Detransvoices23112021.jpg\|thumb\|Social media header image for DeTrans Voices on Twitter in 2021]]

	Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>.		Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>. [[Dr Hilary Cass]]'s review published in April 2024 recommended that NHS England should "ensure there is provision" for de-transitioners <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641 Hilary Cass: Weak evidence letting down children over gender care </ref>.

Wessexman: Documentary Trans Train.

2024-03-04T13:22:13Z

Documentary Trans Train.

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	Academic research into detransition is underdeveloped. James Caspian enrolled on the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy at [[Bath]] Spa University wishing to research reverse gender reassignment surgeries, a phenomenon that had never been researched. However the University refused to allow his research and so he took his case to court <ref> https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-spa-university-james-caspian-2557060 Ex-Bath Spa student James Caspian fails in court fight against university 20 Feb 2019 </ref>. The case is currently waiting to be heard at the [[European Court of Human Rights]] <ref> Psychotherapist blocked from studying ‘trans regret’ takes case to the European Court 5 Feb 2021 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/05/psychotherapist-blocked-studying-trans-regret-takes-case-european/ </ref>.		Academic research into detransition is underdeveloped. James Caspian enrolled on the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy at [[Bath]] Spa University wishing to research reverse gender reassignment surgeries, a phenomenon that had never been researched. However the University refused to allow his research and so he took his case to court <ref> https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-spa-university-james-caspian-2557060 Ex-Bath Spa student James Caspian fails in court fight against university 20 Feb 2019 </ref>. The case is currently waiting to be heard at the [[European Court of Human Rights]] <ref> Psychotherapist blocked from studying ‘trans regret’ takes case to the European Court 5 Feb 2021 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/05/psychotherapist-blocked-studying-trans-regret-takes-case-european/ </ref>.

			Swedish television documentary 'The Trans train' released in 2021 drew attention to the increasing number of young people detransitioning and reflecting on the damage they had done to their bodies <ref> https://genspect.org/swedish-documentary-stopping-the-trans-train/ </ref>.

	[[Genspect]] is an international alliance of professionals, trans people, detransitioners, parent groups and others who seek high-quality care for gender-related distress.		[[Genspect]] is an international alliance of professionals, trans people, detransitioners, parent groups and others who seek high-quality care for gender-related distress.

Wessexman: BBC radio programme 2020

2023-12-29T22:00:16Z

BBC radio programme 2020

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	[[Sinead Watson]] is a detransitioned woman who began medical transition in 2015 at age 24 at the Sandyford clinic in [[Glasgow]]. She began to feel regret three years later, finally making the decision to stop taking testosterone in 2019 <ref> Sinead's story is shared with her sister https://www.transgendertrend.com/transition-detransition-conversation-between-sisters/ </ref>.		[[Sinead Watson]] is a detransitioned woman who began medical transition in 2015 at age 24 at the Sandyford clinic in [[Glasgow]]. She began to feel regret three years later, finally making the decision to stop taking testosterone in 2019 <ref> Sinead's story is shared with her sister https://www.transgendertrend.com/transition-detransition-conversation-between-sisters/ </ref>.

			in 2020 BBC radio broadcast He2She2He and She2He2She about men and women who went through detransition <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct0hyx Episode 1:Brian Belovitch was born a boy, and then transitioned and lived for more than a decade as Natalia – a performer, club hostess and glamorous party animal. Then at a crisis point in his life he made a momentous decision – to live again as Brian.</ref> <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct0hyy Episode 2: Nele and Ellie are detransitioners too. In their early 20s, they were brought up as girls, and began to identify as transmen in their teens. To present as more masculine, both took testosterone and had their breasts removed in double mastectomy surgery. Connecting online, these two young women are now supporting each other to re-identify as female. </ref>.

	In 2022 Ritchie Herron, a 35 year old man, who had lived as a woman after being born a male, announced that he was planning a legal case against Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear [[NHS]] Foundation Trust after medical treatment for transition had resulted in complications. Herron also claimed that the NHS failed to take his [[mental health]] crisis into account before procedures <ref> 'My first thought as I came round was Oh God! What have I done?' Daily Mail 26 June 2022: Man suing the NHS over trans surgery he bitterly regrets has bravely waived anonymity to share his ordealhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10953157/Man-suing-NHS-trans-surgery-regrets-bravely-waived-anonymity-share-ordeal.html </ref>.		In 2022 Ritchie Herron, a 35 year old man, who had lived as a woman after being born a male, announced that he was planning a legal case against Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear [[NHS]] Foundation Trust after medical treatment for transition had resulted in complications. Herron also claimed that the NHS failed to take his [[mental health]] crisis into account before procedures <ref> 'My first thought as I came round was Oh God! What have I done?' Daily Mail 26 June 2022: Man suing the NHS over trans surgery he bitterly regrets has bravely waived anonymity to share his ordealhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10953157/Man-suing-NHS-trans-surgery-regrets-bravely-waived-anonymity-share-ordeal.html </ref>.
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	Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>.		Social media sites are revealing an increasing number of young people seeking help with detransitioning <ref> https://twitter.com/FtMdetransed Detrans Voices on Twitter is one such forum (accessed 23 November 2021) </ref>.



	[[Detrans Awareness Day]] is 12th March.		[[Detrans Awareness Day]] is 12th March.