In recent months, there has been a marked increase in the number of both trans-identified and detransitoned people speaking out on social media and YouTube about the harms they say they experienced from a variety of medical-transition procedures. It should … Continue reading
by Helena Helena is a 21-year-old woman who identified first as nonbinary, and later as a transgender man, from 2013 through 2018. In 2016, she began medical transition by taking testosterone, and detransitioned two years later. During her teen years, … Continue reading
Gender Health Query (GHQ) is a new organization started by Justine Deterling (@thehomoarchy on Twitter). Its focus will be research and political action from the perspective of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-identified people who question the current LGBT zeitgeist around … Continue reading
Carol F. is a 39-year old woman (adult human female) from a conservative area in California. She was raised in a religious environment. From ages 35 to 38, she identified as a transgender male and lived her life being perceived … Continue reading
The government of the state of Vermont is currently accepting public comments on a proposal to remove all age limits on sex reassignment surgery (SRS) for Medicaid recipients. The full, four-page proposed rule is available on the Vermont Human Services … Continue reading
Does 4thWaveNow promote conversion therapy? We oppose any form of therapy that seeks to change a child’s sexual orientation. And we oppose any form of therapy that pushes a child to conform to sex role stereotypes. However, we are deeply … Continue reading
GuessImAfab is a 22-year-old re-identified female who identified first as nonbinary, and then a transgender man, from the ages of 18-21. She lives in the United States. GuessImAfab was on testosterone for a year and a half and spent a … Continue reading
by Helena Helena is a 20-year-old woman who identified first as nonbinary, and later as a transgender man, from 2013 through 2018. In 2016, she began medical transition by taking testosterone, and detransitioned two years later. Helena was an avid … Continue reading
Interview by Grace Williams In this interview with Chiara Caignon, one of the co-founders of the Pique Resilience Project (PRP), and her mother, Denise Caignon (aka “Marie Verite”), the founder of 4thWaveNow, the two women tell the story of Chiara’s … Continue reading
by Inga Berenson It was a hot summer morning. I was nine or ten, riding my pony from our farmhouse toward the barn where my father was working. This was the first time I had gone riding since a string … Continue reading