I promised myself I wouldn& #39;t tweet about this. But I& #39;ve had a few beers, so here we go.

A recent conversation I had annoyed me. This isn& #39;t a jab at that person - you know who you are and I love you - but this *mentality* gets to me, and I want to talk about it. 1/5

The jist is, "detransitioners are all either autistic, dealing with internalised homophobia/sexism and self-hatred, or are socially pressured into transition." This isn& #39;t true.

While many may be one or all of the above, not all are. Maybe even most aren& #39;t - we don& #39;t know. 2/5

That& #39;s the problem. We *don& #39;t* know - we can& #39;t know. The relevant studies have not been done yet.

I& #39;ve spoken to many detransitioners who transitioned for tragic reasons, but not all of us are victims and certainly don& #39;t like to be thought of as such. 3/5

Something is happening.

More and more people, especially girls and young women, are developing dysphoria and are seeking transition.

That needs to be examined.

What we don& #39;t need is either the "you poor dear" or the "you fucking idiot," treatment. 4/5

I don& #39;t like being insulted and called an irresponsible idiot. But I also don& #39;t appreciate people throwing pity parties for me. Shit happens. You deal with it and move on.

Detransitioners don& #39;t want scorn or pity.

We want research and the *prevention of future cases.* 5/5