I promised myself I wouldn't tweet about this. But I've had a few beers, so here we go.

A recent conversation I had annoyed me. This isn'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't true.

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

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

I've spoken to many detransitioners who transitioned for tragic reasons, but not all of us are victims and certainly don'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't need is either the "you poor dear" or the "you fucking idiot," treatment. 4/5

I don't like being insulted and called an irresponsible idiot. But I also don't appreciate people throwing pity parties for me. Shit happens. You deal with it and move on.

Detransitioners don't want scorn or pity.

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