Transgender Movement: Dangers And Regrets

Is the transgender movement all it’s cracked up to be?

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Among today’s younger generations, the non-binary and transgender movement has become all the rage. Males and females have gone giddy over their newfound flexibility of being able to identify as male one day and female the next — and for everyone to go along with it. Granted, there are those who have genuine internal conflicts regarding their actual gender. However, for (what appears to be) most, the ability to go against the grain and “pick-and-choose” a gender choice as easily as picking a pair of socks has become about as trendy as sagging pants and unlaced shoe laces.  

In short, many members of the younger generation are simply playing a kid’s game by switching genders (in name and appearance) and getting everyone to join in their game of make-believe. However, for those who go deeper into the transgender movement and actually agree to endure gender-altering surgery, it’s a totally different experience.

Although some members of the transgender movement couldn’t be happier with their choice, the result doesn’t always end with happily ever after.

Daniel Black was born a male but underwent surgery to become female when he was only 19. Now 23, Black says he began his initial transition at the age of 17 (after only a 30-minute consultation with a doctor) because of bullying at school and because his mother, a Jehovah’s Witness, implied his male body was disgusting.

Like so many teenagers who are just coming of age, Black doubted his masculinity and sexual orientation. So, he declared himself transgender and sought hormonal treatment. Soon thereafter, he underwent full surgery and had his male sex organ removed. Black then began a new life under the new name Daniela, became a hairstylist, and looked forward to living a happy life as a woman. 

“I felt like I was playing a role, a role that I was faking – which is obviously exactly what every trans person does but they mostly don’t think of it that way.

“I had to learn how to talk like a woman, how to walk like one, and how to move my hands and fingers like women do.”

Interestingly, “Daniela” never considered that she would soon begin feeling remorse and having second thoughts about being allowed to make a drastic life change at such a young age. She also never considered that her thoughts would turn dangerous.

“The surgery destroyed my life,” Black said while admitting to being deeply unhappy and attempting suicide several times.

“I knew that there were only two options for me — go through a detransition, or die.”

Although reversing gender surgery is next to impossible, Black wanted to try. Daniel/Daniela underwent multiple painful surgeries in an attempt to remove implants and rebuild chest muscles. Miraculously, it worked.

Now, Daniel considers himself male again. However, he says there are complications from the “detransition” which goes well beyond his body.

For starters, Black became engaged to a woman while he was a “woman” and before he transitioned back to being a man.

“She is a biological woman and I was playing the role of a fake one,” Black said.

To add to the confusion, the government still considers him a female based on his first change.

Additionally, Black is currently receiving testosterone injections since his body can no longer produce enough (due to the first surgery and hormones). He also hopes to undergo experimental surgery to have a male sex organ reattached to his body.

“I cannot orgasm, have children, or lead a normal sex life and I miss my genitals every day,” Black said.

Daniel Black originally ran from his manhood and thought becoming a female was the solution to years of teenage bullying. Now, he and his partner want to build a safe space for those who mistakenly get caught up in the transgender movement. 

“Me and my fiance’ want to prevent people from going through transition and help those who have already transitioned and now deal with regret,” Black said.

Looking back on his ordeal, Black suggests that anyone dealing with confusion over their gender should first receive psychotherapy. If, after therapy, they still believe they should proceed with surgery, then ok. Otherwise, he hopes no one else ever has to endure what he has been through.

“For the first time in forever I am not acting or hiding behind a mask, I am honest about who I am and it’s utterly terrifying. Terrifying and liberating,” Daniel Black said.

“I’m happier now than ever before. Transition was the biggest mistake of my life and I hope I can prevent at least a few people from making that mistake too.”

He added: “I knew that my transition was a mistake and I made peace with it. I figured out that there is nothing better for my mental and physical health than simply being what I really am — a man. I [also] figured out that my life wasn’t as ruined as I used to think it was and that there truly is a way back.”

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