Detransitioner speaks out about struggle to reverse rushed transgender treatment
Claire Abernathy, who began identifying as a boy at 12, underwent a medical transition that included testosterone treatment and a double mastectomy by age 14. Now detransitioning, she feels abandoned by healthcare professionals and regrets the rushed treatment she received. Abernathy advocates for legislative changes to prevent similar experiences for other children.
- ▪Claire Abernathy started identifying as a boy at 12 and underwent a double mastectomy by 14.
- ▪She now regrets her medical transition and feels abandoned by the healthcare system.
- ▪Abernathy is advocating for legislation to prevent rushed transgender treatments for minors.
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At just 12 years old, Claire Abernathy began identifying as a boy and was fast-tracked by doctors to a medical transition. By 14, she was on testosterone. The summer after eighth grade, she had a double mastectomy. But now, she’s detransitioning and feeling abandoned by the healthcare professionals who did this to her and left to pick up the pieces of herself she’s lost. “It took 15 minutes to get my breast cut off as a 14-year-old,” Abernathy told Washington Examiner. “At 17, I started looking into breast reconstruction, and none of the surgeons that I called about this would even consult with me, they said I was ‘too young.’ It’s ridiculous, it’s on its face ridiculous.” Recommended Stories ‘Voter’s remorse’: Illegal immigration crime, gerrymandering, and tax hikes in Spanberger’s…
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