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Young Detransitioner Speaks Out Against California Bill Protecting “Doctors Who Butchered Me”
As the California legislature considers a bill expanding access to gender mutilation, 'Layla' told a subcommittee that "I was 13 years old. I was just a child when a surgeon removed my breasts."
TL;DR
- A detransitioner, 'Layla,' experienced gender-affirming hormonal treatments at age 12 and a mastectomy at 13.
- She described gender identity as a "farce" used to monetize, traumatize children, and destroy bodies.
- Layla criticized a California bill aimed at expanding access to gender-affirming care, stating it protects doctors from accountability.
- She recounted being convinced she was 'trans' by strangers on the internet and her mother being pressured by doctors.
- Layla highlighted the permanent damage she lives with and questioned why those who performed the interventions and coerced her mother still have medical licenses.
- Greg Burt of California Family Council argued that lawmakers are ignoring evidence of harms from puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, such as sterilization and sexual dysfunction.
- Burt pointed out that health authorities in Europe and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have raised concerns about these treatments.