I lost my new best friend today. I watched it walk on glass for what seemed like forever. But when the time came, it was dumped into the sink. I’ll miss you mr water bear 💕 i hope you find all the algae you can eat in the sewage pipes.
The regret rate of gender-affirming surgery is 0.3%.
The regret rate for knee replacement surgery is 6-30%.
"Transition regret" is a false narrative being pushed by the media to prevent people from getting access to life-saving, gender-affirming healthcare.
However...
Let's address that 0.3%.
Many outside factors contribute to a trans person's regret:
👉Unsupportive families.
👉Transphobic environments.
👉Normal post-op distress.
Just because that 0.3% of people regret their surgery doesn't mean they're not transgender.
The fear of regret shouldn't stop thousands of trans people from getting access to the healthcare they deserve.
Regret rates exist - but not for the reasons the media are trying to push.
Going thru all my old hs textbooks and it makes me wish i pursued stem 🥺 like it was hard but it was actually really fun, my best moments were in bio, chem, and calc
Seeing the student i used to be makes me sad to compare myself now when ik i be slacking