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Kim Petras regrets discussing her transition as a child (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Quokka@quokk.au to c/transgender@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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“I was 12 talking about it, which I kind of regret because privacy was really blurred, [but] I was really unashamed of talking about it because I was a kid and I was like, ‘This is the way it is.’

“Now that I’m in America, there’s so much shame around sex, sexual education is such a taboo, and it’s such a weird climate right now, especially about trans kids in particular. They’re the enemy right now.”

“In this political climate, I’m happy I can stand for [the idea that] trans kids can transition and then be a grown-up and happy and make [those] choices. I made the right choices that I’m proud of to this day,” she continued.

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[–] Quokka@quokk.au 18 points 1 month ago

Kim was what cracked my egg so to speak so many years ago, I owe her a lot.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Haven't read the article yet as I don't have the time ATM, but if she truly regrets it then I think that's sad. If it's an honest account of what you're experiencing, and there's nothing done that you later realized was seriously wrong, then there's absolutely NO reason to be ashamed of it. Don't let the arrogant control freaks (who are just aggressively overcompensating for their fears of things they don't understand) make you feel bad for not conforming to their crappy worldviews. You know what's right for you, and nobody else could possibly know what it's like to be in your shoes. You deal with your challenges in the way that works for you, and if anybody else doesn't like it then they're the ones with a problem.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere 20 points 1 month ago

It doesn't look like she regrets transitioning, only discussing it with media at that age.

Didn't realise she was trans.