Detransitioner Suffers Irreversible Harm, Fears Sterility

A Texas man, once transgender, now part of ‘detransitioner’ movement, seeks to demystify transgenderism and challenge beliefs about ‘gender-affirming care.’

Abel Garcia in Denton, Texas, in a recent photo. Courtesy of Abel Garcia

A Texas man who came out as transgender, got breast implants, and then later had them removed has joined a growing number of other “detransitioners” in a mission to share their experiences and demystify some of the popular beliefs about transgenderism and “gender-affirming care.”

When Abel Garcia was 19, he was convinced that with enough surgery and estrogen injections, he could become a woman, a theory which he now believes is impossible.