Detransitioners Chart Path Forward After Regretting Gender Procedures

The cohort met to commemorate the Detransitioner Awareness Day and share stories of trauma and recovery.

(L-R) Stella O'Malley, founder of Genspect, detransitioners Keira Bell, Aisling O'Reilly Kane, Jessi Harris, and Jonni Skinner speak during “Genspect—Life beyond transition” event in Washington on March 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—More than 70 people who formerly sought to change their gender, but later had a change of heart, met near Capitol Hill on March 12 to warn against body-altering procedures and urge politicians to make the process of reversal easier.

The event marked Detransitioner Awareness Day, an annual observance of a phenomenon that has been garnering attention in the media and government.