“My breaking point was when I had a dream that I was a girl,” Ash Eskridge remembered. “I thought, ‘I can’t do this anymore,'” she said of reverting to female in April 2023.…
  • Ash Eskridge, a 16-year-old transgender, talks about his experience of changing jobs.
  • Eskridge began experiencing depression at age 12 and sought emotional support on TikTok.
  • Under the influence of TikTok, Eskridge began to identify as transgender.
  • At the age of 16, he began taking testosterone and began a radical change in appearance.
  • In April 2023, Eskridge decided to forego the transition, returning to the female gender.
  • Eskridge has become a supporter of reversing TikTok transitions and advocates for better mental health care for teens.
  • Neato@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    So one person decided they ultimately identified with their gender assigned at birth instead of what they were transitioning into. This happens all the time as people figure out what gender they identify with.

    You would see this in sexuality as well but it’s not as visible as changing gender presentation.

    Transgender people have existed forever. Now that there’s more information and acceptance you’re going to see more people experimenting with gender, expression, etc.

    This sounds like 1 person blaming a social media group for their decision. If a peer group pressures you into experimenting with being transgender, you’re going to figure out if that’s for you pretty darn quick.