The astonishing rise of ‘gender ideology’, which asserts that any individual can decide to be male, female or anything in between, has led to a substantial rise within the number of individuals identifying as transgender. Unfortunately a growing group now regret this decision, especially any attempts to medically change their bodies.
Although modern supporters of transgenderism assert that it shouldn’t be essential to have male or female sexual organs removed, or replaced with those of the alternative sex, many individuals identifying as transgender do take this route and have their healthy breasts or penis surgically removed.
A growing community of ‘detransitioners’ who deeply regret these decisions are warning others and campaigning against the extremes of the gender movement. Many of those speaking publicly have also adopted a deep Christian faith. Here are a few of their stories:
Chloe Cole
This young woman is just 20 years old yet has already turn into among the best known opponents of maximum transgender ideology, especially the now-common practice of encouraging children to vary their gender.
This shouldn’t be surprising given her own story. She began transitioning at just 12 years old, and by age 15 her breasts had been removed and he or she was on testosterone and medicines to dam her puberty. But at age 17 she began to query these actions, and shortly afterwards began to campaign against government support of biological transitioning.
Chloe became a Christian during this process. In an interview with US non-profit Focus on the Family, Chloe criticised the “hyper-sexualized culture” that contributed to her decisions, and said that growing up in a mostly secular home also contributed to her gender confusion.
“I didn’t understand why I used to be put into this world on the time that I used to be or why I used to be even born … I used to be all the time trying to find something to imagine in,” she said.
Jonathan Gass
Jonathan has recently began to tell his story of attempting to live as a lady, which he did until a “kind, informative and inspiring” friend gave him a Gospel of Matthew.
“That opened my eyes to Jesus’s wisdom, kindness, and immense importance,” he wrote in an article for The Gospel Coalition.
This friend then encouraged him to come back to her church despite his serious concerns about doing so, and he was met with “an outpouring of kindness that I could not imagine”, he told YouTuber Becket Cook.
Within just a few weeks Jonathan stopped wearing dresses and was reading quite a lot of Christian books which strengthened his faith.
“As I examine Jesus’s kind heart, I realised I already had his love,” he wrote for TGC.
“I used to be moved to tears and practically shook with excitement. I could not imagine what a present I’d been given. I felt a rush of happiness and energy … I joyfully pondered my spiritual walk with Jesus and the meaning of his grace to someone like me, who all the time feared I’d be considered unworthy of such a precious gift.”
Laura Perry Smalts
Laura lived for nine years as a person, and had two biological surgeries. On the web site Transgendertotransformed.com she describes her life before Christ: “I hated God, I hated my family, and I hated the person I used to be. It would not be true, though, to say I hated myself: I loved myself probably to the purpose of narcissism.”
During her time frame identifying as a person, she had a difficult relationship along with her parents. But at some point her mum asked her to create a web site for a Bible study group she was running, and Laura agreed as she needed the cash. What was contained inside would change her: “As I read the words in the teachings, the ice that encased my heart began to melt. For the primary time in my life, I started to see God’s love and faithfulness in His Word,” the web site reveals.
Laura is now married to a person and was featured within the ‘In His Image’ documentary.
Oli London
At one point in his life, Oli was deeply supportive of radical progressive movements, and even described himself as “transracial” and had cosmetic surgery to attempt to seem like a South Korean singer. In 2021 he described himself as “non-binary” after which as a “genderfluid trans woman”.
But in August 2022, he entered a church, was met with kindness and was given a Bible by a priest.
“I began going just a few times every week. I began reading the Bible myself at home,” he told the Catholic News Agency.
“Letting Jesus and God into my heart [has] saved my life. This actually sort of saved my life. It’s brought me back to who I’m as an individual, finding God.”
He announced that 12 months that he had come to just accept he’s a biological man. Today he commonly comments on news and ‘culture wars’ issues via social media.
Nichol Collins
After affected by heinous child abuse and rejecting faith as a youngster, Nichol spent 20 years as a transgender man. She had relationships with women, and was going to parties and dealing drugs.
“I used to be just seeking to have a superb time,” she told the 700 Club.
Her mother had faith and was deeply concerned about her daughter’s direction, so commonly prayed for her.
After being viciously attacked on the road, Nichol herself began to hope again and returned to her childhood church.
“I got up off the concrete with no injury, thankful to be alive … I just began to interrupt down and cry out to the Lord and ask Him to forgive me.”
This began a means of healing as she prayed and skim the Bible.
“There was just a lot turmoil in that lifestyle, it was never any peace. And I used to be lacking the peace that I once had, that relationship with my Heavenly Father that I used to be gravitating back toward. All the self guilt, the condemnation, the entire rejection that I experienced, the Lord begins to heal those hurts.”
Heather Tomlinson is a contract Christian author. Find more of her work at https://heathertomlinson.substack.com or via X (twitter) @heathertomli
