By Sarah Holliday
The Washington Stand
In February 2023, producers at The Daily Caller said, “enough is enough” when they released their documentary, “Damaged.” In just under an hour, the documentary exposes the truth about what LGBT activists call “gender-affirming care.” The Daily Caller wrote, “Transition surgeries on children are appalling, but the media is hellbent on convincing us that these procedures are good for our kids.” Over time, though, the reality becomes clearer and clearer: these procedures are not good, but permanently harmful.
The documentary, which was released over a year ago, was not the first attempt to shed light on an evil agenda, and it certainly wasn’t the last. Since then, countless researchers have made it their mission to discover (and unbury) the overwhelming evidence that hormone therapy and gender reconstruction surgeries are nothing but body mutilation, and that children especially are increasingly becoming lifelong victims of irreversible medical experiments. The most recent course-altering information released was the 2024 Cass Review, which led the U.K. to publicly announce their intention to change the way they handle these procedures.
In addition to the growing scientific research, personal testimonies are gaining traction, adding an entirely new angle to the dilemma at hand. Young adults and teenagers who underwent “gender affirming care” but chose to detransition are sharing their experiences with the world. Walt Heyer, who now serves as a senior fellow with Family Research Council, was one of the first. Growing up, Heyer believed he was a woman. He was fed the lie that the only solution to his problems was to start the gender transitioning process. But on Monday’s episode of “Washington Watch” with FRC’s Senior Fellow for Strategic Engagement and Biblical Worldview Joseph Backholm, the 83-year-old detransitioner shared more of his story.