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Originally Posted by BBXX

Yes detransitioning is a thing but isn’t very common. There are a few different stats around, ranging from a 0.46% detransition rate to an 8% detransition rate. Of those who do detransition most so do temporarily though - due to not financially able to continue with treatment or judgement/pressure from family or friends.

It is worth noting that a lot of these stats refer to detransitiining after beginning actual physical interventions (hormonal treatment and surgery), halting transition or "detransitioning" socially before medical processes have begun is much (much) more common especially amongst adolescent females (trans boys).

Therea little to no evidence that this is due to social pressure and is fairly consistent whether family and peers are supportive or not. Although it's often framed as "pressured" for political reasons.

Anecdotally; my daughter (now 16) half 6 or 7 trans boys in her year group at age 13, and over a dozen more identifying as non-binary. Three years later there are two trans boys and zero non-binary. Most "went back" to original gender at around 14/15.

I think this is ultimately probably a Not-uncommon phase, with it not being very surprising that adolescents might experience some philosophical pondering around concepts of sex and gender in early adolescence, that if adults would just let them figure out without meddling, does happen. The social interference by adults with their own political agendas (from both sides of the political track) is what really muddies the waters. Kids being collateral damage.