"Desister" is someone who identified as trans at one point, did not undergo any medical treatments for it, and then returned to being cis. I think. It's like, detrans, but with extra trans-medicalism.
There have been a lot of cases online of people identifying as such, then espousing transphobia from a position of "I was trans once so I know it's bad" which is not only really shitty, but opens up a whole big can of worms about "who's really trans" that can delve deep into talk of stolen valor, trans-medicalism, people who just transition socially vs those who undergo medical treatments, nonbinary people taking stray shots all over the place... It can be a bad place in trans discourse.
An anti trans person that usually is stealing trans valor. There are other and more useful ways to consider it. However no one being annoying on Twitter is going to be one of the thoughtful cases.
I'm going to regret asking this, but what does "Desister/Detrans" mean
"Desister" is someone who identified as trans at one point, did not undergo any medical treatments for it, and then returned to being cis. I think. It's like, detrans, but with extra trans-medicalism.
There have been a lot of cases online of people identifying as such, then espousing transphobia from a position of "I was trans once so I know it's bad" which is not only really shitty, but opens up a whole big can of worms about "who's really trans" that can delve deep into talk of stolen valor, trans-medicalism, people who just transition socially vs those who undergo medical treatments, nonbinary people taking stray shots all over the place... It can be a bad place in trans discourse.
An anti trans person that usually is stealing trans valor. There are other and more useful ways to consider it. However no one being annoying on Twitter is going to be one of the thoughtful cases.