Announcing Detrans Awareness Day 2025

A briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight what our lawmakers need to hear, so they can provide for the needs of detransitioners in the United States.

Detrans Awareness Day on Capitol Hill

Genspect is proud to bring together medical professionals, policy members and members of the public together to meet detransitoners face-to-face to help facilitate meaningful change.

Since its inception in 2021, Detrans Awareness Day has played a crucial role in raising international awareness about detransition. Thanks in large part to the courageous personal testimonies of detransitioners, important discussions around medical ethics, legal protections, medical and cultural support are finally gaining momentum in the United States.

Join detransitioners, Spread that word! This post is public so feel free to share it. on Capitol Hill for the most important Detrans Awareness Day yet.

Agenda

9:00 AM – Welcome

9:15 AM – Medical Panel

This panel will discuss the current state of medical harm done to those who sought gender-affirming care and the right course of treatment for those with gender dysphoria.

Moderator: Dr. Jay Richards

Panelists: Patrick Hunter, M.D. (Pediatrician), Patrick Lappert, M.D. (Plastic Surgeon), Eithan Haim, M.D. (General Surgeon), Forrest Smith (Detransitioner)

10:00 AM – Detransitioner Panel

Firsthand accounts from some of the many growing voices for whom gender-affirming care did not help.

Moderator: Dr. Patrick Hunter

Panelists: Laura Becker, Soren Aldaco, Abel Garcia, Forrest Smith

Brief remarks by Dr. Miriam Grossman

10:45 AM – The Legal Angle: Protecting Rights and Ensuring Justice

What role does litigation play in this debate, and how can the law protect others from being harmed?

Moderator: Mary Hasson

Panelists: Shawn Thierry, Erin Friday, Soren Aldaco

11:15 AM – Social Media Panel

Addressing social contagion, cell phone use, and online grooming.

The impact of social media on young people in America cannot be ignored or downplayed. What is the best approach to protecting minors from access to harmful content?

Moderator: Kallie Fell

Panelists: Claire Morell, Tiffany Justice, Chloe Cole

12:00 – 12:30 PM – Q&A

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