Griffin Sivert just wanted love, acceptance, a community to belong to…
Just like any other 13-year-old (the age at which she first socially transitioned), she wanted to fit in and feel that she was loved and respected by her peers.
Had she grown up a decade sooner, she might have dressed “emo” for a while, dyeing her hair black and experimenting with bold makeup as a way to explore her identity and give her an edge.
Perhaps she would have taken to occasionally smoking or drinking behind her parents’ backs. Or maybe she would have simply joined the school art club, where she could find friends, and that would have been enough.
Instead, she grew up in a culture that is deeply sick. A culture that leads vulnerable children to believe that permanently destroying their bodies with drugs and surgeries is the only path to true happiness, while medical institutions readily provide this so-called “care.”
Griffin got on the path of bodily modification and never got off it. She was perpetually chasing an imaginary end point at which the cosmetic interventions would make her feel worthy.
The testosterone wasn’t enough, the double mastectomy wasn’t enough, and neither was the hysterectomy. Then, the phalloplasty brought years of excruciating pain and severe health complications, ultimately leading to her death at only 24.
I urge trans activists/"allies" to reflect on what has happened here.
Please consider the possibility that encouraging others to accept their bodies as they *are* rather than encouraging them to undergo dangerous medical interventions is VERY far from *hateful*. In fact, it is the only truly compassionate approach.