About r/detrans
Welcome all detransitioners/desisters and self-questioners. Please self-identify your detrans status with user flair, or your content will be removed (medical or legal professionals, please message mods for an exception). Post anything about gender detransition. Ask questions, share memes, inspire, vent, wonder, etc. Abide by our rules (listed in the right rail below) - Discord: https://discord.gg/PNEkxQNUGm is open to anyone but prioritizes detransitioners, desisters and those questioning.
The community at a glance
r/detrans is a Subreddit for LGBTQIA+ with roughly 65K members. It has been around since 2017. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style.
Roughly 7K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Transition, Detransition, and Gender. Product recommendations often mention book recommendation, razors, and compression swim shirts.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2018: 411 members
- 2019: 7K members
- 2020: 9K members
- 2021: 7K members
- 2023: 28K members
- 2024: 4K members
- 2025: 4K members
- 2026: 5K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 205 members
- Nov: 534 members
- Dec: 648 members
- Jan: 571 members
- Feb: 597 members
- Mar: 620 members
- Apr: 537 members
- May: 759 members
- Jun: 653 members
- Jul: 625 members
- Aug: 612 members
- Sep: 132 members
Topics
- Transition40 posts in the past month#140Transition
- Detransition27 posts in the past month#227Detransition
- Gender23 posts in the past month#323Gender
- Transitioned23 posts in the past month#423Transitioned
- Gender Dysphoria22 posts in the past month#522Gender Dysphoria
Flair
- VENT21 posts in the past month
- You don’t actually want to be a woman
- Grief over my body is unbearable
- FtMtF facial hair blues :/
#121VENTYou don’t actually want to be a woman · Grief over my body is unbearable · FtMtF facial hair blues :/ - ADVICE REQUEST17 posts in the past month
- Brother going down the same path I went down
- having doubts after ten years of hrt
- Ask Detransitioners for Advice Thread #2
#217ADVICE REQUESTBrother going down the same path I went down · having doubts after ten years of hrt · Ask Detransitioners for Advice Thread #2 - DISCUSSION14 posts in the past month
- This feels like such a violent and cruel thing to say to people. Bordeline encouraging suicide. Why would any kind of professional say this to someone struggling?
- Seriously fuck the victim blame, get over yourself posters.
- At some point, you have to take responsibility for your own transition
#314DISCUSSIONThis feels like such a violent and cruel thing to say to people. Bordeline encouraging suicide. Why would any kind of professional say this to someone struggling? · Seriously fuck the victim blame, get over yourself posters. · At some point, you have to take responsibility for your own transition - QUESTION13 posts in the past month
- Do you think internalised homophobia can cause transition in mtfs?
- Realizing estrogen isn't for me. How do I stop it?
- Why did you transition/think you were trans?
#413QUESTIONDo you think internalised homophobia can cause transition in mtfs? · Realizing estrogen isn't for me. How do I stop it? · Why did you transition/think you were trans? - DETRANS TIMELINE9 posts in the past month
- At a point in my detransition where I cannot BELIEVE I used to look like that (FTMTF timeline, 3½ year difference)
- my detrans timeline ☀️
- 10 months off, how am I doing?
#59DETRANS TIMELINEAt a point in my detransition where I cannot BELIEVE I used to look like that (FTMTF timeline, 3½ year difference) · my detrans timeline ☀️ · 10 months off, how am I doing?
Product recommendations
- book recommendation3 posts in the past month
- Book Recommendation: Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir
- Book recommendations
- Book Recommendation: The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Johnathan Haidt
#13book recommendationBook Recommendation: Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir · Book recommendations · Book Recommendation: The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Johnathan Haidt - razors1 post in the past month
- Best razors for facial hair?
#21razorsBest razors for facial hair? - compression swim shirts1 post in the past month
- [MtFtM] Does anyone have any recommendations on compression swim shirts?
#31compression swim shirts[MtFtM] Does anyone have any recommendations on compression swim shirts?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/detrans for?
- Best for LGBTQIA+ enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/detrans free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/detrans have?
- Roughly 65K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/detrans on?
- r/detrans runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/detrans cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/detrans is organized under LGBTQIA+.
- How do I join r/detrans?
- You can join r/detrans by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the LGBTQIA communities like?
- Communities for LGBTQIA+ people covering social connection, identity, mental health, and advocacy. Discord is a major hub with large and small servers for everything from general queer community to specific identities and interests, alongside subreddits and dedicated platforms for support and discussion.
Added 11/12/2021
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (-67%)
- 7
- Visitors /mo (-53%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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