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Today is Detrans Awareness Day 2026. 4 years ago I began a huge challenge - to create 100 portraits of detransitioned women and share their stories in their words. I’m at number 72 (I’m slow, plenty of women have come forward) and have built connections around the world. The stories are all unique and also similar and familiar. metamorphosis100.com “I transitioned… and realized the dysphoria didn’t disappear.” “For years I thought my body was the problem. Now I wonder if society was.” “I spent years trying to become someone else before I asked who I really was.” “They told me transition would solve everything. It didn’t.” “The hardest part wasn’t transitioning. It was questioning the story I’d been told.” “Sometimes the journey isn’t about becoming someone new… but understanding who you already are.” “My body changed. My questions didn’t.” “What happens when the solution you were promised doesn’t solve the pain?” “Identity can be complicated. The stories behind it are even more so.” “Some stories about gender are rarely told.” #detransawarenessday #detransawarenessday2026