WASHINGTON–“I realized I am a guinea pig,” Forrest Smith said of his transition from male to female at age 19. After five years, Smith detransitioned. He spoke about his personal journey at a briefing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 12, Detrans Awareness Day, first celebrated in 2021 to promote awareness of individuals who realized they were wrong to try to change their genders.
Now 29, Smith recognized his place as a member of the first generation of kids who grew up with unfettered access to the internet, where he discovered erotic cartoons. The online experience “shaped my sexuality” and “steered me toward fetish pornography,” he said.
Smith started cross dressing, dropped out of college and was living on the streets when he began to pursue transitioning from male to female.
At an event sponsored by Genspect, which advocates for “a…
