The U.S. Department of Education hosted a meeting on March 12 in recognition of Detrans Awareness Day. The session included detransitioners, mental health professionals, medical experts, education professionals, and parents' rights advocates. Participants shared their experiences with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and officials from the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The gathering served as a platform for ED and HHS to discuss ongoing efforts to implement the President’s agenda and explore additional strategies to protect young people from the perceived dangers associated with gender ideology. Secretary McMahon expressed sympathy for the detransitioners' hardships and support for their cause.
“We were honored yesterday to welcome this group to the Department of Education. I commend the young people in attendance for bravely sharing their experiences—and the medical and mental health professionals and parents for their tireless advocacy,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “No teacher should attempt to persuade or coerce a student to undergo a gender transition. No parent should be lied to or prevented from knowing what is going on with their child’s mental or physical health. We stand firmly alongside parents, professionals, advocates, and especially detransitioners, who understand firsthand the damage caused by indoctrinating kids to believe that they can ever be ‘born in the wrong body.’”
Detrans Awareness Day was established in 2021 to honor detransitioners' experiences and raise public awareness about gender ideology's effects.
