Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson · Aired Aug 5, 2026
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Transgender people who detransition are routinely bullied and attacked by the trans community.
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What the evidence shows
Research does show that some detransitioners feel shut out of trans and LGBTQ+ spaces. A 2022 peer-reviewed interview study of 28 Canadian detransitioners, by trans-affirming researchers, found strained relationships, microaggressions and social exclusion from some trans people. It described that as stigma and ostracization from parts of the community, not routine bullying or attacks by the trans community as a whole. Large survey data showing most detransitioners are harassed or attacked by trans community members would flip this verdict.
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Quick answer
Is it true that Transgender people who detransition are routinely bullied and attacked by the trans community?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Research does show that some detransitioners feel shut out of trans and LGBTQ+ spaces. A 2022 peer-reviewed interview study of 28 Canadian detransitioners, by trans-affirming researchers, found strained relationships, microaggressions and social exclusion from some trans people. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson, aired Aug 5, 2026, at 1:39:09. The supporting source is bulletin.appliedtransstudies.org, linked below.
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