Blog post by Augustin Hamilton (Quebec Life Coalition) — Translated by QLC — Photo: Freepik

A young woman who underwent a transition process between the ages of 13 and 17 laments that the healthcare system which supported her during the transition is now abandoning her as she seeks to detransition, according to Le Journal de Montréal:

“I was supported during my transition to become a boy when I was aged 13 to 17,” says Rose Guérin. “But now, suddenly, there are no more services for me.”

The young woman, now 21, underwent a double mastectomy at 16, but at 17, just before what the Le Journal de Montréal article refers to “the big operation” (presumably a hysterectomy), she changed her mind:

“I burst into tears and called my mum to tell her that I wasn’t a boy; I’d just always been a girl who felt very uncomfortable in her own skin.”

Fortunately, she, who dreams of having children, was able to regain her fertility after stopping her transition treatments. However, she will not be able to breastfeed:

“I have a flat chest with two large scars and I will never be able to breastfeed. However, by stopping the hormones, I have become fertile again.”

Blog by Augustin Hamilton (Campaign Life Coalition) — WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock

An article in the Métro newspaper tells us that reporters from the rag have been introducing themselves to Protestant churches as people uncomfortable with their "sexual orientation" and seeking a solution to it, in order to find out if they offer "conversion therapies" — illegal in Canada, and more so in Quebec.

According to Métro:

Some churches are offering conversion therapies for LGBTQ+ people in Montreal, a year after Canada passed a law banning them. Journalists from Métro investigated these churches claiming to want to change their sexual orientation and obtained one of these therapies, which is similar to an exorcism.

Note that said journalists did not hesitate to lie to flush out the purveyors of "conversion therapies," but that the Métro article does not hesitate to point out that these churches denied providing "therapies" when openly questioned by the newspaper. Oh, while we're at it, can you tell me when reporters stop lying so I know if they're telling the truth in their article?

But what is "conversion therapy"? "Conversion therapy" is the term used in Canada's Bill C-4 and Quebec's Bill 70 to refer to any attempt to change or repress a person's "sexual orientation", "gender identity" or "gender expression". However, both laws agree to prohibit only "conversion therapies" aimed at "changing a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression or repressing non-heterosexual sexual behaviour," to quote the Quebec law. So why not prohibit "therapies" that are intended to make a person homosexual? The "therapies" that the Métro spies went through consisted of prayers from the pastor of the church they were seeking, and some advice.

One of the reporters (still under the mask of a lie...) contacted a pastor, claiming he wanted to help his younger brother get over his "sexual orientation," leading Pastor Karl DeSouza to reveal that he would know of support groups for such a person, according to Métro :

The pastor offered to put the young man in touch with support groups located in various places in Canada, including some in Montreal. These groups would be made up of "Christian brothers and sisters" who are "struggling with homosexuality" and who could testify about how they are "overcoming it."

"You are not alone," he assured him. "Once I make contact with these people, they will put me in the network where they will give me other contacts."