Trans Kids Lyrics

My name is Chloe Cole

And I am a detransitioner

Another way to put that would be

I used to believe that I was born in the wrong body

And the adults in my life whom I trusted affirmed my belief

And this caused me life-long, irreversible harm

I speak to you today as a victim

Of one of the biggest medical scandals

In the history of the United States of America

That ain't a trans kid

That's a little girl in need of some love

That's a little girl in need of a mom

Who gonna tell her she don't need to look like Kim K or Nicki Minaj

Cos what you see on the gram, baby it's just a facade

Trust me

I know sometimes it gets dark

But you don't need a binder to go and cover ya heart

I'm right here, baby girl

Momma's ready to love you just as you are

At the age of 12, I began to experience

What my medical team would later diagnose as gender dysphoria

I was very uncomfortable with the changes that were happening to my body

And when I told my parents that I felt like a boy

In retrospect, all I meant was that I hated puberty

That ain't a trans kid

That's a little girl in need of some love

That a little girl in need of a dad

Who gonna tell her that she worthy of his love and attention

As beautiful woman

Nah she don't need to be a man for that

So just take Daddy's hand and trust me

I know sometimes it gets dark

But you dont need a binder to go and cover ya heart

I'm right here, baby girl

Daddy's ready to love you just as you are

I came out as transgender

In a letter I sentt on the dining room table

My parents were immediately concerned

The gender specialist I was taken to

Told my parents that I needed to be put on pubrerty blocking drugs right away

They asked my parents a simple question

Would you rather have a dead daughter

Or a living transgender son?

That ain't a trans kid

That's a little girl in need of some love

That's a little girl in need of a friend

Who gonna tell her she don't need to go and jump on a trend

Go and jump on the test

Scalpels get rid of her breasts, wait

What you see in the mirror

Baby that is enough

Yeah you worthy of love

Deaf ears, I know you can't hear it

Dysphoric, know you don't feel it

But I've been there before

What you think these two scars were for?

Flat chest, double mastectomy

Guess pride got the best of me

So trust me

I know sometimes it gets dark

But you don't need a binder to go and cover ya heart

I'm right here, when you ready

I'll be ready to love you just as you are

I didn't need to be lied to

I needed compassion

Just as you are

You're enough