It’s like losing a child. I grieved the loss of my daughter and all the things I had envisioned for her future.
My child is part of the .001% born with this particular variant of NCCAH. Their body was already masculinizing naturally due to an overabundance of free-floating adrenal androgens being converted to testosterone.
Unlike congenital adrenal hyperplasia, NCCAH comes out during puberty. Most people live their whole lives as carriers never knowing they have it. My husband and I were both carriers.
We spent thousands trying to find a cure.
Ultimately, I had to accept that God made her this way. She is, at her core, the same smart, loving, kind, funny, talented child of my heart. Her shell was not important.
Far too many young people don’t have a medical condition like this. Even those who experience adrenal surges during puberty usually settle down at the end.
I’m worried now that all the wack jobs jumping on the trans bus are making things dangerous for my child. What is a very rare genetic defect is now being celebrated and exploited, turning public sentiment against legitimately trans people because of all the pretenders and greedy doctors.
This trend looks like a way to legalize pedophilia. Like laws granting minors ability to get prescriptions for hormones and run away and get monetary support to pro trans state. On their way to granting children the legal right to have sex.