Bad Science: Transition Regret

It's real. It's rare. It's not a good reason to ban gender-affirming care

“I think there is a huge risk” of transition regret, [Burgo] says. He deals with this in his practice, and it haunts him. “What do you do with a gay man who had full surgery — bottom surgery — and realized when he was 27 that he was actually a gay man? And now he doesn’t have — he has no genitals, really.” Burgo’s speech is halting. His voice is tight. …