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“I Was Just Hiding” — How Jade Martin Found Her Way Back To Femininity After Detransitioning

By the time she was 9, Jade Martin’s body had already made her a target. Online, she found a narrative that promised relief: if she felt uncomfortable in her body, maybe it was because she wasn’t meant to be in it.

By Carmen Schober4 min read
Courtesy of Jade Martin

Jade didn’t ask to grow up early, but puberty came like a freight train—unannounced, irreversible, and isolating. She was the first girl in her class to get her period. The first to wear a bra. The first to be mocked for shaving.