Today, we’re joined by detransitioner Laura Perry Smalts, author of "Transgender to Transformed: A Story of Transition That Will Truly Set You Free," to share her testimony of how she went from believing she was a man to embracing her womanhood under Christ. We start off with Laura's childhood, during which she became convinced that her mother wanted her to be a boy. This, combined with early sexual abuse and not fitting in with other girls, eventually led her to believe she needed to become a man. Laura shares how desperate she was for male attention and the extreme behavior that led her family to begin worrying, as well as the transgender support group that first convinced her to seek "trans care." We discuss how testosterone initially made her feel amazing, but she quickly realized that the more she transitioned, the more imprisoned she was and that she would never truly become a man despite going through the motions. Stay tuned for part two!

Check out Laura's ministry here: First Stone Ministries

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Timecodes:

(01:40) Laura's mother

(07:00) Being molested as a child

(10:40) Not fitting in with girls

(14:00) PCOS diagnosis

(16:33) Extreme behavior & seeking male attention

(22:50) Going to a transgender support group

(30:10) Trans-abled people & identifying as cats

(33:50) How testosterone felt

(38:58) Distancing from family

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