Speaking as someone who’s been on hormones for 4 years and considered myself trans for 5, this is probably the majority of detransitions (insofar as they can be considered “de”). Many of my friends have detransitioned without any regret for taking hormones (or continued hormones but decided to socially detransition, etc), and they usually remain fairly integrated with trans friends, having enough trans experience to “get it” and be an honorary trans no matter what. Like OP said, cultural integration is pretty sufficient to remain in trans communities even if you’re “cis”.
I think there’s a very common perspective that having a non-cis-typical body is a horrible disfigurement and that’s why vocally regretful detransitioners are given such a large platform in media (despite their grievances being about the same or less as a trans person forced through natal puberty). Most trans people come to peace with having a non-cis-typical body in the process of being trans, so in the case of detransition it’s less horrible regret and more like becoming a trans person in the other direction. Notably the most vocally regretful detransitioners are formerly of the type of trans person who loathes being trans and gatekeeps it strictly as a reified medical condition which is to be Treated with hormones.
Speaking as someone who’s been on hormones for 4 years and considered myself trans for 5, this is probably the majority of detransitions (insofar as they can be considered “de”). Many of my friends have detransitioned without any regret for taking hormones (or continued hormones but decided to socially detransition, etc), and they usually remain fairly integrated with trans friends, having enough trans experience to “get it” and be an honorary trans no matter what. Like OP said, cultural integration is pretty sufficient to remain in trans communities even if you’re “cis”.
I think there’s a very common perspective that having a non-cis-typical body is a horrible disfigurement and that’s why vocally regretful detransitioners are given such a large platform in media (despite their grievances being about the same or less as a trans person forced through natal puberty). Most trans people come to peace with having a non-cis-typical body in the process of being trans, so in the case of detransition it’s less horrible regret and more like becoming a trans person in the other direction. Notably the most vocally regretful detransitioners are formerly of the type of trans person who loathes being trans and gatekeeps it strictly as a reified medical condition which is to be Treated with hormones.