Ruth Institute Podcast

Chloe Cole joins Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse to talk about how the entire medical establishment failed her by trying to turn her into a boy. Join us on censorship free Locals: https://TheRuthInstitute.Locals.com Chloe Cole is a detransitioner and describes herself as a "former trans kid" She was diagnosed with gender dysphoria at 9 years old and was treated by Kaiser Permanente in the San Francisco Bay Area between the ages of 13 and 17. She was a tomboy who thought of herself as a social misfit. She started thinking about transitioning after creating an Instagram account and being recommended lots of LGBTQ content: "Social media introduced this idea that I could be a boy." In eighth grade, Chloe was sexually assaulted and she began binding her breasts with chest binders. She was prescribed puberty blockers at age 13, and a month later, she was injected with large doses of opposite sex hormones (which permanently lowered her voice).  Chloe had a double mastectomy at age 15, in June 2020. At age 16, she realized