North American Detransition Advocates & Public Speakers
This directory provides a resource overview of public figures and advocates across North America who share their personal transition and detransition experiences. Each entry details their primary initiatives, background information, and direct links to their official platforms & primary media sources.
Chloe Cole ♀️
• About: One of the most prominent U.S. advocates testifying before state legislatures and federal committees against medical gender procedures for minors, working closely with policy and medical ethics groups like Do No Harm.
• Links:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/chooocole/
X (Twitter): https://x.com/ChoooCole
Website: https://share.google/noWtvEtfiSfkPT8ZV
Haley Furst ♀️
• About: a Canadian content creator, speaker, and detransitioner who shares her testimony about faith, identity, and coming to Christianity. Her content focuses on Christian encouragement, personal testimony, healing, and discipleship.
• Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haleymfurst?igsh=MWFydHpkbHN5ZzZlcQ==
Podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/from-trans-tiktoker-to-life-with-jesus-what-the/id1858761809?i=1000769332231
Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EbFJxN7L4/
Kellie-Lynn Pirie ♀️
• About: Founder of DeTrans Alliance Canada, an organization providing peer support networks and advocacy for Canadian detransitioners. She also provides public testimony on Canadian provincial youth gender policies.
• Links:
X (Twitter): https://x.com/KelliePirieDAC
DeTrans Alliance Feature: https://genspect.org/from-hopeful-to-hoping-to-i-have-hope/
Luka Hein ♀️
• About: A U.S. public speaker, advocate, and writer focusing on adolescent mental health, medical consent, and gender care policy reform based on her teenage transition experience.
• Links:
Facebook posts: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/185hzFmGeR/ | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ek4jen94z/
X (Twitter post): https://x.com/i/status/2019513587379884273
Kyla Gillespie ♀️
• About: A former Canadian professional hockey player and author of TransFormed. She founded Renewed & Transformed, a ministry and speaking platform sharing her journey through gender dysphoria, medical transition, detransition, and Christian faith.
• Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylagillespie.14/
Official Ministry Website: https://kylagillespie.com/
Michelle Zacchigna ♀️
• About: An Ontario-based advocate who filed a landmark Canadian medical malpractice lawsuit against her former care providers regarding her transition care. She speaks publicly on informed consent, medical ethics, and diagnostic missteps.
• Links:
National Post In-Depth Coverage: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-woman-sues-doctors-detransition
ARPA Canada Profile & Interview: https://arpacanada.ca/publication/medical-transition/
Prisha Mosley ♀️
• About: A U.S. writer, speaker, and legal advocate who frequently writes about adolescent mental health, medical ethics, and her personal legal actions regarding gender care for minors.
• Links:
◦ Instagram: www.instagram.com/prishamosley/
◦ X (Twitter): https://x.com/PrishaMosley
◦ Substack: https://prishamosley.substack.com/
Cat Cattinson ♀️
• About: A musician, biology student, and spokesperson for Transition Justice. She speaks publicly about the biological and vocal impacts of testosterone therapy on singers, as well as medical ethics in gender care.
• Links:
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/CatCattinson
Independent Women's Forum Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOZgT2wSIyQ
Transition Justice Platform: https://www.transitionjustice.org/
Jocelynn Rodrigues ♀️
• About: An Alberta-based speaker, evangelist, and founder of Restored and Redeemed Ministries. She shares her story through public media, town halls, and faith-based platforms, focusing on identity, Canadian youth gender policies, and her Christian faith.
• Links:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JocelynnRodrigues
YES TV Feature Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne2R0X_siA0
Bridge City News Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi1tx3Mu7jk
Oli London ♂️
• About: An internet personality, author (Detrans: Why I Decided to Transition and Detransition), and public speaker who shares his experience undergoing cosmetic procedures and medical transition before detransitioning.
• Links:
X (Twitter): https://x.com/OliLondonTV
Book: https://books.apple.com/ie/book/gender-madness/id6445711020?hl=en-CA
Walt Heyer ♂️
• About: Founder of Sex Change Regret, author, and speaker. Born biological male, transitioned to female, and later detransitioned back to male. He is heterosexual, a Christian, & leads a faith-based recovery ministry.
• Links:
Website 1:https://sexchangeregret.com/
Website 2: https://waltheyer.com/