Walt Heyer

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Walt Heyer
Walt Heyer Thursday Night Teaching.jpg
Heyer speaks at the Church of God in Christ, Raleigh, North Carolina in 2016
Occupationwriter, activist
Spouse(s)
  • Unnamed (1962-1983)
  • Kaycee Heyer
Children2
Websitesexchangeregret.com

Walt Heyer is an author and speaker who underwent gender reassignment and lived for eight years as a transgender woman before detransitioning in 1991.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography[]

After what he described as a "misdiagnosis"[6] of gender dysphoria, Walt Heyer underwent gender reassignment surgery and lived for eight years as a woman named Laura Jensen,[7] before regretting and reversing his sex change. His experience led him to support the view "that transgender people often experience regret after transitioning, arguing that what transgender people actually need is 'psychiatric or psychological help.'"[8] In a 2020 video, Heyer described the source of his gender confusion as "being cross-dressed, being disciplined with a hardwood floor plank, and being sexually molested."[9]

Once "assistant manager of product planning for America Honda Motor Co",[10] Heyer now works as an author and as a contributor to The Federalist[11] and various other conservative media outlets. Media Matters for America has criticized Heyer as "a source of extreme transphobic commentary."[12]

Heyer's story is detailed in Ryan T. Anderson's 2018 book, When Harry Became Sally.[13] The now defunct progressive news website ThinkProgress criticized the book for overemphasizing detransition and Heyer for "[creating] a career for himself of advocating against transgender equality based on his “ex-trans” narrative."[14]

Heyer's 2019 opinion column in USA Today[15] was cited as one of the paper's ten most read articles of the year,[16] and generated multiple published letters in response.[17][18]

In June 2020, YouTube removed video of a Heritage Foundation panel including Heyer, citing its hate speech guidelines,[19] a move which was criticized by various conservative media outlets.[20][21]

Bibliography[]

  • Trading my Sorrows (2006)
  • Perfected by Love (2009)
  • Paper Genders (2011)
  • Sex Change -- It's Suicide (2013)
  • A Transgender's Faith (2015)
  • Kid Dakota and the Secret at Grandma's House (2015)

References[]

  1. ^ Voss, Donna Carol (2 Jul 2015). "Who Are the Villains in the Transgender World?". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 5 Sep 2020.
  2. ^ "Have you heard the story of Walt Heyer?". The Rush Limbaugh Show. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Sex Change Regret: The Other Side Of The Transgender Story". The Inquisitr News. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ Brown, Michael L. (2014). Can You Be Gay And Christian?. Lake Mary, Florida: Charisma House. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9781621365945. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Jeffreys, Sheila (2014). Gender Hurts: A Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Transgenderism. Routledge. pp. 12, 63–64, 73–77. ISBN 9781317695950. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ^ Heyer, Walt. "Examples - Regret Is Real—and Transgenders Are Going Back". Archived from the original on June 21, 2015.
  7. ^ Fraga, Brian (5 June 2015). "Speaking Out About the Transgender 'Delusion'". National Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. ^ "What The Media Should Know About Walt Heyer And "Transition Regrets"". Media Matters for America. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. ^ Heyer, Walt (2020). "Walt's Story". In His Image. American Family Studios. 2:21 minutes in.
  10. ^ "Honda tries to find if it's pulling buyers from other us cars". The Spokesman Review. The Associated Press. 6 March 1983. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  11. ^ "CNN Newsroom Transcript". CNN International. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  12. ^ Maza, Carlos. "What The Media Should Know About Walt Heyer And "Transition Regrets"". Media Matters for America.
  13. ^ Anderson, Ryan T. (2018). When Harry Became Sally. Encounter Books. pp. 69–72. ISBN 9781594039614.
  14. ^ Ford, Zack. "Conservative book 'When Harry Became Sally' attacks trans people while conveniently leaving them out". ThinkProgress. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  15. ^ Heyer, Walt (11 February 2019). "Hormones, surgery, regret: I was a transgender woman for 8 years — time I can't get back". USA Today. Retrieved 23 Aug 2020.
  16. ^ "Most-read USA TODAY Opinion columns of 2019". USA Today. 27 Dec 2019. Retrieved 23 Aug 2020.
  17. ^ Bryant, Samantha (17 Feb 2019). "Brazilian Butt lifts can be safe when done right: Readers sound off". USA Today.
  18. ^ Suffredini, Kasey (24 Feb 2019). "Jussie Smollett crying wolf helps no one: Readers sound off". USA Today. Retrieved 23 Aug 2020.
  19. ^ "YouTube Censors Heritage Foundation Video on Gender Dysphoria". The Heritage Foundation. 19 Jun 2020. Retrieved 23 Aug 2020.
  20. ^ Waggoner, Kristen (25 Jun 2020). "YouTube's Transgender Problem". National Review. Retrieved 23 Aug 2020.
  21. ^ Showalter, Brandon (20 June 2020). "YouTube censors video testimony of former transgender, calls it 'hate speech'". The Christian Post. Retrieved 23 Aug 2020.


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