I was a lesbian for 22 years. Then I lived as a female to male transsexual for 17 years before detransitioning.
My name is Maritza. I was born in Havana, Cuba. My mother was given a form of estrogen to prevent miscarriages. She was able to carry me to term, but not
without ramifications. I dealt with health issues, from asthma to reproductive female issues. I was not your average female. I had a deeper voice,
bad menses, and a slew of emotional and neurological instabilities.
I was sexually molested from age 8 to 12. My parents were dysfunctional, particularly my father, who was an abusive, alcoholic control freak. My mother
was emotionally incapable of dealing with me. She was an ill woman and was spoiled by my grandmother.
Many of our childhood traumas come back to haunt us as adults. Unresolved emotional issues show themselves in various facets of disassociation and grief,
to the point where we create poor coping skills to mask the pain. I believe same sex attraction stems from rejection, sexual abuse, and a mother or
father wound. I’ve seen this not only in myself, but in many others.
If we’ve been hurt, we engage in a behavior that allows us to run away from who we are. Instead of being angry at the person who mistreated us, we blame
ourselves. We self-harm. We see ourselves as not good enough; therefore, an alteration of our character, to include mannerism, gender or sexual expression,
rises.
We try to fix the situation by creating an alternative person attracted to the same sex, so we do not have to repeat the scenario that took place with
our parent. Many try to replace that parent with a same-sex partner. No one in their right and balanced mind would choose to gender swap or be same-sex
attracted. This is done out of despair and in attempt to “fix” a situation.
There is no objective finding to prove that we are born gay. This new gender craze is based on nothing more than junk science and a rather crafty marketing
scheme. There is a dark agenda behind it, led by the elites, who are trying to bring in a brave new world.
So how did I get to where I am today? After all, I had bought the lies and believed the gender craze. I advocated for the trans community, did the TV circuit,
and even wrote a book called, The Mirror Makes No Sense. I believed that I was born wrong. Years of research, however, led me to understand that there
is no evidence that anyone is born wrong or that there is a nature within that makes you gay. We are programmed by our creator to be heterosexual,
so where does this paradigm come from? Our fallen nature and our need to fix things.
From all the failed relationships and lack of true happiness came the realization that the life I chose had lots of holes in it. You begin to think that
feeling this way is normal. You fight for it. You claim others are wrong, but when you dive into the real essence of it, you realize that it is all
based on lies.
I believe that the Father, our creator, used my situation to awaken me to the truth. I was in several relationships with trans women who still had their
male parts. And although I was repulsed at one point by men, due to the sexual molestation and the aggressive alcoholic father, being with transwomen
helped heal those wounds. In some strange way, I no longer feared men. I was also healed from my same sex attraction.
Today people claim all sorts of disorders, none of which have any biological nature but are psychological and situational. But politicians have an agenda
to push. There are medications to be sold and procedures to be had. The corruption of society is quite the circus, one I am glad to no longer be part
of.
I am in gratitude to my savior, who through his patience, love and persistence, allowed my chains to be broken. I no longer identify as a lesbian. I no
longer want to be seen as a man. I am content to be the daughter of the Most High, here help others break free from the programming and brainwashing
the trans agenda has to offer.
I want people to know that there is hope. If they want healing and ask the Father for guidance, they will find it. Without a shadow of a doubt, no one
is born wrong, and God does not make mistakes. The adversary toils with your pain, places bad ideas in your mind and heart, and will make you believe
lies. You owe it to yourself to learn the real you, to realize that life was not meant to be as hard as you make it. Let him take control and heal
you once and for all.
Maritza currently maintains her blog and a YouTube channel. In both places she shares her story as well as the stories from other desisters. We are grateful to her for submitting
her story to be shared with the Ruth Institute.