Is Tumblr Making Kids Trans? | Guest: Daisy Strongin (Part One) | Ep 927

[@avakarimi02]

we need to hear more and more of these stories. as someone who is 15, and has, in the recent past, identified with a trans identity ("non-binary"), i can confidently say that the cause of my identity crisis was spending time in leftist activist online echo-chambers. i like to think there isn't such thing as a trans kid, only a chronically online one. parents, PLEASE be diligent in monitoring your child's use of the internet.

[@babs_babs]

oh wow. you had a brief phase in your teenage years where you used weird pronouns?? you are such a victim that must have been so hard for you

[@juliab516]

YES YES AND YES i am 23 and this is exactly how it was for me growing up with unsupervised access to the internet, i was 12 through 15 years old thinking i was pansexual trigenderflux and into weird sexual fetishes (if any of that doesn’t make sense to you that’s the point!) the internet was so exciting to me bc you play so many games where you decide how to dress your avatar and once i was told that i had the ability to do that to myself i was astounded! teens just want to express themselves and be creative but obsessing over every minute micro-emotion and trying to put a label on it made me a self centered and equally self conscious and anxious teenager. thank God for waking me up out of that nonsense, it is so much more fulfilling to put my identity in something eternal, being a follower of Christ, than in something that changes every time the wind blows! this stuff is coming from the internet 100%! at least when i was getting into it you would’ve gotten bullied at school for going by your online persona, now schools are coddling it!

[@babs_babs]

@@juliab516 so you were a straight girl who pretended to be queer, gave it up, then became anti-queer? yikes no wonder everyone is complaining about straight girls so much

[@JenJenCoco]

⁠@@juliab516oh wow praise God!

[@YourMom-rq6yl]

Thank you

[@GPdoc]

I'm sad that her parents getting divorced was considered part of her 'normal childhood'. It has a profound deleterious effect on children but is not talked about enough.

[@Titus-2-Mom]

The divorce was my first thought too.

[@bluemango12]

Was thinking the same thing!

[@Steadfast_Steady_Strong]

Exactly what I was thinking! And she had a half-sibling 9 yrs older than her, which means there was another broken relationship even before the divorce.

[@meggo6673]

Yes! I was thinking this too! There are always consequences for stepping out of God’s order. I experienced feelings of worthlessness and depression for years following my parents divorce.

[@abigailmarie3457]

Literally my EXACT thought!!

[@AlwaysAsher]

Im in my late 20s and I have ALWAYS blamed Tumblr for being one of the first things to incite all of this mental madness around the 2000-teens. It was such a scary and dark place. I remember it being a totally contagious depression /oppression Olympics, with teens going as far as posting pictures of self harm and other explicit, graphic content.

[@silver_scythe_black_roses]

YES and everyone in my life with depression and gender identity issues/dysphoria were on Tumblr reblogging that kind of content!

[@forTehMemes]

Tumblr is a liberal hive mind. Not really surprising stuff like this has happened

[@barbaraparkinson703]

Hearing these detransitioning stories encourages me because my 16 year old granddaughter had the double mastectomy several months ago, plus she started taking hormones several months ago. She doesn't want to have anything to do with my husband and I because we are not on board with what she is doing. She is very mad that we will not use the "proper pronouns". She is continually in my prayers and I pray that someday she will wake up to the truth.

[@mak88119]

So sorry to hear this, the devil is out to destroy this generation. He is a liar and the father of lies.

[@rebeccamoore6382]

As a therapist om going to give you some advice. Get her off the internet, find a therapist who won't affirm the delusion( we are out there but you have to search a little) and pour love into her. If you do those things you will start to see a difference. I'm guessing her parents were on board since she was able to do the surgery? If not and the parents want to make a difference they need to do the things above. Gender dysphoria almost always is a trauma response- treat the trauma and the feelings of Gender dysphoria will start to resolve

[@pianogal853]

Praying for your granddaughter 🙏

[@EsseQuamViderity]

You might benefit from reading “Lost in Transnation”

[@EsseQuamViderity]

@@rebeccamoore6382 is this part of your ethical guidelines as a therapist-offering advice in comments?

[@Eviepossible]

I have been praying for Daisy for years, after seeing her first detransition video. Never had I seen a person that I knew God was so clearly calling to Himself. I never thought I'd see her here though! God is so good! Thank you, Allie for what you do.

[@AaronDavidMatthew]

Yes. Tumblr, Reddit, Grinder, and the dark web all sucked in our oldest son, who is trying to live as a woman currently. He will be 30 and has been on estrogen for 2 years this month. This gives me so much hope!

[@martinkorlie]

I pray for him. Especially reddit, the stuff there will change any good man

[@GodSaveTheClothes]

Praying for your son! 🙏🙏🙏

[@JenJenCoco]

So heart breaking. Praying for him!!

[@JenJenCoco]

@@martinkorliewhat is Reddit for? I don’t understand. I got on there one time and it seems like a jumbled mess of nothing but I’m 41 and have no patience to learn anything new on the internet lol

[@yellowstoic7678]

Just tell him it's okay to be Gay.

[@BoogiesMom]

I grew up being completely addicted to the internet. Unrestricted access, day or night. My parents worked so much they couldn’t have cared less what I was doing. I was looking at pornography from at least the age of 13, talking to older men online, sharing address/ phone number/ school/ anything I could think of, and of course getting in fights with strangers online because I was clearly “smarter than them” 😂 I remember going through a phase around 15 of saying I was a lesbian and dressing like a man because I saw people on the internet doing it. I’m so thankful to God for getting ahold of me at 17, I look at the people my age now and it scares me to think that could be me…

[@kashq502]

So scary! But I can totally understand how this happened because the internet and social media was released to the masses without concern for mitigating it's negative and unintended consequences, including there being at least one generation of kids having completely unmonitored and completely free access to unlimited Internet access, because their parents didn't understand that that was probably worse than dropping your 11 yr old off downtown in a huge city and driving off.

[@BoogiesMom]

@@kashq502 Ugh, that’s always the bad thing when something new comes out. We just don’t know how it affects us or children until much later down the line 😞 I’m sure there were people trying to warn parents about the dangers of the internet and nobody wanted to listen because there just wasn’t evidence to support their claims until recent years. Such a sad process we seem to always go through as humans 😭

[@heatblast876]

Girl, as a 17 yrs old male, you're way stronger than me. I really don't know how you even managed to do it, especially talking to strangers and even worse. Really.

[@BoogiesMom]

@@heatblast876 I look back now and it’s scary to think how badly things could’ve gone. I can only attribute it to God 😳 Everybody is strong in their own way, especially when we lean on God!! ❤️

[@awiselittlehomestead777]

We are close in age and a lot of her story is very relatable. My parents were also naive to how destructive the internet is without guidance and protection. Thankful to be a wife and Mama now as well, and while I don't harbor hard feelings towards my parents, I will do a much better job protecting my children.

[@AlwaysAsher]

I completely agree & relate as well!

[@maylinrivera6482]

I'm so happy to see women my age that have gotten through the same troubles.

[@Christianchoose]

3 Nephi 11: 7-10 7 Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name-hear ye him. 8 And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them. 9 And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying: 10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world. 3 Nephi 11 is in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ!

[@Gargamel19]

I just want to comment on something daisy was talking about as a young teen and being confused. She’s absolutely right. I’m in California, and even have gay people in my family and also gay in-laws who we love VERY much, and even THEY would not agree with allowing children or burdening children with anything that’s trans OR telling them. That at some point they’ll probably kill themselves. That’s completely disgusting. Also I have a niece in Texas who THOUGHT she was trans and even dated a trans girl (who was actually a boy) and it didn’t go over well in our conservative Christian family out there but before anyone of us said anything we (meaning all the adults in the family) spoke privately about it and agreed that we would not condemn her because it might just drive her into the arms of doing transitioning and none of us wanted that. So what we did was just LOVED HER THROUGH IT. She attempted to use her teen angst if you want to call it that to try to do this but because she didn’t get back the reaction she expected, things quickly fizzled out. When she pushed buttons to try to fight me or any of our other family members on it, we quickly and calmly would tell her in a calm but loving way “we love you but we will not buy the sheets for the bed you are attempting to make for yourself” so to speak. We acted purposely like it wasn’t a big deal and just told everyone else that “she’s still trying to figure out who she is” and Told her time be patient and be kind to herself” and it worked! She broke up with the trans girl, is driving now, and dressing as as the beautiful girl she was meant to be and we all could not be prouder! All we did was love her through it but didn’t allow any permanent changes. ❤

[@EmmaR.2024]

CA has gone more off the rails w new 2024 laws taking away more parental authority. Carl DeMaio did a yt on it. Good thing your relative was in TX and not CA for sure.

[@je_suis_calme_13]

This is the way. I think overreacting too negatively can backfire. Acting neutral and unbothered but firm can take away the charge some teens get from rebelling. If the adults didn’t take this seriously, it would be over. But this exists because unwell adults are USING children to validate their degeneracy.

[@jendee1260]

i hope you guys help her with how she see’s her own self and worth in a relationship. sounds like a slippery slope & she could go through multiple “fads” with each partner and cause herself long-term harm.

[@Gargamel19]

@@je_suis_calme_13 exactly. NOT entertaining it and feeding into it is the way, but still loving them and just SAYING SO is a good way to go. She actually WORKS under her mother, so she’s with her a lot and although she’s now over 18, she still is respectful to her mother and they talk about a lot. Her mother also got her into different educational type clubs to KEEP HER BUSY, so she didn’t have TIME for such degeneracy because by the time she got home she was literally too tired to deal with any of that lol. I can’t say this enough KEEP KIDS BUSY with clubs, sports, hobbies. If they have too much time on their hands then their bound to get in trouble. Even if your in poverty FIND A WAY to get them into fun time consuming hobbies and clubs. It’s worth it.

[@Gargamel19]

@@jendee1260 it is still her decision but guiding her through things gently in a loving manner should be of the utmost importance

[@candiejo3869]

I honestly feel like most girls, not all, go through a tom-boy stage around 7th-9th grade. I'm glad i went through it and it was nothing more than a phase. Ppl changing their gender over it is crazy.

[@emmoji927]

Even if it's not a phase to have stereotypical male interests like sports, computers, or cars; it's still insane to sterilize and mutilate your body over it.

[@sofidofie]

I had that phase for many years too around that age now I am a girly girl. I love dresses, makeup, nails, and being treated like a princess 🥰👑

[@candiejo3869]

@@emmoji927 yes! For sure!

[@maylinrivera6482]

Tumblr messed me up as a kid too, eating disorders, self harm, sexual grooming, and I identified as nonbinary for 3 years

[@A.S2400]

How did you get out ? I need to save my adult kid

[@maylinrivera6482]

@@A.S2400 I got a bf in high school, that mellowed me out a bit then I met an intelligent, conservative, traditional man who changed my mind on a lot of things then we got married

[@joyfullysimple]

Thank you so much for this interview. I have two small children. My oldest is 8. She does have her own tablet, but only to listen to audiobooks during the week, and she has access to a school app where she can study. And she can listen to Christian radio via an app. Even those three things are time restricted. She does have games on her tablet, but she is only allowed to play sometimes during the weekend. During the week, I block all of them so she has no access. Every app and website she wants to access/download has to be approved by me. We use Windows Family link for this. She also has no access to her tablet in the evening after 7pm. When listening to this, I feel like I am doing the right thing being this strict. I live in the Netherlands and there are many small kids who already have smartphones in elementary school, but I want to put it off as long as possible. Possibly giving her a light phone once she starts biking to school by herself. Transgenderism is rampant here and is already being put into their brains when they are only 4-5 years old. My children are going to a Christian school that thankfully doesn't participate in all of this.

[@Christianchoose]

3 Nephi 11: 7-10 7 Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name-hear ye him. 8 And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them. 9 And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying: 10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world. 3 Nephi 11 is in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ!

[@called7bn]

God bless Daisy, her child & family. I’m so grateful for her speaking out and sharing her experience.

[@rachelbanana5805]

I was given my laptop at 11 and because my parents also didn’t know what effects the internet would have, it did a lot of damage to me. I watched my best friend at the time go through the same thing and now she’s non binary and fully into the rainbow flag stuff. She was heavily into tumblr and KZbin, and it drove a wedge between us. It still makes me sad. Thankfully I got saved, got married, and just had baby #4. People think I’m crazy for allowing my kids no screen time whatsoever (except when sick. Everyone needs a movie and a cuddle when they are sick), but I don’t care. I will not allow them to see the horrors of the internet until they are well old enough to not be influenced by it.

[@lux-veritatis]

excited for this episode - I was there during tumblr’s infancy and watched this stuff happen en masse to many of my online peers while on tumblr. I left years later because it was such a toxic space but I’m glad people are speaking up about how online communities warp young adults minds.

[@Bertrussell396]

I was on tumblr for years in my 20’s, It’s where I first saw trans “discussion” and never thought it could become mainstream because it was so full of vitriol and extremism even years ago. Now it’s mainstream!

[@sarahtonen4873]

in the 1980s, being a tomboy was totally normal and we rarely questioned our "gender". i wanted to be Annie Lennox but i always knew i was a girl i also loved Grace Jones. she was awesome

[@abbyfer8705]

So many young people go through this "phase" of confusion, curiosity. But instead of telling them it is a phase, people encourage them to question their gender and after bombarding them with these stuff over and over, they can't help but believe it. It is so incredibly sad and evil to do this to them.

[@juliegerasimenko200]

Agree 1000%

[@oldbandaid]

It is so scary how many girls around this age have this exact same story if not one that is very similar. I really hope the world starts to see the harm and damage this has done to us young people and start to make a change. I’m about to become a first time mom and am terrified of letting my daughter have unmonitored access to the internet pretty much ever.

[@Christianchoose]

3 Nephi 11: 7-10 7 Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name-hear ye him. 8 And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them. 9 And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying: 10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world. 3 Nephi 11 is in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ!

[@Tcentenom]

I am such a fan of Daisy. She has come a long way and she is amazing, wise and so beautiful. God bless her! Thank you for this interview!

[@Orangeyoshis]

Perhaps the heart of these issues is that people tend to spend more time with screens than their own family, and children (even teens) will seek attention and recognition from wherever they can get it! People want their children to be happy, but the best thing we can give them is ourselves.

[@BriseisMusic]

Daisy, thank you for sharing your story. It can't be easy to recount these memories, so I hope you know how valuables your efforts are. May God continue to expand on your faith and love for Him!

[@Are.Baires]

I can attest that YES… tumblr has been grooming kids and teens since forever to be all the alphabet letters!!! Back in high school I discovered this at age 16/2012 which was when I made an account and was so disturbed by everything I saw on there that I deleted shortly after. It was so disgusting that I accidentally found out online that my 11 year old cousin was “pansexual” two years after I had ventured into the world of tumblr. Told my aunt and thankfully my little cousin was saved from that hell. There were and I’m sure still are plenty of groomers on that platform! They post the most disgusting things… KEEP YOUR KIDS OFF THE INTERNET.

[@AlwaysAsher]

10000% AGREE

[@netoponce09]

Wow, I know someone that started using tumblr 2012 and it got them depressed and suicidal, they even told me at times “2012 tumblr was so depressing” and honestly I started seeing that all the whole stuff (LGBT, depression, suicide, porn etc) happening in that website. This person even told me that all of the tumble people started leaving to Twitter around 2014/2015 and well the rest is history. Even when I was a kid I started to notice patterns of indoctrination and biased views in favor to those topics .. and even this person told me it’s nothing wrong it’s normal but I knew that they were not gonna stop from there.

[@BadmamajamaC]

She grew up with a big brother and must have thought boys were cool! That’s natural that she related to boys being the little sister of a brother.

[@tayh.6235]

I'm glad I wasn't in those circles online as a kid. As the weird girl who constantly tagged along after my big brothers and struggled to make friends with other girls, I think I could have easily gotten stuck in that mindset of "maybe I should have been a boy"

[@sarahgracecornell9917]

I’m on Tumblr and, while there are Christian circles that are very uplifting, there are definitely circles I can see this happening in. Happens in just about every social media but especially on Tumblr and, more recently, TikTok. Some of us Christians on Tumblr are doing our best to preach Christ in this dark space and it might not work but far better to try and fail than to not try and never have hope of succeeding.

[@tayh.6235]

Yeah, the Christian circle on Tumblr can be pretty great but go outside that and there's certainly plenty of garbage

[@LindyLime]

Tumblr is like crazy opposite land because everyone you meet you assume they're LGBT and it's a surprise if they're not. That's the way it is in the fandom circles at least.

[@SWNelson7]

Daisy is such a beautiful woman. I am so proud of her & so happy for her! God bless her sweet soul.❤

[@Christianchoose]

3 Nephi 11: 7-10 7 Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name-hear ye him. 8 And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them. 9 And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying: 10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world. 3 Nephi 11 is in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ!

[@maylilia]

I remember watching Daisy's first detransitioning video. So happy to see her doing well! Glad she got to be a mama.

[@HansenMoments]

We have a trans family member (just turned 18). We love on her and do our best to avoid any pronouns but it is such a difficult situation. My own kids are confused and it’s been really difficult to have to walk through this and talk about things that they shouldn’t even hear at their ages (11,9,5). We are the only Christians in her life and we do our best to show Christ’s love without affirming the confusion and chaos.

[@babs_babs]

keep it up and there will be no christians in their life. the way you religious nuts treat queers is gross. the best you can offer us is fake niceness. seriously hope your family member has a real support group. you aren’t it

[@DBlanco48]

You have a responsibility to your kids, don't let them be alone with that family member and limit access to that family member

[@z.s.r.h]

i used to be on Tumblr all the time in high school too!! now that i'm thinking about it, it is the place that introduced me to the concept of transgenderism. i can still see a flowery "trans woman ARE women!" post in my mind lol. also my daughter's name is Daisy!

[@embersee]

Hello Sis Daisy, I can relate to your story a lot. I also was on the internet from a young age, got all messed up in these kind of groups as a teenager. Thanks be to God I got saved at age 19 similar to you 🙏

[@robyncampbell1838]

Wow, this lady's story resonates with me. With one big difference: I was homeschooled in a Christian family, so the idea of being trans was never presented to me, so, though I dealt with a fair bit of confusion, I never went that direction. I wasn't fully at home in my body and happy to be a woman until I met the man who is now my husband. It's like I wasn't designed to be alone or something....

[@Bwoood]

Tumblr was so bad. There was so much glorification around self harm drug abuse and suic*de. It was a messed up place. I knew it was bad but wanted to fit in. Definitely fed into my anxiety later in life. And made me think some bad things might be okay.

[@joWorld664]

I've been a fan of Daisy for years! Even before her detransition I always admired her intellectual curiousity and gentle spirit. So glad to see her doing well.

[@mak88119]

She was fortunate the transitioning didn't hurt her worse. Many girls who have had bottom surgery can never recover. I would love to hear her story of how she came to Christ.

[@InfoLunix]

The second video is out already! I just listened to her story of how she came to Christ

[@julesmum9781]

An 11 yo with unrestricted online access? Finding life advice on Tumblr? She excuses her parents saying it was 2009 . . . The Internet was not new then. Her parents were totally checked out. This is so sad.

[@rosannasauereisen2827]

I'm mom to teenagers right now and I can attest that there is almost unlimited access to the internet in most homes all around me and I'm talking mostly christian homes that should know better.

[@msolorzano6990]

It all sounds like Daisy was being attacked by demonic influence & very unprotected as a young child. The mental anguish coupled with the dark web of lies she was ingesting, was equivalent to making her mind a playground for demons! Praise God for opening her eyes, and rescuing her from this mass delusion happening across the globe. The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy ...so we parents must diligently guard our children, even if it seems over protective, that’s better than completely lost! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Mermaid2261]

Is social media a big player in the mental illness of the last 15-20 years, starting with My Space? I think social media is mostly to blame for this horrid phenomenon.

[@SWNelson7]

I think you’re right.

[@sarahtonen4873]

100%

[@DBlanco48]

It helps the wicked heart get more of what it wants, violating God's order.

[@TryingTheHardHikeATAdrieWashne]

My first comment is what she said right at the beginning. “I grew up in a normal household, my parents divorced when I was around six.” Sad that that is considered normal. My daughter also grew up in a normal household with my husband and I staying married. But she decided at around 25, after identifying as bisexual, that she was non binary. She too got a computer at a young age and Tumblr was one of her favorite sites. I thought I was loving, watching and being a good example to her enough and thought we trained her in God’s ways, but she snuck under my radar. She was always a well behaved girl, a tomboy who loved to play soccer. Once she said, at least I’m not going out partying. I didn’t know what she was really doing though. Turns out she was/is very sneaky and deceitful. College helped deceive her even more.

[@babs_babs]

there is no hate like christian love. seriously, you make me very very thankful to be away from the church. the disrespect you have towards your own kid is asinine, but ofc you’re a christian so it’s not surprising at all

[@jtika1978]

That was my first thought too. So sad.

[@carollivingston5953]

I don’t see where she disrespects her child

[@babs_babs]

@@carollivingston5953 then go to a therapist about it. if you don’t see the problem with how OP treats her kids, then you probably need a professional to help you sort out what’s good and what’s toxic. it’s like you boomers are blind to your own bullshit. y’all aren’t normal or healthy. no wonder that kid kept so much shit hidden

[@A.S2400]

This exactly happened to my adult child too. And I don't know if there's anything I can do now except pray every day.

[@sarah_alline6849]

Ah I can’t wait to listen! I can’t tell you how happy I am to see Daisy on here and so solid in her faith! I’ve been praying so much that God would solidify and affirm what she had already come to conclude in her first detransition announcement video. So so happy!

[@KzFire28]

God definitely protected me from things like this. I was awkward and chronically online from 2004-2006. InvisionFree forums, DeviantArt, fandoms, etc. Thankfully I never got into Tumblr (I never quite "got" how it was supposed to work?) But thankfully, God worked in my life my junior and senior years of high school to get me off the internet and into some real life friendships. God definitely protected me from some of these darker corners of the internet back then. So very thankful.

[@kristinatancredi5474]

I relate sooo much to the beginning of her story (minus the feeling like a boy) I tended to have an addictive personality (still do) and was obsessed with star wars, stargate, doctor who, Sherlock and all the need things. I didn't have a laptop till I was in high school but all the things she describes about being introverted and turning to the internet and being chronically online and parents not understanding the dangers of the internet is exactly how I ended up with a porn addiction that lasted well into adulthood. I'm so glad that I didn't really know anything about LGBT except the l and g. Otherwise I too could have been tempted into that as well. I was also raised in church and even though I rebelled the foundation my parents laid stuck with me

[@babs_babs]

if you aren’t tempted to be queer now, you never would have been tempted in the first place.

[@ariellamaizels]

I was on tumblr at the age of 13 and it was so harmful, led to anorexia and exposure to inappropriate material. Luckily I had strict parents and I had my faith in God

[@SavvyArtz]

27 year old that joined Tumblr when I was 15 here. I 1000% agree that Tumblr is a major influence on young people my age coming to the conclusion that they were trans. Tiktok seems to have taken those reigns a bit more nowadays, but it's crazy to see.

[@angelcrosswhite5859]

My daughter has had direct influence in the same. I think if kids don't have a history of sexual abuse, this is totally a reoccurring thing for them to be draw to things like Dr. Who & Sherlock & online fan fiction. It is a form of LGBT porn for kids who can't identify with social stereotypes, but also don't know what to do with who they are. Her friend was a "normal" needy homeschooling girl & both of them grew up in church, but neither wanted to be all about make-up & kissing boys around 10 or 11. They began reading Percy Jackson series that lead to the same stuff Daisy talked about. By the time her friend was 16, she had a pixie cut & wanted our daughter to call her Seth. It freaked our daughter out. When she told me, we talked about God's truth about identity & she admitted to being addicted to fan fiction & the forms of porn involved there. We gently approached the mom about it & were met with hostility. Our daughter had to end the friendship as it had indications of sexual abuse on the horizon & it has taken our daughter YEARS to re-align with what to do, now that this is a phenomenon. All that to say, online addictions are another HUGE factor to the movement where our children are being sucked into a lie. So sad!

[@Izamota-q5v]

Child porn in fanfiction and on tumblr is rampant - AO3 and fanfiction . net are the worst two.

[@pnewc8588]

I found a few of her videos on KZbin when she was changing her mind about transitioning & then detransitioning & having a baby!

[@laurensheppard5932]

I had a very similar experience with Tumblr around the same age. There was a drip feed of ideology scattered through every scroll, not enough to raise red flags but just enough to slowly influence me.

[@pianogal853]

In my generation, i could just be a tomboy without the pressure to 'change'

[@happytrails699]

I love listening to Daisy. I followed her channel thru some of the transition. She is so bright.

[@aperson9847]

I've been on Tumblr on and off since like 2010 and I can say the answer to this question is YES, yes it absolutely contributes to the LGBT pipeline. The number of times I have followed someone on the site only to see them go from straight to bi to gay to trans or non-binary blows my mind. Tumblr markets itself as the "queerest" place on the internet. It has an optional LGBT rainbow vomit color scheme and highlights LGBT related tags on posts with the various flag colors. Simply put it is uncool to be straight on Tumblr, and the strong sense of community that forms between users on the platform (based around shared interests and that attraction of social outcasts that Daisy talked about) pushes everyone towards embracing this lifestyle.

[@LindyLime]

I got on Tumblr for the fandom stuff, I'm just so glad I was in my mid 20s and already had a foundation of a great upbringing of faith and being homeschooled, being taught how to use my brain and how to tell right from wrong. I also resonated way more with male characters as a child (but this was mostly because the media genres I liked usually had male protagonists back then) and while I didn't try to look masculine necessarily I definitely avoided looking feminine. Tumblr is crazyville...it's opposite of real life because when you meet someone your automatic assumption is that they're LGBT.

[@johnbrown4568]

God bless Daisy with peace. love and great joy.

[@amypositan2111]

Realy interesting episode, looking forward to part 2!

[@A.S2400]

This is in my watch later and honestly I can't bring myself to watch it. This happened to my daughter, and I don't know what to do now that she's an adult. Eventually I will watch, but it's just so gut wrenching maybe I am in denial still. 😢

[@Intothemystic77]

I wish she could do less commercials when it’s such a serious subject matter it’s so distracting. Guest “on the morning of my surgery where I was going to remove my breasts”…… Allie “ now from our 48th sponsor of the day, Adele cosmetics” 🙄

[@Glyhnzel]

Agreed. What annoys me most is when she (or any podcast host) asks a question and *then* it goes straight to a sponsor talk before we get an answer. It's distracting.

[@NoNameNumberTwo]

17:23 Just want to point out that since it was the internet, we have no idea who the people were behind the screen. They may have presented themselves as young girls, but that may not be who they actually were.

[@Eph.611]

Daisy’s testimony sounds so much like mine, I can absolutely attest to tumblr being a HUGE negative influence on young people. This was around 2013 like her, so I was about 13 at the time that all of this happened: my parents had recently got divorced from an extremely rocky marriage while at the same time had my grandfather (who was more like an actual father figure to me) die of cancer. I was already starting to fall into depression and crippling anxiety for a long while because of trouble at school on top of everything, but my whole world came crashing down once those 2 major things had happened, it had eaten at me so much that I was starting to use the internet constantly as escapism from it all, and one of the first sites that I had really stumbled upon was, as you can probably guess, tumblr. I ended up making a lot of friends that were way older than me, and about 9 out of 10 of them identified as trans/genderfluid/non-binary/etc, and were really having an influence in my life. Of course, I ended up wanting to be trans and started identifying as a trans gay man, and on top of that, got really into the occult & paganism as well, but the more I started getting into these lifestyles and practices, my depression and anxiety started to grow more and more; it got so bad that by the end of it I had anorexia, was extremely suicidal, and turned into a literal hermit where I almost never even left the house because I hated everyone and everything, I even became a God hater as well, I was such an absolute train wreck. Like how Daisy had mentioned about herself, I too had already felt this sense of “wanting to be a boy” when I was around 4 as well because of the male characters that I looked up to in shows/games/movies, along with also having lots of guy friends too because I was very much a tomboy, and plus, most of the media that I was obsessed with as a kid were things heavily tied to the occult. Satan is no dummy, he brings wicked sinful things into our lives as children for us to see &/or hear and uses that impact it had on us later on in our lives to influence us, that’s exactly why the media wants to put so many awful things in children’s shows/movies/games/books. All I can say is never give up on praying for people like us because my mom had prayed for me for YEARS and now I am saved by the loving mercy and grace of The Lord Jesus Christ and am a new changed creation in Him [2 Corinthians 5:17] ✝️🕊️💜 If there’s anyone reading this that might be going through or struggling with any of these same things that we’ve brought up, I can promise you that it is not at all worth it, I am still now years and years later reaping exactly what I’ve sown in my sinful wicked acts like it says in Galatians 6:7, physically, and mentally/emotionally, the only thing that will help you overcome any issue, whether it be depression & anxiety, suicidal tendencies, or confusion on your identity, is JESUS… He’s given me such a true peace, joy, and love in my heart that I’ve never had before in my life, and He can do the same thing for you! He loves you and so do I ✝️💜 [Matthew 11:28-30- Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.]

[@yvonneyvonneable]

Sounds like she tremendously looked up to her half brother who left her prematurely (in a way she wasn’t emotionally ready for) , this was a way of holding on, Sounds like she was closer to her half brother than her parents

[@nirmaleva]

I agree with you that this may be a strong possibility. I am surprised she doesn't seem very self aware about how her family dynamics affected her emotionally. A good therapist not a pill pushing psychiatrist could have helped her.

[@emmagrace6396]

The story about her being 4 and talking about wanting to be a boy is very normal. Kids don't understand how the world works at that age. The boys on tv got to do exciting things so the 4 year old mind makes a connection that boys are cool and do cool things, so she wanted to be like that. Nothing weird with that. The rest of the story seems pretty common. Girl is really insecure in herself, idolizes manhood and believes that she can feel better about herself by being a boy. Its unfortunate how often it happens. Im glad she managed to escape that lifestyle.

[@Jaime630S]

Can’t wait for part 2. God is Good!

[@nadinegriffin5252]

Looking forward to hearing part 2.

[@chloemsmithh]

I think Daisy and I are around the same age and ran in similar internet circles as a teen (I was in the Sherlock fandom at that age and was very involved online as well), and she is 100% correct on that being a massive gateway drug for a lot of young girls into the “queer” community. Thankfully at that time I was very solid in my faith and convictions so I was not really swayed, but it was absolutely very pervasive and hard to avoid in those communities. Looking back on it, I realize how easily I could have been pulled into that if I wasn’t so headstrong (thankfully so, in this case. lol)

[@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6]

I love the companies you support I haven’t tried any but from what I hear they sound great 😊❤

[@mikaylabavaro6077]

Thank you for your courage, Daisy, it is inspirational! The Lord is at work in you. Keep fighting the good fight for God's kingdom ❤

[@RationalNon-conformist]

Children do this, my son said he was many things.. this is very normal. My Father said I liked to “run with the boys,” and that I thought I was one of the boys, basically. I’m extremely soft and feminine now.

[@yvonneyvonneable]

I was sitting at a Scottsdale cafe and these two trans young adults sat down and started talking about what they were prescribed to start vs over time and they said the same that they had a huge dose of Zoloft and then T.

[@ashleyharper584]

Can’t wait for part 2!

[@GratiaPrima_]

God bless Daisy. Can’t wait to hear of her conversion next time! God is good.

[@cliffordnewell2445]

This is one of Allie's best programs.

[@agatastrychalska]

Thank you sooo much for sharing your story❤

[@mht5875]

These kids need to get off of social media and do something productive with their lives

[@DBlanco48]

Parents need to get off social media while raising children

[@KatieScarlett93]

Would love to talk to you about my tumblr experiences Allie. I’ve been begging people to pay attention to this issue!

[@jendee1260]

why look into tumblr and not the lgbt+ community? they are the ones pushing & supporting this. why look backwards? history is now.

[@Ladyoffidelity14]

Yeah Tumblr and A03 are huge grooming sites. Sadly lived through the confusion it caused me too.

[@Izamota-q5v]

I really wish someone would go after AO3 for all the child pron written and posted there

[@AliciatheCho]

Tumblr is a grooming ground for all kinds nutty lefty stuff. I remember years ago almost believing I was bisexual because of that website

[@DystopianDeepDives]

short answer: yes

[@chriskort889]

I’m checking out this story because I believe we need to understand rather than judge so we can do what Jesus would do and that is listen and forgive, just like he did with foe e.g. the woman at the well, the woman caught in adultery, the tax collectors and sinners. Christ Died for You Too. Thank you Allie for this work. Keep It Up!

[@patricklaporte6453]

I think Daisy said she began the transition in Chicago. It is so vital that she attends a church that relies only on the Bible and teaches about receiving Christ, to be born again, and growing in His word. If she is in Chicago, the biblical teaching at Moody Church, and my home church, Park Community Church South Loop, will ground her in the core doctrines needed to grow in Christ. I've shared her story, and many are praying for her, her husband, and their child. Jesus won over the lie that, if she didn't transition, she would commit suicide. And now, Daisy belongs to Him and has eternal life. Directions to Moody Church and Park Community Church South Loop, and the time of their Sunday services, are found online.

[@makeitcount179]

St.Paul said "I would have you know brethren that the gospel which was preached by me was Not 'according to man's(12) I neither received it from man nor was I taught it. But I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ." letter to Galatians 1:11,12

[@ameliac504]

Tumblr is still a thing… dang

[@janethagen3385]

Many times generational curses are passed down through our mother’s bloodline, as well as through trauma in the womb or through delivery… which introduces demonic oppression very very early on. Not any fault of yours. You keep saying “ I don’t know why I’m like this.” This spiritual truth based on God’s many different spiritual laws would be worth looking into.

[@amyward587]

That’s not biblical at all. It’s a battle with sin/our flesh. We need Jesus.

[@hopecottrill3916]

Glenn Beck - It is Not the Loss of Freedom. It is the Loss of Free Will. You will be manipulated to believe ideas and that they originated from yourself.

[@Mr.Rodriguez-ur9kk]

1st time I catch the live!

[@twiggylynn656]

A lot of how she described herself and her struggles and interests remind me of myself from about middle school through junior year of high school. I have ADHD, and I have actually heard of similar women with ADHD that have similar thoughts/experiences. I wonder if those are things that come along with ADHD in women? That is all I have that I know of, so it might be aomething else, but that's the only known thing I have. I definitely was more of a tomboy and hung out with guys and didnt care to hang out with girls, I was/am really into video games, and I liked boys. My mind sort of went into the mindset of i want to dress as a boy and go by Blake(i had an avatar on one of my chat accounts that was an emo looking boy where when I would want to be blake I would use that avatar). Mind you again I was straight and am straight, so I had no interest of finding girls to flirt/chat with, I really juat wanted to be a boy chatting with other guys or girls to just chat with. If things were pushed back then maybe I would have delved deeper down the LGBTQ+ rabbit hole, but thank God I did not. It really is a rough time going through puberty where no important decisions should be made by a child because these situations are literally just a phase. To allow an underaged person to choose to undergo procedures that can have permanent effects on them is idiotic and abuse. Luckily in my senior year i began to realise there was no way i could ever be a guy and am exactly who God made me to be. Mind you as much as I wanted to be a guy and wanted to sometimes dress boyish I also really liked my long hair and wearing skirts and dresses. There were times though where I really just wanted to cut my hair like a guy and dress like a guy. Its weird. I honestly think it was due to ADHD because it was the same anxious feeling I get when I have too much energy and focus on things the way I do when I feel those coming on. I also developed bad "ticks" or habits throughout my adolescent life. My little sister would pick on me for them and my mom would try to point them out out of love for me to correct it, but there was no correcting whatever tick I was going through at the time. Its like nail biting...you can tell someone who does that to stop, but they honestly cant..its a mental thing. To this day I still have issues stopping nail biting. I stopped for my pregnancy and about 4 months after my daughter was born, but went back to biting my nails. To me mines more like an OCD thing..I only bite my nails or cuticles due to them having catches or unevenness.

[@christ3000ad]

Youth being in their head, broken homes and the Internet is a very dangerous combination.

[@makeitcount179]

"For I delivered to you that which I also received that Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures (4)and that He was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures." 1 Cor 15:3,4

[@Heathernd]

Get your kids off social media. Easy fix.

[@tiffany-sheriwageman.3702]

Amen!

[@Mackieleeee.1]

Totally unrelated but has Allie ever discussed Pro life vs Abolitionist positions and where she stands?

[@mikaeladonegan2430]

She had an abolitionist on a few months ago. Very interesting conversation!

[@alyssastorey3844]

Very interesting conversation to listen to. Thank you, Daisy, for your bravery in sharing your story! It is amazing how the Lord calls and redeems us. So cool. As for Tumblr, yeah… evil place. My parents left me alone with a laptop as a young teen and I made a tumblr account and quickly found pro-ana and pro-mia content, along with self harm images and lots of sexual content. Tumblr is a dark place and fuels a lot of problems.

[@robertawinters9366]

God's blessings from Bay City Michigan

[@kathyhart2309]

Wait. I'm confused. I thought this woman decided she wasn't a Christian after all.

[@EmilGhiurau]

Ohh God! Watch over our children…God only knows what will be the fight against in 10 years from now.

[@Nopenonameok]

Holy shit, how many ads is this lady gonna do? 🙄

[@DBlanco48]

Feelings are not entirely reliable

[@febshowers]

Tumblr gave me an eating disorder back in the day

[@Sunshinepants1977]

Ugh, can’t stand health care providers anymore. They don’t care at all about people’s mental health and for some reason, don’t ask the hard questions when people need those questions asked. It’s like they have no wisdom! So sad. As an RN I always push the boundaries, in a respectful way, when I sense that someone is hurting.

[@Coda.Beakindperson24]

I am a Transsexual 19 year old man. I am okay with Gender Dysphoric Trans-kids socially transitioning at whatever age because that is fully reversible, because they could or could not grow out of their Dysphoria. I encourage trans kids to explore non medical transition options because not all trans adults medically transition some pursue other forms of transition and some both medically and socially transition and thats okay because not every Trans person transitions in the same way. I believe puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones should be completely banned for anyone under the age of 16+. Gender affirmation surgeries should be done at 18+. People should be required to undergo 2 years maximum of non affirmative therapy to see if they are truly Gender Dysphoric or not before they do go something more permanent.

[@BingoMomi]

Learn to think.Think for yourself. Nobody can make you do anything. So stop blaming and examine yourself.

[@chunkchips4554]

It comes from a spirit of rejection and confusion. The devil is the author of confusion.

[@minademar]

Allie Beth the sound is really bad 😭

[@Cherry_Heartz]

Tumblr was the original doom scroll. Absolutely ruined my teen years. Eating disorders, PRON, and self harm galore.

[@DBlanco48]

Do you mean porn?

[@Cherry_Heartz]

@@DBlanco48 of course. Sensor

[@DBlanco48]

Her voice! Its like its in the middle of male and female

[@saradis8163]

I never been on Tumblr ever do not even own Tumblr Account when i first saw it i decided not have Tumblr at all.