Show Notes
Haley saw transgender YouTubers as a child and she wanted what they seemed to have...the only issue: Haley lived in a Christian household. Over the next few years Haley distanced herself from her family and church as she embraced a transgender identity, even undergoing surgery. Today, she shares the incredible journey from Haley to Fletcher and back to Haley.
Haley’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haleymfurst/?hl=en
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:11 - Believing she was a boy 00:02:25 - Religious Upbringing 00:04:50 - Anger at the church 00:07:23 - Did you feel love from your parents? 00:08:57 - Becoming aggressive with her family 00:11:39 - The night that changed everything 00:21:36 - Feelings of shame 00:24:35 - Did your family notice a difference? 00:31:06 - When did you first identify as trans? 00:36:28 - Preparing for transition 00:41:13 - Identifying as bisexual 00:46:53 - Taking hormones for the first time 00:50:22 - Getting surgery 00:53:40 - Waking up without a uterus 00:54:53 - The double mastectomy 00:56:50 - Living a double life: 00:59:37 - Life as a man 01:05:01 - Feeling unworthy of God 01:08:59 - 1.6million TikTok followers 01:16:24 - The Islam moment 01:19:33 - The God moment 01:22:43 - Surrendering her transgenderism 01:28:48 - Canceling the double mastectomy 01:31:40 - Giving God the burden 01:34:25 - Dressing as a woman again 01:36:09 - Trying to hide from her church 01:41:37 - LGBT in churches 01:48:50 - Haley’s courage 01:54:09 - How should churches handle this? 02:00:31 - Haley’s parents response 02:03:16 - Was it difficult to become a woman again? 02:05:17 - Haley’s LGBT friends 02:12:51 - Life post-transition 02:20:46 - Receiving hate online 02:23:05 - Advice for others:
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