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Title: Kim Petras regrets discussing her transition as a child
Post by: Jessica_Rose on May 29, 2026, 05:22:24 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on May 29, 2026, 05:22:24 PM
Kim Petras regrets discussing her transition as a child
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/kim-petras-regrets-discussing-her-transition-as-a-child/
Daniel Villarreal (29 May 2026)
Transgender pop music star Kim Petras said in an interview published yesterday that she somewhat regrets discussing her gender transition with the press during her childhood. However, she explores this regret and the happiness she feels about her choices in "Brutalist," a song on her recently released album Detour.
The German singer-songwriter publicly discussed her transition in a 2006 installment of the documentary series Stern TV when she was just 13, PinkNews reported. She had gender-affirming surgery two years later and was known as the "world's youngest" person ever to undergo it (though such procedures are rarely ever conducted on minors).
"I was 12 talking about it, which I kind of regret because privacy was really blurred, [but] I was really unashamed of talking about it because I was a kid and I was like, 'This is the way it is.'
"Now that I'm in America, there's so much shame around sex, sexual education is such a taboo, and it's such a weird climate right now, especially about trans kids in particular. They're the enemy right now."
"In this political climate, I'm happy I can stand for [the idea that] trans kids can transition and then be a grown-up and happy and make [those] choices. I made the right choices that I'm proud of to this day," she continued.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/kim-petras-regrets-discussing-her-transition-as-a-child/
Daniel Villarreal (29 May 2026)
Transgender pop music star Kim Petras said in an interview published yesterday that she somewhat regrets discussing her gender transition with the press during her childhood. However, she explores this regret and the happiness she feels about her choices in "Brutalist," a song on her recently released album Detour.
The German singer-songwriter publicly discussed her transition in a 2006 installment of the documentary series Stern TV when she was just 13, PinkNews reported. She had gender-affirming surgery two years later and was known as the "world's youngest" person ever to undergo it (though such procedures are rarely ever conducted on minors).
"I was 12 talking about it, which I kind of regret because privacy was really blurred, [but] I was really unashamed of talking about it because I was a kid and I was like, 'This is the way it is.'
"Now that I'm in America, there's so much shame around sex, sexual education is such a taboo, and it's such a weird climate right now, especially about trans kids in particular. They're the enemy right now."
"In this political climate, I'm happy I can stand for [the idea that] trans kids can transition and then be a grown-up and happy and make [those] choices. I made the right choices that I'm proud of to this day," she continued.
Title: Re: Kim Petras regrets discussing her transition as a child
Post by: CosmicJoke on May 29, 2026, 08:09:58 PM
Post by: CosmicJoke on May 29, 2026, 08:09:58 PM
I recall seeing her interviews at the time. I was about 14 and I was thinking "Wow, she had all that done at that young age. I wish I could be her."
Of course I was still young and naive, but I imagine that kind of exposure at that age can't be easy.
Of course I was still young and naive, but I imagine that kind of exposure at that age can't be easy.