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Detransitioner Johnny Skinner Delivers Devastating Testimony Against California's Forced Coverage of Gender TreatmentsA young man who started puberty blockers and estrogen at age 13 just exposed the brutal reality of so-called "gender-affirming care" before the California State Assembly. Johnny Skinner, a detransitioner, described how his body was wrecked by these experimental interventions, while lawmakers push a bill to make taxpayers and insurers foot the bill without question.Skinner testified against AB 1876, which would bar health insurers from denying or limiting coverage for hormone therapy, blockers, and other transition procedures—regardless of age or medical necessity."My body fell apart," he said. "Nipple leakage, brain fog, chest pain, depression. I was urinating blood and had ulcers in my bladder and was too weak to attend school."When he reported the severe side effects to his doctor, the response was callous: "When I told my doctor how sick I was, he looked at me and said, 'Welcome to womanhood.'"Skinner, who identifies as a gay kid misled into thinking he needed to become a girl, called the approach what it is: "This bill forces insurance companies to fund this cruel homophobia. It continues the lie that some children are born in the wrong body."He closed with a direct plea to the committee: "Vote no."This powerful warning highlights the irreversible harm done to vulnerable youth in the name of ideology. Yet California Democrats appear determined to expand access to these treatments, ignoring voices like Skinner's who paid the price. Parents and taxpayers deserve better than forced funding for experimental procedures on children.