By Magdalena Robinson
Executive Director, Cebu United Rainbow LGBTIQ+ Sector Inc.
Project Manager, TLF Share Collective Inc.
6th nominee, Akbayan Partylist
Initially identifying as a transgender woman, social media personality Maria Sofia Love recently stated via a Facebook Live that she is no longer trans, even denouncing her sexuality by saying she finds being gay as degrading because it is an affront to god who created people in his/her/their image and likeness.
This is the response of Mx Magdalena Robinson, Executive Director of the Cebu United Rainbow LGBTIQ+ Sector Inc.; Project Manager at TLF Share Collective Inc.; and 6th nominee of Akbayan Partylist.
The statements made (by Maria Sofia) in the FB Live are individualized experience and not universal truths. Let’s see it as a personal journey and not pass judgment to the person or to the trans community as a whole.
We do not need to pit transitioning and detransitioning folx against each other.
All journeys deserve respect and not be weaponized or politicized.
There is no singular roadmap to self-discovery. No universal standard against which our life must be measured, no predetermined path your identity must follow. A blank canvas for you to paint. Your journey is yours alone — winding, evolving, and deeply human. For us navigating transition or detransition, this truth holds profound weight.
Our choices, like all choices, carry consequences. Actions born from decisions — made in pursuit of personal truth, survival, or hope — shape our reality. These consequences are not punishments, but natural echoes of our lived experiences. They remind us that we are active participants in our becoming.
In this space of reflection, there is no universal prescription for healing. Your path to wholeness must be yours. It may draw strength from quiet faith, the sanctuary of therapy, the wisdom of your body, or the resilience of community. It may be found in science, spirituality, or solitude. What matters is this: treat your healing as an isolated case, meticulously tailored to your scars, your needs, and your truth.
Resist the pressure to fit essentialist narratives. Our story is not a cautionary tale nor a political weapon. It is a deeply personal reckoning — with identity, with society, with the self. Whether such steps forward lead you toward transformative or re-embracing your past, forging a new synthesis, or simply pausing to breathe, honor that process without apology.
You are not defined by a single chapter. Your courage lies in your willingness to seek authenticity, even when the path doubles back. In your healing, in your decisions, and in your ongoing becoming: you are the authority.
May us folx find the peace of mind, a piece of happiness and a place to thrive.
