This is one of the most devastating scandals I've heard. My must-watch moments are:

1. Michael reaching out to the NHS - 3:50

2. Ritchie Herron saving Michael's life - 24:10

3. Coming home after 2 years of silence - 50:10

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Michael Kerr was a "gold star" gay man living in Glasgow when a devastating sexual assault shattered his sense of self. In the aftermath, struggling with PTSD and substance abuse, he turned to the NHS for help. Instead of exploring his trauma, he was fast-tracked through a system that affirmed his confusion as a "gender identity" issue.

In this raw and unflinching interview, Michael reveals how a lack of safeguarding and a "don't question, affirm" policy nearly led him to irreversible surgery. He discusses the physical toll of five years on hormones, the moment Richie Heron’s story saved his life, and why he chose to walk away from a community that demanded he cut off his own family.

Is the "affirmation-only" model protecting vulnerable people, or is it failing the very individuals it claims to save? Michael’s story is a powerful look at institutional accountability, the complexity of male trauma, and the courage it takes to reclaim one's reality.

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Chapters:

00:00 The "Gold Star" Gay Man’s Story

02:15 A Nightclub Trauma That Changed Everything

05:40 Why the NHS Ignored My Safeguarding Needs

09:12 The "Ideal Candidate": Fast-Tracked to Hormones

13:25 What 5 Years of Estrogen Does to a Male Body