Faith Groleau and transgender people

Faith Groleau is a Canadian ex-transgender activist.

Background

Groleau was born in October 1999 in Ontario and grew up in a religious household. In various interviews, Groleau described the transition timeline with some inconsistencies, but the basic timeline is as follows:

Groleau came out at age 9 to a parent, who was not accepting. Seeing the reality series I Am Jazz prompted Groleau to consider transition. Groleau was already seeing a therapist for other mental health issues, including “a history of sexual abuse,” and began discussing a possible transition. That therapist recommended a youth gender support group, where Groleau was put in touch with a second therapist. In a 2024 interview with Paula Lavigne, Groleau did not state what these earlier issues were but implied that it may have been some sort of dissociative issue. Groleau said the second therapist was following the DSM-V, “which states that somebody who has what I have, you have to basically speak to each piece individually and get informed consent from everybody.” Groleau’s parent reluctantly supported the transition.

After being hospitalized for suicidal ideation, Groleau claims to have been “fast-tracked” for making a medical transition. Groleau made a social transition around age 16 and began puberty blockers at 17. Groleau started hormones as an adult, at age 18.

In a 2024 public statement and the Lavigne interview, Groleau described a number of issues, including:

• suicidal ideation
• “other mental health issues”
• “my joints are messed up”
• “I have incontinence issues”
• “a collapsed lung”
• “the left side of my ribcage is essentially free-floating”
• “a large intestine up in my chest”
• “hernias from the reparative surgery that was done in 2023 for the physical defect I was born with that was missed”
• “physically disabled, but disability has rejected me”
• “a body that does not work, that is deteriorating”

At 22, Groleau began having doubts and discontinued hormones. In 2024, Groleau read The WPATH Files, made additional social transition changes, and began engaging in ex-trans activism.

Groleau lives in Brantford, Ontario and began college in fall 2026.

Ex-trans activism

In May 2026, Groleau was featured in the National Post as part of an ex-trans photo series by Matthieu Zellweger.

Groleau partcipated in the 2026 Mayday Canada ex-trans event organized by Jeff Evely. At their Ottawa press conference, Groleau said:

“By the time I was 24 and realized what had happened, The WPATH Files had come out, and I realized that the doctors who write the guidelines didn’t know what they were doing. And everything that had happened to me was wrong and had nothing to do with evidence-based medicine. I was experimented on. I was not told they were experimental. I was told it was medicine and that it would help, and it did none of that. They gave me complications that the doctors ignored or would treat as separate illnesses. It made my already pre-existing mental health worse. And my physical health continued to deteriorate because I had a collapsed lung and a large intestine up in my chest that was still ignored by the same medical system fast-tracking me for a disorder I did not have. And so when I found out everything that was wrong, I started making appeals. I made claims to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. They decided to reject my claim and they chose not to take any further action because according to their investigation, the doctors had done nothing wrong. So I appealed that decision with the health committee, and we are still awaiting their decision on that. But those are how I’m getting the answers from the doctors of why they treated me the way they did, because they wouldn’t tell me to my face whenever I asked. So that’s how the regulatory system has approached it. That’s how the doctors have approached it. I’m even trying to apply for disability because I have hernias from the reparative surgery that was done in 2023 for the physical defect I was born with that was missed. I still have complications from that. I am physically disabled, but disability has rejected me because they don’t deem it a recurring disability. So I’ve also had to appeal that decision. But this is what the medical system has left me with. I have a body that does not work, that is deteriorating, that was given drugs I was never supposed to have been given. I was approved for top surgery, and fortunately, I did not go through with it, but there are several who do. There are several who go much much further, and the complications were not explained. These people do not know what they’re signing up for because they are children. I was a child. I wanted help. That’s all I wanted. I did not need to be medicalized. I did not need to be cut up. I didn’t need to be drugged. I just wanted to be loved the way I was. That was all. Thank you.”

Groleau attended a 2026 rally supporting Alberta’s bans on trans healthcare and trans athletes. Groleau spoke at the 2026 “Finding Our Identity: Belonging & Becoming” event organized by anti-abortion group Canadian Physicians for Life.

References

Boothby, Lauren (November 9, 2024). Supporters rally for Alberta’s laws on transgender youth and athletes. Edmonton Journal https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/supporters-rally-edmonton-alberta-transgender-law

Anti-trans coverage

Ryan, Benjamin (June 22, 2026). Aggrieved Former Patients Object to Appointment of Canadian Pediatric Society’s New President. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/aggrieved-former-patients-object-to-appointment-of-canadian-pediatric-societys-new-president

Ryan, Benjamin (June 22, 2026). “She just sent me onto a pipeline of destruction.” Former Patients of Canadian Pediatrics Society’s New President Speak Out. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/she-just-sent-me-onto-a-pipeline

Digby, Katherine Jameson (May 20, 2026). Mayday in Canada’s Capital — or, The Kids on the Hill (are not alright). Gender Dissent https://www.genderdissent.com/post/mayday-in-canada-s-capital/

Griffith, Michael Gray (May 17, 2026). Faith Gloleau [sic], A Detransitioner’s story. Cafe Locked Out https://cafelockeddown.substack.com/p/faith-gloleau-a-detransitioners-story

Staff report (May 12, 2026). Press Conference in Ottawa Decries Gender Ideology, Conversion Therapy, and Medical Transitioning. Let Kids Be https://www.letkidsbe.ca/2026/05/12/press-conference-in-ottawa-decries-gender-ideology-conversion-therapy-and-medical-transitioning/

Lavoie, Alexandra (May 7, 2026). ‘Kids in Crisis’ event sees activists raise alarm over harmful gender ideology. Rebel News https://www.rebelnews.com/kids_in_crisis_event_sees_activists_raise_alarm_over_harmful_gender_ideology

Tepes, Vlad (May 7, 2026). EXCLUSIVE: From Trauma to Testosterone: How the Trans Industry Preys on the Vulnerable and Counts Suicide as Success (Interview). RAIR Foundation https://rairfoundation.com/trauma-testosterone-how-trans-industry-preys-vulnerable-counts/

Zellweger, Matthieu (May 6, 2026). This is what detransitioning looks like. Eight stories of regret. National Post https://nationalpost.com/feature/what-detransitioning-looks-like

Media

Cafe Locked Out with Michael Gray Griffith and Faith Groleau (May 17, 2026). Faith Gloleau [sic], A Detransitioner’s story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_lD1GQnqhw

Rebel News with Alexa Lavoie (May 7, 2026). Canadians are done with this nonsense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivQTPuhX1E

Parents and Kids Together with Faith Groleau (November 9, 2024). Meet Faith Groleau, a Detransitioner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSPo90ApFNc

The Lavigne Show with Paula Lavigne and Faith Groleau (December 17, 2024). Faith’s Story w/ Faith Groleau. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8p5mbJ2nIY