Katie Coblentz is an American ex-transgender activist. Coblentz gets money and attention by making it harder for others to receive trans healthcare.
Background
Katie Anderson grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts with both parents and a younger sibling.
Katie Coblentz made a medical transition as an adult and later had regret. Coblentz started testosterone injections at 19, had top surgery at
age 20, and a hysterectomy and oophorectomy at age 24. Coblentz continued testosterone for about 6.5 years, until around December 2021.
Coblentz now speaks at churches about how baptism was life-changing.
Lawsuit
As part of an anti-trans strategy of litigation brought by ex-trans activists, Cobletz filed a $25 million federal tort in February 2025 against Fenway Health and others.
According to the lawsuit, Coblentz experienced the following:
- “struggled with social interactions”
- “found it difficult to make friends”
- “anxiety”
- “Unspecified Anxiety Disorder”
- “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder”
- “Autism Spectrum Disorder”
- possible “comorbid attention deficit issues”
- “gender-identity issues”
- “had long hair and wore pants and felt confusion and distress”
- “did not talk to people much”
- “suicidal ideation”
- was not interested “in having genetic children”
According to the compaint, Coblents experienced the following during and after transition:
- “an artery being cut during the procedure” (hysterectomy/oophorectomy)
- “extreme physical, psychological, and emotional injury”
- “idiopathic pelvic pain”
- “expressed interest in detransitioning” in around July 2021
- “prescribed estradiol” in July 2021
- In March 2022 at a different provider “decided to reverse from male to female” and was again “prescribed estradiol”
- “diminished mental capacity—including her anxiety, OCD, autism, and potential attention deficit issues”
- l”oss of normal use of the body”
- “loss of body parts”
- “pain and suffering”
- “anguish”
- “loss of enjoyment of life”
- “medical and other expenses”
- “economic damages in the form of lost income, earning capacity and benefits”
Media
Acension Lutheran Church (September 10, 2025). Confronting the Lies: My Battle with Gender Dysphoria Katie Coblentz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c89sidXv92w alt url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWNFHXQy4LM
Chrisitian Life Resources (Sep 9, 2025). From Transition to Truth: A Journey with Katie Coblentz | Part 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qe0tUqGtpE
- From Transition to Truth: A Journey with Katie Coblentz | Part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmjnY1elQyQ
Cornerstone Community Chapel. (August 8, 2025). The Wedding Ceremony of Jake and Katie Coblentz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVVrX2CZz0s
Lila Rose with Katie Coblentz (June 6, 2025). Transition Promised A New Life: Why I Regret It w/Katie Coblentz | E220 Lila Rose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtQBdW84WtU
- [clip] How Baptism Saved Her Life (Katie Coblentz). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cv17g9bW3A
“Chloe Cole” with Katie Coblentz (April 28, 2023). Hysterectomy, Double Mastectomy, and Deep Trans Regret at 24 | Katie Anderson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBkVhqgRz6U
Resources
X/Twitter (x.com)
CourtListener (courtlistener.com/)
- Coblentz v. United States (1:25-cv-10435)
- courtlistener.com/docket/69662366/coblentz-v-united-states/