“Shape Shifter” / July Carlan and transgender people

“Shape Shifter” is the stage name of July R. Carlan, an American accountant and ex-transgender activist who gets money and attention by making it harder for others to get trans healthcare.

Background

July Roxella Carlan was born on July 11, 1990. As an adult in graduate school, Carlan learned about nonbinary identities and began hormones via Fenway Health in Boston. After getting elective bottom surgery as an adult, Carlan “realized I was just a castrated man.” Carlan has sometimes identified as a “homosexual transsexual,” a term promoted by anti-transgender activists. Carlan no longer identifies as a trans woman, “but as a gender-non-conforming man.” Carlan reportedly just liked feminine clothing and makeup.

Carlan is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts. Carlan is in a relationship with a “sugar daddy” who is nearly 50 years older. Howard Carlan (born December 6, 1941) goes by “Cat Man” in their videos.

Anti-transgender activism

Carlan has regret about taking some medical gender transition steps and has found an anti-trans audience who wants to amplify these rare cases of regret.

In 2022, Carlan testified against healthcare for trans youth before the Florida Board of Medicine.

In addition to numerous media appearances about regret, Carlan has also been critical of trans athletes and supports misinformation and conspiracy theories about trans healthcare.

On October 12, 2023, Carlan filed a lawsuit against Fenway Community Health Center.

References

Carlan v. Fenway Community Health Center, Inc. US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Case 1:2023cv12361

Gordon, James (August 27, 2022). ‘I was brainwashed by the trans community’: Detransitioner reveals he regrets having his penis removed and says woke doctors didn’t warn him of negative consequences because it would be ‘bad for business.’ Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11151433/Detransitioner-says-brainwashed-having-gender-reassignment-surgery-woke-doctors.html

Sum News (November 2016). New Members. mscpa.org https://digitaleditions.sheridan.com/publication/?i=355533&p=20&view=issueViewer

Media

Soft White Underbelly (March 23, 2023). Ex (Detransitioning) Trans Woman interview-Shape Shifter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbtaXqfg1o

Benjamin Boyce (June 4, 2022). When Transition Goes Wrong | with Shape Shifter-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MorvzXI2uw

Tomi Lahren – Outkick (November 21, 2022). Trans ‘Shape Shifter’ doxxed by LGBTQ community, Michael Farren performs & Trump’s return to Twitter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LGXnptuKYE

Blaire White (July 3, 2022). Detransitioner: “My Penis Is Gone Forever & I Regret it” | Emotional Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRh80xSI8QQ