Peter James Steven is a software engineer from Wellington, New Zealand and the creator of Detrans.AI, a unique chatbot described as “the collective consciousness of detransitioners”.
Peter was initially supportive when his sister began identifying as non-binary in her late teens. Wellington is a progressive city and Peter had trans identified friends and acquaintances. He’d never given much thought to trans ideology.
That all changed when his sister began taking testosterone in 2024. Peter started looking into the effects of cross sex hormones and was shocked when he discovered the testimony of detransitioners. Recognising aspects of his sister’s experience in their stories, Peter tried to share what he had learned with her. Sadly, she refused to engage with his concerns and Peter felt obliged to respect her wishes in order to preserve their relationship.
Even so, he couldn’t forget the stories of life altering regret he’d read on forums like the r/detrans Subreddit. Determined to raise awareness of transition regret, he decided to use his software engineering skills to build the first AI chatbot devoted exclusively to detransition. Using a Chinese large language model called Kimi AI to aggregate the experiences of detransitioners recorded on sites like r/detrans and YouTube, Peter has created an invaluable resource for people seeking to understand gender and identity.
Detrans.AI has been a labour of love, with Peter willingly pouring his own time and money into the project simply to bring attention to the experiences of detransitioners. Please donate to support his work and help keep this vital knowledge base alive.
Detransition Awareness Day 2026: Life Beyond Transition
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Washington, DC
The largest gathering of detransitioners ever held. Tickets and livestream available at: genspect.org/detrans-awareness-day-2026.
Peter James Steven
Peter James Steven on X: https://x.com/pjamessteven
Detrans.AI: https://detrans.ai/en
Donate to support Detrans.AI: https://detrans.ai/en/donate
“Inside Detrans.AI: The Tool Revealing Why People Leave Trans Identity.” (Stephanie Winn – Some Kind of Therapist Podcast. 2025):
Other References
Visit r/detrans: https://www.reddit.com/r/detrans/
