Jessica Rose experienced deep wounds in childhood and learned a painful lesson early in life: girls get hurt. As she entered her teenage years, she tried to numb the ache of her early trauma by seeking comfort in relationships with women, who felt like a safe refuge. Over time, however, her own body began to feel like the enemy. In an effort to escape that pain and reinvent herself, she took on a new identity as a trans man named Aiden.
That was only the beginning of Jessica’s journey. Through a near-fatal suicide attempt and a life-changing encounter with God, she found the courage to stop taking testosterone and begin the process of healing. Jessica’s story is a powerful reminder that true restoration does not come from escaping who we are, but from finding our identity in Christ.
The world promises freedom through self-reinvention or surgical transformation, yet those paths often lead only to deeper emptiness. Lasting peace and purpose can be found only in Him, the One who makes all things new.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:44 - Boys won't get hurt
00:11:30 - Learned "the word"
00:16:13 - So close to telling mom…
00:19:05 - Is it difficult to change “labels”?
00:27:16 - Met with one endocrinologist
00:28:13 - Hormones don’t make depression go away
00:35:00 - No matter how much Testosterone
00:36:07 - Marrying 38 y/o woman
00:42:17 - Jess as a “man”
00:47:24 - How ‘bottom surgery’ works
00:51:03 - Shocking cost of surgery
01:01:31 - Hearing the Gospel
01:10:00 - Reconnecting with mom and family
01:12:15 - Trying to become leader in church
01:27:22 - Undoing ‘manhood’ cosmetically
01:35:05 - Becoming a woman “again”
01:43:25 - Understanding real femininity/masculinity
01:53:20 - What’s next?
01:54:31 - Message for others:
01:58:41 - Churches with LGBT outreach
02:08:53 - Jessica’s message