#427: HOW I ESCAPED THE TRANS TRAP

Guest Nancy Charles, former trans activist and lesbian, now a joyful Catholic witness to truth and healing. •⁠  ⁠In this very personal interview with Patrick Coffin, Nancy shares her early years of gender confusion and same-sex attraction, and how the LGBTQ+ movement offered belonging—but not peace. •⁠  ⁠As a proud trans and active lesbian, she championed "authentic self-expression," yet behind the public persona was deep restlessness, depression, and other traumatic wounds. •⁠  ⁠A crisis moment led her to question the ideology she once preached; the slogans stopped matching reality. •⁠  ⁠Her brother, Joshua Charles (author, scholar, and host of Eternal Christendom), played a key role by patiently engaging her with Scripture, logic, and brotherly love. •⁠  ⁠Through prayer, study of the Catechism, and discovering the mercy of Christ in Confession and the Eucharist, Nancy experienced genuine conversion and interior healing thanks to a kind and wise Catholic priest. •⁠  ⁠She now dedicates her life to helping others harmed by gender ideology find hope in the truth of being created male and female in God's image. •⁠  ⁠Nancy's story testifies that grace transforms identity at its deepest level—because Christ doesn't just affirm us; He restores us.