A mother is now expressing deep regret after previously encouraging her then-4-year-old son to “transition” to female. She compared “transgender” ideology to a “cult” and noted that it is very dangerous precisely because the cult’s worshippers do not even realize it is a sort of religion. “How else could I describe being in something so deep, that I could not see outside of it?” the mother said. “At least when you are religious, you realize you hold beliefs, you understand you have a faith, and you consciously practice it. This was different.