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As Nature Made Him
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As Nature Made Him (2000) (edit title/settings)

The Boy Who Was Raised As a Girl

by John Colapinto (Author) (edit contributors)

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In  1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender.  The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine -- and a total failure.  As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer,... read more

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  • David / Bruce / Brenda Reimer: Main character. Born as Bruce Reimer, raised as a girl named Brenda after a tragic circumcision accident, later became David conquerer of giant obstacles.
  • Brian Reimer: David's twin brother
  • Janet Reimer: David's mother
  • Ron Reimer: David's father, at a young age having to deal with a personal dilemna of what to do with his family's situation.
  • Dr. John Money: The controversial psychologist and sexual identity researcher who oversaw David's gender reassignment
  • Milton Diamond: Professor of anatomy whose career focused on the study of human sexuality. He was an early, and continued, critic of Dr. Money's theories and work
  • Keith Sigmundson: David's supervising psychiatrist. He would later work with Diamond on following up on David's case
  • Jane Fontane Reimer: David's wife - they married in 1990
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  • “I'm sick to death of feeling ashamed of myself. That feeling will never go away. I did nothing wrong, but it's like you're conditioned to feel ashamed of yourself. The very thought that I was wearing a dress, having a girl's name -- the long hair and everything -- I'm going to have to carry that for the rest of my life. You can't erase memories like that. I just survive as best I can. Keep telling myself, 'It's not my fault. Not my fault what happened. 'Mom and Dad wanted this to work so I'd be happy. That's every parent's dream for their child. But I couldn't be happy for my parents. I had to be happy for me. You can't be something that you're not. You have to be you.”
    David Reimer

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The irony was that Ron and Janet Reimer's life together had begun with such special promise. That it would survive its trials is attributable perhaps in part to their shared heritage in an ethnic and religious background virtually defined by the hardiness of its people in the face of suffering.

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  1. John Colapinto (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0060192119
Page Count: 279

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