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David Reimer (born Bruce Peter Reimer; 22 August 1965 – 4 May 2004) was a Canadian man raised as a girl following medical advice and intervention after his penis was severely injured during a botched circumcision in infancy.
- John Colapinto
- 2000
After David Reimer suffered a botched circumcision as an infant, his parents raised him as Brenda Reimer on the advice of sexologist John Money. At age 14, David Reimer's parents told him the truth — and he immediately began his transition back to a male body.
As a young teenager, Brenda Reimer learned an unsettling truth: Brenda was born Bruce. Like her twin brother, she had been born a boy, but after a botched circumcision, her parents made the...
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Nov 23, 2010 · But what happens if you bring up someone who was a boy as a girl? There was a case just like this in the 1960s, a case which ended in tragedy. Twins Bruce and Brian Reimer were born in Canada...
May 5, 2023 · The Reimers took Money’s advice, renamed their child Brenda, dressed Brenda in typical girl’s clothing, encouraged Brenda to participate in traditionally feminine activities, and so on, while...
As a young teenager, Brenda Reimer learned an unsettling truth: Brenda was born Bruce. Like her twin brother, she had been born a boy, but after a botched circumcision, her parents made the desperate decision to have Bruce undergo a radical treatment known as sex reassignment, changing their son into a girl.
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May 13, 2004 · David Reimer, the Canadian man raised as a girl for most of the first 14 years of his life in a highly touted medical experiment that seemed to resolve the debate over the cultural and biological...
