The Shocking Story of David Who Was Raised as a Woman

Born on August 22, 1965, in Canada, to Janet and Ron Reimer, David Reimer was very young. a failed circumcision surgery and his life changed completely from that point on.

Of course, children, whichever sexual orientation they feel close to, with orientation We must enlarge. In other words, forcing a man who was born in a male body but who defines himself as a woman to be a man is just as abuse as forcing a man who doesn’t feel like a woman to be a woman.

Reimer’s penis was severely damaged, and his circumcision was unsuccessful.

At six months old, he told both David and his identical twin, Brian, that your penis was foreskin problem and was diagnosed with “phimosis,” a condition in which she prevents regular urination.

On April 27, 1966, David was circumcised, but the circumcision was unsuccessful due to his doctor’s technique. Reimer’s true extent of penile damage though uncertain, the majority of biographers and journalists claim it was either completely severed or otherwise damaged.

His parents changed the boy’s gender and name.

In the mid-1960s, psychologist John Money discovered that he was born biologically male but had a penis on his penis as a baby. to irreparable damage He said that Reimer, who had suffered a stroke, needed to be reassigned.

After Money’s idea, Reimer’s parents decided to raise her as a girl. sex change they put him into surgery. After her surgery, Reimer was given the name “Brenda” and took the hormone estrogen.

Doctors also made a small hole in Reimer’s abdomen to urinate. At that time, abnormal or intersex with genitalia These types of interventions were usually performed on newborn babies.

He was unaware that he was a biological male.

Throughout his childhood, Reimer was never told that he was biologically male and regularly visited Money. throughout his childhood about male biology was not informed and remained under the doctor’s control.

Despite her upbringing, Reimer rejected the identity of a young woman and began living as a man. Throughout his life, he committed suicide at the age of 38. a severe depression lived.

When Reimer was 15, he learned all the facts from his father.

In 1980, when Reimer was 15, his father told him about his birth and next procedures told the whole truth about him. Thus, David’s life began to change again.

In his 20s, he took steps to become a man again and later got married.

After this revelation, Reimer took the name David and assumed a male identity. At age 21, to get rid of her breasts and reconstruct a penis testosterone therapy He saw and underwent various surgeries.

He married Jane Fontaine, a mother of three, on September 22, 1990. His public statements about Reimer and the trauma of his transition, to gender identity He drew attention and always emphasized that gender reassignment surgeries for babies/children should be done consciously.

Reimer in popular culture:

The BBC series “Horizon” is based on Reimer’s story, “The Boy Who Turned into a Girl” and “Doctor Money and the Boy Without a Penis”. Canadian rock band The Weakerthans also wrote the song “Hymn of the Medical Oddity” about Reimer, and the Ensemble Studio Theater production “Boy” was about his life.

Sources: The Embryo Project Encyclopedia, Simply Psychology