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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.
May 11, 2023 · 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.
Jun 23, 2023 · David Reimer was an identical twin boy born in Canada in 1965. When he was 8 months old, his penis was irreparably damaged during a botched circumcision. John Money, a psychologist from Johns Hopkins University, had a prominent reputation in the field of sexual development and gender identity.
Jun 3, 2004 · David Reimer was one of the most famous patients in the annals of medicine. Born in 1965 in Winnipeg, he was 8 months old when a doctor used an electrocautery needle, instead...
Nov 23, 2010 · Twins Bruce and Brian Reimer were born in Canada as two perfectly normal boys. But after seven months, both were having difficulty urinating.
May 5, 2023 · David Reimer killed himself 19 years ago today. He was raised as a girl, after a botched circumcision. His story shows that upbringing is insufficient to impose gender identity.
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...
