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'''David Peter Reimer''' (born '''''Bruce Peter Reimer'''''; {{LifeData|1965-08-22|2004-05-04}}) was born a boy, brought up as a girl. | '''David Peter Reimer''' (born '''''Bruce Peter Reimer'''''; {{LifeData|1965-08-22|2004-05-04}}) was born a boy, brought up as a girl. | ||
| − | + | David Reimer says, referring to nature being stronger than nurture to define gender identity: | |
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"I'm living proof, and if you are not going to take my word as gospel, because I have lived through it, who else are you going to listen to? Who else is there? I've lived through it. Is it going to take someone killing themselves, shooting themselves in the head for people to listen?" | "I'm living proof, and if you are not going to take my word as gospel, because I have lived through it, who else are you going to listen to? Who else is there? I've lived through it. Is it going to take someone killing themselves, shooting themselves in the head for people to listen?" | ||
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David Reimer shot himself not too long afterwards. | David Reimer shot himself not too long afterwards. | ||
| − | [[John Colapinto]]'s book, "[[As nature made him]]" also states that Reimer decided to come public when he learned that potentially thousands of children had been sexually reassigned over the alleged success of his own (failed) sexual reassignment. Until then, David believed that his case was unique. | + | [[John Colapinto]]'s book, "[[As nature made him]]"<ref>{{REFweb |
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| + | }}</ref> also states that Reimer decided to come public when he learned that potentially thousands of children had been sexually reassigned over the alleged success of his own (failed) sexual reassignment. Until then, David believed that his case was unique. | ||
== The story of David Reimer == | == The story of David Reimer == | ||
Revision as of 04:10, 20 June 2021
David Peter Reimer (born Bruce Peter Reimer; 22 August 1965 – 4 May 2004) was born a boy, brought up as a girl.
David Reimer says, referring to nature being stronger than nurture to define gender identity:
"I'm living proof, and if you are not going to take my word as gospel, because I have lived through it, who else are you going to listen to? Who else is there? I've lived through it. Is it going to take someone killing themselves, shooting themselves in the head for people to listen?"
David Reimer shot himself not too long afterwards.
John Colapinto's book, "As nature made him"[1] also states that Reimer decided to come public when he learned that potentially thousands of children had been sexually reassigned over the alleged success of his own (failed) sexual reassignment. Until then, David believed that his case was unique.
The story of David Reimer
External links
Wikipedia article: David Reimer. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
Colapinto, John. As Nature Made Him, https://www.amazon.com/. Retrieved 19 June 2021.