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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, but brought up as a girl. | ||
David Reimer | David Reimer was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was the elder of identical twin boys. | ||
David Reimer said, 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?" | ||