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The late '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', Ph.D. ({{LifeData |birth=1921-07-08 |birthplace= |birthcountry= |death=2006-07-07}}) was a [[New Zealand]] born psychologist, sexologist and author who was on the staff of Johns Hopkins University. | The late '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', Ph.D. ({{LifeData |birth=1921-07-08 |birthplace= |birthcountry= |death=2006-07-07}}) was a [[New Zealand]] born psychologist, sexologist and author who was on the staff of Johns Hopkins University. | ||
Dr. Money was a prolific writer. He published several books and numerous articles in the medical literature. PubMed takes 23 pages to list his articles. | |||
Dr. Money had an interest in gender-related issues such as [[intersex]] and gender reassigment. Dr. Money created the [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/specialty_areas/sex_gender/ Johns Hopkins Gender Identity Clinic] in 1965. The clinic started gender reassignment surgery in 1966. Gender reassignment surgery was performed on adults and also on children in apparent violation of the children's right to [[physical integrity]]. | Dr. Money had an interest in gender-related issues such as [[intersex]] and gender reassigment. Dr. Money created the [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/specialty_areas/sex_gender/ Johns Hopkins Gender Identity Clinic] in 1965. The clinic started gender reassignment surgery in 1966. Gender reassignment surgery was performed on adults and also on children in apparent violation of the children's right to [[physical integrity]]. | ||
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Brian's circumcision was cancelled after Bruce's disaster. Brian's [[foreskin]] later spontaneously became retractable, illustrating the incorrectness of the [[phimosis]] diagnosis. | Brian's circumcision was cancelled after Bruce's disaster. Brian's [[foreskin]] later spontaneously became retractable, illustrating the incorrectness of the [[phimosis]] diagnosis. | ||
==Treatment of Bruce Reimer== | |||
Bruce's parents, Janet and Ron Reimer, sought out what was thought to be the best advice on the care of a boy with no penis, so they consulted Dr. Money and the Johns Hopkins Gender Identity Clinic. | |||
Although Bruce Reimer was an XY male with XY genes in every cell in his bbody, Dr. Money believed that Bruce could be re-assigned as female. Therefore his name was changed to "Brenda", and he received an orchiectomy (castration).<ref>{{REFweb | |||
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