Medical Arrogance - Does It Still Exist Today?
The Story of David Reimer
In 1966, when David Reimer was 8 months old, his circumcision was botched and he lost his penis to burns. Psychologist John Money suggested that baby David be given a sex change. The parents agreed, but what they didn’t know was that Money secretly wanted to use David as part of an experiment to prove his views that gender identity was not inborn, but rather determined by nature and upbringing. David was renamed Brenda, surgically altered to have a vagina, and given hormonal supplements — but tragically the experiment backfired. “Brenda” acted like a stereotypical boy throughout childhood, and the Reimer family began to fall apart. At 14, Brenda was told the truth, and decided to go back to being David. He committed suicide at the age of 38.
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torrid-wind likes this
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torrid-wind said:
Oh God, that made me cry. That’s one of the most tragic things I’ve ever read. There’s so much evil (and ignorance) on earth that I don’t know why many people (still) believe in the “devil”.
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mikadouglas posted this
Detach from possessions, free yourself and love without resistance.
