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Known as the "John/Joan" case, Money publicly reported the reassignment as a success, using it to justify thousands of similar surgeries on infants with atypical genitalia.

Born as Bruce Reimer, a botched circumcision at eight months old destroyed his penis. On the advice of psychologist John Money, who believed gender identity was socially constructed (the "nurture" theory), David’s parents had him undergo sex reassignment surgery and raised him as a girl named "Brenda". The Case Study and Reality Reimer, David rar

Behind the scenes, David never identified as female. Throughout his childhood, he resisted feminine roles and suffered from severe gender dysphoria and depression. Known as the "John/Joan" case, Money publicly reported