Reddit reviews As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as A Girl
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I finished reading As Nature Made Him not that long ago.
It's a pretty heart-breaking read, but definitely gives more insight into the story.
That or my dick is weird. Why would I lie about that? Seriously, why? What could I possibly achieve on reddit about lying about having an uncomfortable dick?
Maybe I should drop around to your club and you guys can have a look and see what's wrong with my poor ickle penis?
Circumsisions can go wrong. Case in point; http://www.amazon.co.uk/As-Nature-Made-Him-Raised/dp/0060192119 Boy who had his penis accidentally removed during a circumsision.
I have to read a book about him for class, As Nature Made Him. I'm really looking forward to it.
There have been a lot of books that have greatly influenced me -- Murakami's Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and Conrad's Heart of Darkness come to mind, as well as Kafka's Metamorphosis (on the novella side). But there's only one book I've read that really felt like an arrow striking my heart: As Nature Made Him, by John Colapinto. In short, it's a non-fiction work about a boy whose parents decide -- after a botched circumcision -- to raise him as a girl. I normally despise non-fiction, but I couldn't put it down. And I'll admit, I cried upon finishing it. It's utterly heartbreaking, especially with the knowledge that the subject of the book -- a man who grew up a mere ten miles away from me -- killed himself after the book was published (an act unrelated to the release of the book, thank goodness).
Whether you've never had an opinion on gender identity or nature vs. nurture or you've argued it until you're blue in the face, this book is profoundly affecting.
I agree with you, and if you want some proof on this topic through actual life, I recommend you read Colapinto's memoir As Nature Made Him. It follows the life of David Reimer, the victim of a terrible circumcision accident at 18 months, during which his entire penis was burned off. He was raised as a woman, but never felt right. In short, his entire life was ruined by the perusing of his femininity by doctors. Every aspect of his youth is miserable, due to him knowing he was a male, but being told he was a female. Ultimately, he was told he was a man, at which he immediately ceased all hormonal therapy (which he did not know he was on) and lived out the rest of his life as a woman, as happily as one can be. He got married and had a few children (not his biological children). Unfortunately, he killed himself a few years ago after a fight with his wife.
The book is brilliant. If you find this topic interesting, I highly suggest you read it. Was an NY Times best seller.
John Colapinto: As Nature Made Him
It's a crazy story. That's why I looked it up. I just looked up Dr. Money, who wrote a book. Here is the link from Amazon. There are reviews from 2007 and 2012. https://www.amazon.com/Man-Woman-Boy-Girl-Conception/dp/1568218125
I couldn't find anything on Dr. Diamond Gender. It appears the person who wrote the Slate article wrote a book about this guy, called As Nature Made Him. It seems to be a true story. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060192119/qid=1086286749/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-5621446-7592165?v=glance&s=books&n=507846