As Nature Made Him

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As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
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Author John Colapinto
PublisherHarper Perennial
Publication date
February 20, 2000
Pages279
ISBN 978-0-06-019211-2

As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl is a biography of David Reimer, written by John Colapinto and published February 20, 2000, by Harper Perennial. Reimer was a Canadian man born male but raised as a girl after his penis was severely injured during a botched circumcision in infancy and John Money advised his parents to follow the optimum gender rearing model. Money published his research regarding Reimer as the "Joan/John case", comparing him to his twin brother. Reimer's identity became public with the publication of his biography. [1] Half of the author's earnings from the book were forwarded to Reimer. [2]

Reception

In 2001, As Nature Made Him was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction. The book was also a New York Times best seller. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Man at centre of controversial gender experiment dies". CBC News. May 10, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Smith, Graeme (May 11, 2004). "Boy raised as a girl suffered final indignity". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "As Nature Made Him". HarperCollins. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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