As Nature Made Him

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl

Author: John Colapinto
ISBN: 9780060929596

In  1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender.  The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine -- and a total failure.  As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male.  A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man's -- and one family's -- amazing survival in the face of terrible odds.

Publisher: Harper Collins
Publish Date: 2001-02-20

Subjects: Medical / Anatomy, Psychology / General, Science / General, Social Science / Gender Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: LGBTQIA+)