As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
A gripping nonfiction account of a medical and social experiment in which a baby boy, left without a penis after a botched circumcision, was surgically reassigned and raised as a girl under the guidance of a prominent sexologist who promoted nurture-based theories of gender; the book follows the child and his family as the supposed case study unravels, revealing deep psychological harm, deception by the medical establishment, the family's struggle to undo the experiment, and the broader ethical and scientific questions it raises about identity, childhood, and the limits of clinical intervention.
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- Published
- 2000
- Nationality
- Canadian
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- Original Language
- English
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