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Una operación fallida y un polémico tratamiento de cambio de sexo: el niño que fue criado como niña y su triste final
La luz blanca nunca se apaga en el hospital de Winnipeg, Canadá. Bruce, el hijo de Janet y Ron Reimer, entró al quirófano para una simple circuncisión. Salió de allí con una vida fracturada.
TL;DR
- A circumcision in 1966 resulted in a devastating injury to Bruce Reimer's penis due to a malfunctioning electric scalpel.
- Dr. John Money proposed raising Bruce as a girl, Brenda, through surgery and hormonal therapy, based on his theory that gender is a social construct.
- Bruce underwent castration and was legally renamed Brenda, with the family instructed to raise her as a girl and avoid any masculine influences.
- Brenda struggled with her assigned gender, exhibiting behaviors considered masculine and hating the annual sessions with Dr. Money.
- Dr. Money published findings suggesting Brenda's development was typically feminine, contrasting with her twin brother Brian.