As Nature Made Him
2000 biography of David Reimer by John Colapinto
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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]
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| Author | John Colapinto |
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| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
| Publication date | February 20, 2000 |
| Pages | 279 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-019211-2 |
Reception
In 2001, As Nature Made Him was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature. The book was also a New York Times best seller.[3]