Born in '65, he lost his penis in a circumcision error. Parents and doctors were like “Oh, just remove it, he’s too young to know the difference, raise him as a girl, it will be fine…”
Kid grew up with major mental health issues “knowing” they were “really” a boy. Took decades of therapy to work out. He ended up killing himself at the age of 38.
Yeah, just a tragic story and even more fucked up than it appears superficially. The Doctor needed to have his license revoked at best and at worst, criminal charges.
I mean, this has been a known issue since the 70s and the case of David Reimer:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer
Born in '65, he lost his penis in a circumcision error. Parents and doctors were like “Oh, just remove it, he’s too young to know the difference, raise him as a girl, it will be fine…”
Kid grew up with major mental health issues “knowing” they were “really” a boy. Took decades of therapy to work out. He ended up killing himself at the age of 38.
Excuse me what the fuck
Yeah, just a tragic story and even more fucked up than it appears superficially. The Doctor needed to have his license revoked at best and at worst, criminal charges.
Documentary is split into 5 parts on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/9LQBcAVghu4