Summary of David Reimer Edited clip

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In the "David Reimer Edited clip" YouTube video, the story of Janet and Ron Reimer is shared, who were overjoyed when they had twins, Bruce and Brian. However, their joy turned into despair when Bruce underwent a botched circumcision at seven months old, resulting in the loss of his penis. Desperate for a solution, they turned to Dr. John Money, a pioneer in gender identity clinics, who suggested raising Bruce as a girl. The family followed Dr. Money's instructions, renaming him Brenda and raising her as a girl, keeping her unaware of her past as a boy. Dr. Money's theory seemed to be working, but when they were six years old, he interviewed the twins and discovered that Brenda was exhibiting distinctly masculine behavior. Despite this, Dr. Money publicly declared his theory of gender neutrality a success, claiming that nurture was more important than nature. However, the Rhymers faced challenges raising Brenda as a girl, as her masculine behavior was obvious to everyone. The speaker in the video also mentions that only positive results were published by Dr. Money to give the impression that his theory was correct, while early signs indicated that the experiment was not successful as claimed.

• 00:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "David Reimer Edited clip," the story of Janet and Ron Reimer is shared, who were overjoyed when they had twins, Bruce and Brian. However, their joy turned into despair when Bruce underwent a routine circumcision at seven months old, and the electrical equipment malfunctioned, resulting in the complete loss of his penis. The family was left in shock and desperation, as plastic surgery was not advanced enough to help Bruce at the time. Their hope came when they saw a television program featuring Dr. John Money, a pioneer in gender identity clinics, who suggested turning Bruce into a girl. The Rhymers wrote to Dr. Money, and after their meeting, Bruce underwent castration surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Hospital on July 3, 1967.
• 00:05:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "David Reimer Edited clip," the excerpt discusses Dr. Money's experiment on David Reimer, who was born a boy but underwent gender reassignment surgery after an accident that left him unable to produce male hormones. Dr. Money suggested that if nurture played a significant role in gender identity, he could raise Reimer as a girl. The Rhymers followed Dr. Money's instructions, changing their son's name to Brenda and raising her as a girl, keeping her unaware of her past as a boy. Dr. Money's theory seemed to be working, as Brenda grew up to be a pretty little girl who enjoyed feminine pursuits. However, when they were six years old, Dr. Money interviewed the twins, and it became clear that Brenda was exhibiting distinctly masculine behavior, which contrasted sharply with her identical twin brother's behavior. Despite this, Dr. Money announced to the world that his theory of gender neutrality was a success, claiming that nurture was more important than nature. However, the Rhymers were unaware of this public declaration and faced challenges raising Brenda as a girl, as her masculine behavior was obvious to everyone.
• 00:10:00 In this section of the "David Reimer Edited clip" YouTube video, the speaker discusses the early signs that Dr. Money's gender reassignment experiment on David Reimer was not successful as claimed. Despite Reimer's happiness to play with boys' toys, it was evident that the case was not progressing as intended. The speaker also mentions that only positive results were published by Dr. Money to give the impression that his theory was correct.