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[–]peakingatthemomentTranssexual (natal male), HSTS 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What happened to David Reimer was a tragic case of abuse. I don’t really think much supporting either side can really be drawn from it. Maybe there are other times this happened, but I don’t know enough about those cases. Doctors shouldn’t do those things to children whether they are intersex or had an accident happen. I feel like even if you were told you were a girl and had confirmation surgeries before you could remember it, you would eventually realize your body wasn’t like those of girls around you and you’d want to know why. Parents aren’t capable of hiding that forever.

[–]FlanJam[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Agreed. Looking at the case in context, I don't see how anyone can draw conclusions about gender from it.