"Raised in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, Jim was born in 1976 with XY chromosomes and had atypical genitals. So his parents, under the advice of a local doctor, decided to have surgery performed on the infant to create more female-looking organs, and then raised him as a girl without ever telling him the truth. It wasn't until he read about intersex people in a university feminism course that he realised who he really was."
"Most importantly, the film reprises the tragic case of David Reimer, who accidentally lost his penis during a circumcision and was raised female, and subjected to surgeries under the guidance of eminent academic Dr John Money. In the 1970s and 80s, Money's writings argued that the plasticity of gender identity meant that reassignment surgery was the kindest thing to do for intersex children, and David was supposed to be his star case study."
Jim Ambrose was raised female as Kristi after infant genital surgery advised by a local doctor. Born in 1976 in Baton Rouge with XY chromosomes and atypical genitals, he was never told the truth by his parents. He discovered intersex identities during a university feminism course, later endured additional painful surgeries and mental anguish, and eventually became an activist and found a partner. The David Reimer case involved accidental penile loss during circumcision and subsequent reassignment under Dr John Money’s guidance. Money argued gender identity plasticity justified early reassignment, but David’s profound unhappiness was omitted from Money’s publications, representing academic malpractice.
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