As Nature Made Him

As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
AuthorJohn Colapinto
PublisherHarper Perennial
Publication date
February 20, 2000
Pages279
ISBN978-0-06-019211-2

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 following medical advice and intervention after his penis was severely injured during a botched circumcision in infancy.

In 2001, the book was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction.

Reception

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As Nature Made Him was a New York Times best seller.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "As Nature Made Him". HarperCollins. Retrieved January 14, 2022.