A Boy Named Brenda

Somehow, she always knew...

In 1965, in Canada, two identical twin brothers were born: Bruce and Brian Reimer.

At 8 months, Bruce suffered an accident during a circumcision that destroyed his penis.

Not knowing what to do, his parents sought help.

And they found John Money, one of the best-known sexuality researchers of the time.

Money saw in that case something he would hardly find again:

Two identical twin brothers.

One could be raised as a boy. And the other, like a girl.

Bruce went through new interventions. He got new (girl’s) clothes. A new identity. And a new name:

Brenda.

For years, John Money presented the case as a success.

But there was a problem: Brenda wasn’t Brenda.

And she always knew something wasn't right. Until, at 14, she was finally told the truth.

A true story based on a lie.

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