As Nature Made Him - The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl Author: John Colapinto
	Book Information Publisher: HarperCollins Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 0 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780732274337 - ISBN-10: 0732274338 Publication Date: 2000 Pages: 331

Once you begin reading As Nature Made Him, a mesmerizing story of a medical tragedy and its traumatic results, you absolutely won't want to put it down. Following a botched circumcision, a family is convinced to raise their infant son, Bruce, as a girl. They rename the child Brenda and spend the next 14 years trying to transform him into a her. Brenda's childhood reads as one filled with anxiety and loneliness, and her fear and confusion are present on nearly every page concerning her early childhood. Much of her pain is caused by Dr. Money, who is presented as a villainous medical man attempting to coerce an unwilling child to submit to numerous unpleasant treatments.