Leilani33's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Leilani332003-02-26T07:07:41ZAs Nature Made Him (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Leilani33/writeups/As+Nature+Made+HimLeilani33http://m.everything2.com/user/Leilani332003-02-26T07:07:41Z2003-02-26T07:07:41ZA somewhat <a href="/title/The+Argument+Culture">controversial</a> book written by <a href="/title/John+Colapinto">John Colapinto</a> (2000) about the <a href="/title/intersection">intersection</a> of <a href="/title/biological+sex">biological sex</a> and <a href="/title/gender+identity">gender identity</a>. <p>Biological <a href="/title/sex">sex</a> relates to your <a href="/title/genetic">genetic</a> makeup (ie, <a href="/title/male">male</a> or <a href="/title/female">female</a>), while <a href="/title/gender+identity">gender identity</a> relates to how you <a href="/title/perception">perceive</a> and present your own gender.</p> For those of you familiar with the "<a href="/title/nature+vs.+nurture">nature vs. nurture</a> debate," this book raised many questions about which is more important in the <a href="/title/development">development</a> of gender <a href="/title/identity">identity</a>. <p>The basic <a href="/title/premise">premise</a> of the book is this...Way back in <a href="/title/Canada+has+low+self-esteem">Canada</a> in <a href="/title/The+Piper+at+the+Gates+of+Dawn">1967</a>, <a href="/title/Perhaps+you+would+like+to+meet+your+evil+twin%2521">twin boys</a> went into a <a href="/title/hospital">hospital</a> for a routine <a href="/title/circumcision">circumcision</a> procedure; sadly, only one procedure went smoothly. The other case, Bruce, had his <a href="/title/penis">penis</a> severely <a href="/title/burned">burned</a>, enough to be essentially <a href="/title/useless">useless</a>. His parents consulted a doctor by the name of John <a href="/title/Money">Money</a> (a <a href="/title/sexology">sexologist</a> at <a href="/title/Johns+Hopkins+University">Johns Hopkins University</a>), who<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…