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Finally when he was 13, the family told him and Brian the truth. Brenda/Bruce was intensely relieved as he had felt he was going insane. Almost immediately he reasserted that he was a boy and called himself David. David received compensation money for the circumcision and used this to pay for surgery to have a new penis constructed. In his early twenties he married Jane Fontane, who had three children of her own.
Finally when he was 13, the family told him and Brian the truth. Brenda/Bruce was intensely relieved as he had felt he was going insane. Almost immediately he reasserted that he was a boy and called himself David. David received compensation money for the circumcision and used this to pay for surgery to have a new penis constructed. In his early twenties he married Jane Fontane, who had three children of her own.
His twin Brian was badly affected by this bizarre childhood, and became mentally disturbed, then schizophrenic. After two failed marriages, he died in 2002, of suspected drug overdose, which may have been a suicide attempt. David never managed to complete his education and had to take semi-skilled work. He was made redundant and was unemployed for a year. He sold the movie rights to his story, but lost the money when a businessman absconded with his investment. Stricken with grief for his brother, his marriage started to fail. David finally took his own life on 4 May 2004 by shooting himself in the head. He was 38 years old.
His twin Brian was badly affected by this bizarre childhood, and became mentally disturbed, then schizophrenic. After two failed marriages, he died in 2002, of drug overdose, which may have been suicide. David never managed to complete his education and had to take semi-skilled work. He was made redundant and was unemployed for a year. He sold the movie rights to his story, but lost the money when a businessman absconded with his investment. He was stricken with grief for his brother, and his marriage started to fail. David finally took his own life on 4 May 2004 by shooting himself in the head. He was 38 years old.
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