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==Overview==

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Gender ideology is the belief that biological sex and "gender" i.e. social identification as male or female, are two different things. This is a false binary division. It assumes the two things are unrelated and therefore separable. In actuality, biological sex and gender are intrinsically related and male/female identity is so written into each of our body-cells that even removing our reproductive organs does not change our sex or our gender.

Gender ideology is the belief that biological sex and "gender" i.e. social identification as male or female, are two different things. This is a false binary division. It assumes the two things are unrelated and therefore separable. In actuality, biological sex and gender are intrinsically related and male/female identity is so written into each of our body-cells that even removing our reproductive organs does not change our sex or our gender.  "Gender" is nothing more than an indication of sex. The indication maybe be one of language, or of costume, or something else, but gender is only gender if it indicates biological sex. If it does not, it is a hollow signifier and not true gender.  

"Gender" in fact is nothing more than an indication of sex. Gender is a signifier. The indication maybe be one of language, or of costume, or something else, but gender is only gender if it indicates biological sex. If it does not, it is a hollow signifier and not true gender. Gender separated from its logical, meaningful connection with sex is a mere nonsense.

An early and disastrous example of gender ideology was the work of the sexologist Dr. John Money, who performed "transsexual" operations in Baltimore, Maryland. He carried out a bizarre experiment from 1966 onwards, on a pair of twin boys named Brian and Bruce Reimer. The twins were born in Winnipeg in August 1965. When they were seven months old, they were sent to hospital for a routine circumcision. The electrical equipment malfunctioned and Bruce's entire penis was burnt off. Brian was not operated on. The family was distraught. Dr. Money advised the Reimers that he could turn Bruce into a girl. When Bruce was 18 months old, he was castrated and an artificial vulva was created for him. The family now called him Brenda and tried to treat him like a little girl.

An early and disastrous example of gender ideology was the work of the sexologist Dr John Money, who performed "transsexual" operations in Baltimore, Maryland. He carried out a bizarre experiment from 1966 onwards, on a pair of twin boys named  Brian and Bruce Reimer. The twins were born in Winnipeg in August 1965. When they were seven months old, they were sent to hospital for a routine circumcision. The electrical equipment malfunctioned and Bruce's entire penis was burnt off. Brian was not operated on. The family were distraught.

Dr. Money believed that there was a period of babyhood when sexual identity was undecided- a 'gender gate' - which lasted up to the age of two. During that period, he argued, if the parents chose the sex of the child, the way they brought it up would determine the child's gender, not its physical characteristics. Until this point, Dr. Money had never put his controversial theory into practice with a non-intersex child. In the Reimers, he had the perfect and unplanned opportunity to do so: a set of identical twins, two biological boys, one of whom could be raised a girl.

Dr Money advised the Reimers that he could turn Bruce into a girl. When Bruce was 18 months old, he was castrated and an artificial vulva was created for him. The family now called him Brenda and tried to treat him like a little girl.

Janet Reimer wrote to Dr. Money of Brenda's progress and once a year the whole family visited him in Baltimore. When Brenda/Bruce was five Dr. Money started to write about the experiment - referring to him as Joan/John - in his books. This case became a sensation to extreme feminists in particular, since it game them the proof they were looking for.  

 

Janet Reimer wrote to Dr. Money of Brenda's progress and once a year the whole family visited him in Baltimore. When Brenda/Bruce was five Dr. Money started to write about the experiment - referring to him as Joan/John - in his books. The case became a sensation. It was the proof that certain extreme feminists, in particular, were looking for.  

Widely cited in many textbooks, the case was a landmark study - hailed as proof of the overwhelming force of nurture - in spite of increasing evidence that hormones both in the womb and throughout a child's life, play a huge part in an individual's perception of themselves as masculine or feminine.

Widely cited in many textbooks, the case was a landmark study - hailed as proof of the overwhelming force of nurture - in spite of increasing evidence that hormones both in the womb and throughout a child's life, play a huge part in an individual's perception of themselves as masculine or feminine.

Nevertheless, Brenda/Bruce behaved in a distinctly masculine fashion. He liked running, fighting and climbing, and loathed playing with dolls. He had no friends and was increasingly lonely as his twin Brian was embarrassed to play with her in front of his other friends. He hated going to visit Dr Money, who insisted that to fully understand that he was a girl, he needed to grasp the difference between men and women, and frequently spoke to him about genitalia. He took photographs of both twins nude, and even encouraged them to engage in sexual play with each other. He tried to persuade Brenda/Bruce to have a vagina constructed, which, at the time, would have been made out of section of his bowel or else from the skin of his thigh, which would then be inserted into the pelvic region.

Nevertheless, Brenda/Bruce behaved in a distinctly masculine fashion. He liked running, fighting and climbing, and loathed playing with dolls. He had no friends and was increasingly lonely as his twin Brian was embarrassed to play with him in front of his other friends. He hated going to visit Dr. Money, who insisted that to fully understand that he was a girl, he needed to grasp the difference between men and women, and frequently spoke to him about genitalia. He took photographs of both twins nude, and even encouraged them to engage in sexual play with each other. He tried to persuade Brenda/Bruce to have a vagina constructed, which, at the time, would have been made out of section of his bowel or else from the skin of his thigh, which would then be inserted into the pelvic region.

When Brenda/Bruce was 7, Money showed him graphic photographs of a woman giving birth in an attempt to get him to agree to having a 'baby-hole' made. He also suggested strongly that he take hormone tablets in order to make him grow breasts when he was 12. Other scientists, including Dr Money's ex-students, argue that he did these things in the best possible interests for his patient - to make him believe that he was indeed a girl. '''Brenda/Bruce however felt traumatized and became suicidal.'''

When Brenda/Bruce was 7, Money showed him graphic photographs of a woman giving birth in an attempt to get him to agree to having a 'baby-hole' made. He also suggested strongly that he take hormone tablets in order to make him grow breasts when he was 12. Other scientists, including Dr. Money's ex-students, argue that he did these things in the best possible interests for his patient - to make him believe that he was indeed a girl. '''Brenda/Bruce however felt traumatized and became suicidal.'''

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.

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. Jane asked him for a short separation period, but David took this very badly. He returned to his parents' house for a few days, before driving to a supermarket car park on 4 May 2004 and shooting himself in the head. He was 38 years old.

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. Jane asked him for a short separation period, but David took this very badly. He returned to his parents' house for a few days, before driving to a supermarket car park on 4 May 2004 and shooting himself in the head. He was 38 years old.

Dr Money argued that he cannot be held to blame for this '''twin tragedy''' because David did not accept a female gender identity. He says that the family delayed making a decision until their son was almost two, just before the "gender gate" was about to shut. Others, however, argue that he could have admitted he made a mistake when the case clearly was not working, for he continued to let people believe that it had been successful long after he had stopped seeing Brenda/Bruce and he had become David. <ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dr_money_prog_summary.shtml>/</ref>

Dr. Money argued that he cannot be held to blame for this '''twin tragedy''' because David did not accept a female gender identity. He says that the family delayed making a decision until their son was almost two, just before the "gender gate" was about to shut. Others, however, argue that he could have admitted he made a mistake when the case clearly was not working, for he continued to let people believe that it had been successful long after he had stopped seeing Brenda/Bruce and he had become David. <ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dr_money_prog_summary.shtml>/</ref>

<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11814300</ref>

<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11814300</ref>

<ref> The Reimer Twins: A Tragic and Unethical Sex Change Experiment. https://www.sott.net/article/373088-The-Reimer-twins-A-tragic-and-highly-unethical-forced-sex-change-experiment </ref>

<ref> The Reimer Twins: A Tragic and Unethical Sex Change Experiment. https://www.sott.net/article/373088-The-Reimer-twins-A-tragic-and-highly-unethical-forced-sex-change-experiment </ref>

<ref> https://documentarystorm.com/dr-money-and-the-boy-with-no-penis/</ref>

<ref> https://documentarystorm.com/dr-money-and-the-boy-with-no-penis/</ref>

<ref>https://Being Brenda : by Oliver Burkeman and Gary Younge www.theguardian.com/books/2004/may/12/scienceandnature.gender</ref>

<ref>https://Being Brenda : by Oliver Burkeman and Gary Younge www.theguardian.com/books/2004/may/12/scienceandnature.gender</ref>

Since the time of Dr Money, understanding of the [[human genome]] has advanced and we now know that a child's sex is fixed from the point of conception, and is inscribed in every cell of his or her body. Hormones present in the womb may influence secondary sexual characteristics, but nothing can change the sex of a child, or of an adult. There is a growing body of evidence that attempting to do so is harmful and innumerable cases of ex-transsexuals who regret and try to reverse their decision.

Since the time of Dr. Money, understanding of the [[human genome]] has advanced and we now know that a child's sex is fixed from the point of conception, and is inscribed in every cell of his or her body. Each cell contains either two "X" chromosomes (indicating a female), or one "X" and one "Y" chromosome (indicating a male); this genetic marker of gender cannot be changed. Hormones present in the womb may influence secondary sexual characteristics, but nothing can change the sex of a child, or of an adult. There is a growing body of evidence that attempting to do so is harmful and innumerable cases of ex-transsexuals who regret and try to reverse their decision.

   

   

Not all feminists agree with gender theory, despite the fact that feminists such as Judith Butler advocate for it. However, there is a deep ideological divide and vigorous war of words between transsexuals and radical feminists who do not accept biological men as "women".

Not all feminists agree with gender theory, despite the fact that feminists such as Judith Butler advocate for it. However, there is a deep ideological divide and vigorous war of words between transsexuals and radical feminists who do not accept biological men as "women".