In the most famous case of ablatio penis, in which a young boy with XY chromosomes had his penis destroyed during a circumcision, ______.

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The case refers to David Reimer, born as Bruce, who lost his penis due to a botched circumcision. Psychologist John Money advised his parents to raise him as a girl, Brenda, asserting that gender identity is primarily learned and that Brenda would adapt to a female gender identity. This case was initially reported as a success for the theory that gender identity is malleable, but it later became clear that Reimer never identified as female and eventually transitioned back to living as a male.

In the Most Famous Case of Ablatio Penis, in Which