There's a fine essay by David Usborne giving a more complete version of the life of David Reimer in the British newspaper _The Independent_ (http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=520393)
Usborne reports what other sources only implied, namely that Reimer's identical twin had earlier committed suicide. However, the Canadian _Globe and Mail_ reports yet another reason for his despondency. It seems that he was impoverished and had recently been swindled out of $65,000 CDN in an investment scam. See http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040511/R EIMER11//?query=Reimer\ Given his marital and financial problems, the suicide of his presumably schizophrenic identical twin, and probably continued difficulties with maintaining a male role as a consequence of his childhood mutilation, the tragic attraction of suicide seems understandable,. This is so whatever the contribution to his death of his unhappy early years due to mistreatment by the famed sexologist John Money. Stephen ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
