Working With a New Psychologist

In his 30s, fate connected David to Dr. Milton Diamond, a psychologist who worked as a lecturer at the University of Hawaii. Diamond criticized John Money’s study for its lack of evidence and worked with Reimer to debunk his theory that gender identity could be taught or learned.

During his sessions with Dr. Milton, David discovered that Dr. Money had used the alleged success of his experiment on him to formalize the practice of infant gender modification. This infuriated him, and he channeled the anger into speaking publicly about his ordeal and helping Diamond write a study that depopularized Money’s ideologies. The paper was published in the Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and it gained widespread recognition.