Origins of Gender Identity – The case of David Reimer – Cornish Talks Common Sense

In this show Phil Cornish looks at the social construct known as Gender Identity. Phil explains how the term was created by psychiatrist who believe people can transition their sex based on phycological sex, on how one feels and not based on genetic sex. Psychiatrist promoting transitioning ones sex for children can have devastating consequences as Phil points out in the case of David Reimer who was reassigned his sex at birth.