Correct God's mistakes

Author: Wu Xingren
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Fifteen years ago, the author met He Qinglian, the head of the Plastic Surgery Department at Changzheng Hospital. When Professor He Qinglian completed China's first male-to-female sex reassignment surgery on Qin Huiying in 1981, the author publicly reported the news of China's first sex reassignment surgery in the Wen Wei Po. This book explores the causes and development of gender dysphoria from medical, psychological, and sociological perspectives, studying its relationship with homosexuality, cross-dressing, and drag queens, addressing whether it is a mental health issue, and tracing the genetic origins of gender dysphoria, as well as the impact of disturbed parent-child relationships. The essayist Wu Xingren immersed himself in the world of transgender people over 15 years, writing Correcting God's Mistakes, now published by Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. The book has gained significant attention at the recent book fair in Shanghai. At the Jiutian Book Fair, 2,000 copies were sold out on the spot, making it one of the best-selling books by Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. Sina News has exclusively serialized Correcting God's Mistakes on its reading channel, attracting widespread attention from netizens.
Fifteen years ago, the author met He Qinglian, the head of the Plastic Surgery Department at Changzheng Hospital. When Professor He Qinglian completed China's first male-to-female sex reassignment surgery on Qin Huiying in 1981, the author publicly reported the news of China's first sex reassignment surgery in the Wen Wei Po. The following year, Professor He completed China's first female-to-male surgery, and the author was authorized by Professor He to publish the news in the Shanghai Libération Daily. To date, Professor He has performed 154 sex reassignment surgeries, with none failing, and his surgical skills are considered among the best in China. He is hailed as the "Father of Sex Reassignment Surgery in China." Over 15 years, the author has accumulated a wealth of firsthand materials on transgender people, studied over 5,000 letters from patients to Professor He, and interviewed dozens of individuals seeking sex reassignment surgery. They confided in the author openly, providing vivid and emotional insights that strengthened the book's readability.
This book is not a work of sensationalism but explores the causes and development of gender dysphoria from medical, psychological, and sociological perspectives. It examines the distinctions between gender dysphoria, homosexuality, drag queens, mental illness, and cross-dressing. The book also introduces the work, life, and marital status of transgender patients after surgery. The stories of two transgender couples, both operated on by Professor He for male-to-female and female-to-male transformations, and their subsequent marriages arranged by Professor He as a matchmaker, add endless charm to the book.
The book contains 300,000 words and features over 50 unpublished photographs that vividly document Professor He's academic achievements. This publication will reproduce the entire content of the book. Stay tuned.