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Episode 1 — History 1: What Is BID? A History of a Contested Condition

Episode 1 — History 1: What Is BID? A History of a Contested Condition

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Body Integrity Dysphoria did not appear suddenly as a settled medical category; it emerged through decades of contested language, sexual interpretation, media attention, clinical uncertainty, and institutional hesitation.In this episode of Contested Bodies, I examine the first half of the history of Body Integrity Dysphoria, beginning with early public and clinical encounters with the desire for amputation, including Penthouse Letters, “Monopede Mania”, apotemnophilia, Richard Bruno’s DPW framework, the Falkirk Hospital amputations, BBC Horizon, and the gradual movement towards the language of Body Identity Integrity Disorder. The episode asks how a form of suffering becomes visible before medicine knows how to name it, and why this matters for medicine, autonomy, suffering, and the authority institutions exercise over the body.Contested Bodies is a podcast about the clash between individual autonomy and institutional authority, and the moral and ethical grey zones of body, medicine, autonomy, and power. Chapters:00:09 Introduction03:58 BID: The WHO Definition07:43 Before the WHO Definition11:16 John Money & Alfred Kinsey13:50 David Reimer and the John/Joan case18:30 Penthouse Letters: Monopede Mania21:17 Apotemnophilia and its Legacy24:01 Richard Bruno and the DPW Framework27:04 Robert Smith and the Falkirk Hospital Amputations29:34 BBC Horizon: Complete Obsession32:53 Michael First and 2005 study34:49 The Birth of Body Identity Integrity Disorder (BIID)38:16 Credits Support the podcast:Contested Bodies is independently written and produced. If you want to support the project, you can do so here: https://buymeacoffee.com/drleandroloriga Book: This season draws on my research and writing on bodily autonomy, medical authority, and contested forms of suffering. Read more here: Body Integrity Dysphoria and the Ethical Dilemma of On-Demand Amputation: Redefining Wholeness: Identity, Autonomy, and the Moral Boundaries of the Human BodyExplore more:Leandro Loriga, PhD: https://leandroloriga.comBody Integrity Dysphoria project: https://bodyintegritydysphoria.comCorpus Sui: https://corpussui.comCredits: Written and produced by Leandro Loriga, PhD.Part of the Contested Bodies project.Music: Music from Pixabay, used under the Pixabay Content License.https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-familyx27s-dark-secret-true-crime-soundtrack-loopable-248652/https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/https://pixabay.com/music/pulses-horror-trailer-30s-217439/ https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-marimba-trap-beat-451663/ https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-epic-intro-trailer-257344/ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and critical discussion purposes. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.Rights:© 2026 Leandro Loriga, PhD. All rights reserved.Except as expressly permitted below, no part of this episode, transcript, description, or related material may be reproduced, republished, redistributed, adapted, sold, licensed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Leandro Loriga, PhD.Short excerpts may be quoted or shared for non-commercial educational, critical, journalistic, or research purposes, provided that clear attribution is given to Contested Bodies and Leandro Loriga, PhD, and that the source is linked to: https://leandroloriga.com Any commercial use, republication, redistribution, adaptation, translation, training use, or use of substantial portions of this material requires prior written permission.For permissions or enquiries: info@leandroloriga.com Hashtags:#ContestedBodies#LeandroLoriga #bioethics #medicalethics #bodilyautonomy #patientautonomy#medicalanthropology #philosophyofmedicine #bodyintegritydysphoria #BID#disabilityethics #podcast
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