It's hard to tease out the biological (genetic) v. the societal influences.

Bagoas: I appreciate the classical reference to Alexander the Great's eunuch catamite, though your comments seem to reject the passive role this avatar impies...

Myself, honestly, I'd rather be totally passive. I don't ...

The internet is rather an open portal. Those of us who have registered on this website demonstrate perhaps a certain openness. I'm not that sure we need to be that concerned about those who wish to remain anonymous, unless we're personally insecure.

That being said, the anonymity of the web is ...

To: erikboy

Yes, regarding nudity it's very largely a question of cultural context and expectation.

I have no illusions that many Americans find my embrace of nudity weird. When I say that I feel more relaxed, more myself, more un-selfconcious being nude than I could ever be being clothed, I ...

Interesting question. I recently posted a new thread on this very theme, though the original post here has anticipated my interest...

I find I've always had a fantasy about being a slave, going back to my early teens. Originally this probably had no sexual components, though after puberty it did ...

Maybe I'd like to go back to the original post that referenced a "romanticized concept" of being a eunuch.

To me, all this discussion revolves around insecurity (of which I have a lot) and a desire for acceptance and a "romanticized concept" of what it would be like if sexuality were of minimal or ...

The infliction or willing acceptance of pain is if not a universal, then a very common, theme throughout the discussion of castration, penectomy and nullification. This is particular evident in the fantasy stories that are posted.

Without wanting to offend anyone's religious sensibilities, it ...

When I was about 14, I had an undescended testicle removed, after a several month round of weekly testosterone shots my doctor thought might encourage it to descend. It didn't. The operation was under general anesthesia, and a plastic prosthesis was inserted in my scrotum opposite my remaining ...

Informed response from a naturist (nudist): Don't make that a reason for doing it!

Partly a technical jurisdictional question depending on the precise wording of the law and on established case law. Some jurisdictions ban "nudity"; most ban "exposure of the sexual organs" (and sometimes but not ...