New article on EA fiction
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:28 pm
A new article analyzing the fiction on the Eunuch Archive has just been published in the August issue of the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Anyone wanting a PDF copy of the article should send me a <Private Message> with an email address that will accept attachments.
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The sexual side of castration narratives: Fiction written by and for eunuchs and eunuch wannabes
Ariel B. Handy, Richard J. Wassersug, James T. J. Ketter, and Thomas W. Johnson
The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality 24(2), 2015, pp. 151159; doi:10.3138/cjhs.242-A4
ABSTRACT: The Eunuch Archive is an online community of individuals with exceptional interest in castration and penectomy. Here we examine themes related to genital ablation in a sample of fictional stories posted by members of the Eunuch Archive. Similarities between the contents of these stories and members demographic information were found, suggesting that these stories may reflect some of the members life experiences or personal fears. Common themes in both stories and personal histories of voluntarily castrated men were homosexuality, childhood abuse, and threats of castration. We found that 83% of stories were explicitly sexual, which was defined as containing physical or mental sexual arousal; sexual acts such as masturbation, oral sex, or penetrative sex; or attainment of orgasm. Fifty-one percent of stories described forced castrations, 34% involved minors, and 24% described orgasms related to genital ablation. Writing these stories may be therapeutic for the authors, as some members have claimed that writing them has allowed them to work through their extreme castration ideations without acting on them. Clinicians should be aware that there are men who express profound interest in genital ablation and their interests and/or concerns should be taken seriously.
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The sexual side of castration narratives: Fiction written by and for eunuchs and eunuch wannabes
Ariel B. Handy, Richard J. Wassersug, James T. J. Ketter, and Thomas W. Johnson
The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality 24(2), 2015, pp. 151159; doi:10.3138/cjhs.242-A4
ABSTRACT: The Eunuch Archive is an online community of individuals with exceptional interest in castration and penectomy. Here we examine themes related to genital ablation in a sample of fictional stories posted by members of the Eunuch Archive. Similarities between the contents of these stories and members demographic information were found, suggesting that these stories may reflect some of the members life experiences or personal fears. Common themes in both stories and personal histories of voluntarily castrated men were homosexuality, childhood abuse, and threats of castration. We found that 83% of stories were explicitly sexual, which was defined as containing physical or mental sexual arousal; sexual acts such as masturbation, oral sex, or penetrative sex; or attainment of orgasm. Fifty-one percent of stories described forced castrations, 34% involved minors, and 24% described orgasms related to genital ablation. Writing these stories may be therapeutic for the authors, as some members have claimed that writing them has allowed them to work through their extreme castration ideations without acting on them. Clinicians should be aware that there are men who express profound interest in genital ablation and their interests and/or concerns should be taken seriously.