brent.henderson (imported) wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:31 pm
I approached this subject by exploring the biological and psychological motivations for transsexualism/transgenderism. I hadn't really considered the subject of involuntary castrations and the circumstances that caused them. It is a different perspective, but I am curious to understand how it affects a person.
There does seem to be plenty of overlap between the mainstream TG community and the Eunuch community. In fact there are quite a few mtf TG folk here at the EA. At the EA there are mtf folks and there are also mte or male to eunuch, and of course there are folks like me who fall some where in between mtf & mte. Of course the Eunuch community is much more diverse than just mtf & mte folks. I can't really speak to motivations that I don't have, or even have a position on whether or not they are valid, but suffice it to say there are many.
Some of the boys don't have gender issues at all, it's just that they don't like their penis. They feel as male after their castration as they did before. There are also people who's motivation is to control their libido, or are seeking the "Eunuch Calm". There are people who have medical reasons. There are also folks in power sharing relationships with Doms and Subs, and seek castration as part of their relationship, and there are quite a few folks here who are just into this as a fantasy. Many people state this information in their profile.
I guess the reason I am raising this point is that I am not sure if you are focusing on a narrow subset of the eunuch community or are interested in showing the wider picture. Each approach has its own pitfalls and challenges. If you are clear on where you want to take this you may get more traction.