This post was motivated by a question someone asked when I mentioned to her the existence of this archive. (Is it because they're right there in the open, and easy to cut off?)

Obviously, the powerful emotions and sensations associated with sex, along with the sense of helplessness produced by uncontrollable libido, appear to be the primary motivations in the desire for castration, by those who experience that desire. But suppose the testes had no specific connection to sex--suppose, for example, that they only produced the principal hormones that are generated by the thyroid gland or pituitary gland. Would there still be a substantial number of people who felt a strong desire for removal of the testes, simply because that would be a relatively easy way to make a noticeable, but not physically debilitating, alteration in the body?

One of the reasons why I think I would be better without testicles is that they hang outside the body and get in the way. I think that counts as non-sexual.

happousai (imported) wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:22 pm One of the reasons why I think I would be better without testicles is that they hang outside the body and get in the way. I think that counts as non-sexual.

Psychologists distinguish between gender dysphoria and genital dysphoria. Like yours, my own obsession was on eliminating my testes. I had no desire to alter my sexuality or gender. And I'm definitely better off without them for all kinds of reasons.

And of course, transsexuality is about gender, not sex. Testes are not only male anatomy but also produce the poisonous testosterone, which causes us to look like guys. My castration was based on my gender dysphoria and had nothing to do with sexuality.

Hugs,

Kelly