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Andrew,

yes, it should be a major concern for people. In fact, it should be a major concern for more than just eunuchs and women. I know a few too many men who have osteoporosis of some form or another. One of my good friends (and my sister's ex-fiancee) has very advanced osteoporosis. With men ...

I don't think I was very clear in what I was writting, but thank you both. I was thinking along the lines of banding or tieing off the balls for a couple hours each day. I don't use rubberbands, but instead a leather tie very tightly wrapped and tied. It seems to be very very effective at cutting ...

So, out of curiosity, if someone were to band or tie off their balls really tight, would this eventually lead to damage that might impair their function?

Not that I know of. Some men obviously have higher hormone levels than others and that probably leads to a certain increase in libido. But then, look at monks. A lot of monks do not engage in any sexual activity for years on end. Of course, some do end up making other arangements, though it must be ...

Criminal elements from Britain were also sent to the US, but not in as many numbers as they were to Australia. Remember, Georgia was founded, partially, in order to send over people conviced of the crime of debt. The biggest difference between the US and Australia was that most of the convicts sent ...

yes, to a certain extent. Most of the times the ovaries don't produce enough estrogen to fully supply the body. However, given that there are certain problems with the HRT suppliments, it is certainly helpful to not have to take quite as much of them as would be normal.

Still, thanks

Hm...I'm not certain. I guess it would depend upon the type of papercutter. The one we have here at home couldn't do it. It's great at papers and that's about it. I guess it would have to be really, really sharp though.

happousai,

There are two things I hope to gain from the testing. One is simply that I'm not bloody well bonkers, and the second is that the doctors will know better how to treat me as I go through SRS. There are differences in treating a hermaph or IS during that time then someone who is simply MTF ...

Thank you for that information. I'll be contacting them soon to do so then.

I'm actually reminded of one of my favourite quotes. "A person is smart, people are dumb, panicy, and stupid and you know it," from Men in Black. So, I do agree with anyb0dy. I do not believe that we can control such an idea and limit it to just those people that society deems as being mentaly ...

I'm trying to think here. If I remember correctly, the eugenics philosophy derived from the 'social darwinism' of the late Eighteenth Century. It is from that idea, coupled with nationalism, that the Nazis got their ideas from. Just don't quote me on this one. This is hardly my area of expertise ...

NoCTuRNaLDrEaMs,

Peeing on the sides of buildings is but one use a creative man can do with his penis. I understand that writing one's own name in the snow is a very popular use for the item in question. Peeing off the backs of wagons is also a favourite in some rural areas of the world.

Well, Haltios, that does seem to be about the long and short of it. Of course, for some reason I've never quite fathomed, humans seem to be very protective of their myths, legends and lies.

Still, thank you....

And now that we all seem to be rather in agreement over this, should I just snip this ...

So far the best tests I've been able to afford is a simple sonogramme, and a homone test. As I said, this is a tentative not conclusive. I appear to have ovaries and a uterous, but sonogrammes are not the most conclusive of tests. My estrogen levels are rather high, but not as high as a womans ...

So maybe gender is this sort of ordered chaos without absolute fixtures?

I'm also begining to feel like I may be one of those few out there actively contemplating this kind of thing. I'm not complaining, chastising, or generally being difficult. I have a lot of time on my hands and spend a lot of ...

Thanks Chris,

This helped a lot as well. I'm also glad that you have found a decent doctor. I wish that I had one here :( , but oh well. I do thank you for the information concerning the health risks. I have been researching as much information as I can, but I seem to have hit a limit to what I ...

I know that the subject is a hard one to fathom. I think of gender as being more mental than physical and sex as being more physical than mental. Sexuality, i think, has a lot more to do with what gender/sex one is attracted to sexually. I know that I think of myself as being both female and lesbian ...

Dear Colin,

I did not think that Pratchett came up with the idea. I think I had heard a lot of the idea before that, just that he is the only source that I can point directly towards.

I have looked at a lot of the basic cores of many religions and found a lot of the same things expressed. Even ...

I agree, A-1, about a lot of that. I was more pointing out the difficulties of manufacturing a lot of these chemical and biological weapons. I know that it is possible to make some of the simple stuff in small batches in home or truck labs. Problem is, storing a lot of it in readily available places ...

I wanted to ask everyone in here about their thoughts about gender, sexuality, and sex. I know that there is no single answer to the question, that is why I'm posing it.

To me, gender, sexuality, and sex are three seperate but intersecting continuums. I know that society sees gender and sex as the ...

I hope that there are still people listening to this thread.

Something recently happened that made me truely hope that the Rapture happens very soon. Now, listen to this VERY VERY carefully and see if you got what I got.

When the Rapture happens, all of the 'good' people, ie beleivers in Christ ...

Thank you Andrew,

I'm lucky in that I have not had any problems with hot flashes or the like over the years, even when my body is at its lowest hormone levels. When those times come around (each month) I find myself very sensitive to temperature (I keep my room practically freezing most of the time ...

A-1, of course Saddam is doing this kind of trickery. He'll probably allow weapons inspectors back in sometime around October. Actually, the real question isn't weather or not he HAS WOMD, but will lifting the sanctions allow him to get them more readily. You see, I'm not sure that he has them in ...

je parlez francais un peau. Je ne parlez pas arabique. Translated, I speak French a little. I do not speak Arabic. Sorry, A-1, but that is how it is. I'm planning on taking German this upcoming semester. Unfortunately, they don't teach any really exciting modern languages here at our local college ...

Hello Collin,

I do try to be rational and try to be very well informed. Not to spark any arguments, but I do read a lot of different news sources, and I watch the BBC World New.

The unfortunate fact is that the US feels hurt and bewildered by what happened. Of course, a number of us kind of ...