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I am slow to respond to this thread. I just started a new job, cooking for 40 in a home for "developmentally disabled adults," which is kicking my butt physically. ( I was not in shape to spend eight hours a day on my feet running non-stop.) Plus at the same time I came down with the worst cold I've ...

Today my 93 year old parents celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. 25 years ago my gay brother, who is quite well known in the gay S&M scene world wide, adopted his partner in order to gain some of the legal benefits of marriage long before gay marriage appeared on the scene. I flew down and ...

Welcome back. And may you no longer live in such interesting times.

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Happy Birthday my friend. Hope you didn't make a mincemeat of it. That's my job.

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A couple of points. Has anyone taken the test and indicated that they were black on the ethnicity question. I would be very interested in whether they were shown the same sketches as those who specified white. Also in this sort of survey, what they are actually surveying is not always exactly what ...

I'm not sure if I was transgendered before I was castrated or if my castration caused me to change so that I now have more female characteristics. Perhaps the question is, "Is being transgendered what pushed you to become castrated without realizing that you were transgendered?" I really don't ...

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But not anymore! Today, I got my official therapist letter! In it, my therapist reports the results of her thorough mental health evaluation, and aside from being transgender, and having some mild stress issues, I have been declared officially mentally sound. No other clinical disorders ...

Regarding the penile numbness, are you by any chance an avid bicyclist? Numbness caused by compression of the penile nerve is a well known side effect of long periods on a bicycle saddle, particularly narrow racing style saddles. Failing that, any history of back problems, or diabetes, both of which ...

I would like to second Kristoff on seeing a therapist. What I am going to say is not meant as any criticism nor I am not implying any mental illness or deception. But in talking to hundreds of trans people and being one, I have learned about denial and self deception. Most of us human beings lie to ...

I suspect you are overthinking this. You seem to be assuming that change will be a steady, uniform progress in one direction towards your goal. That is not how biological processes, including the effects of hormones, work. If you want to see a graphic similar to how your transition under hormones ...

There are several points that need to be made here. This post may be long, but I suspect I am the most qualified poster here to discuss the subject (no false modesty here). For those who haven't followed the whole discussion, here are a couple of links to the closed thread where I discuss some of ...

Happy Birthday. You are one of a small group of people here one EA whose posts I most avidly look forward. Thank you for your presence here.

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There is a point that needs to be made. We trans can often be like one of those dumb-blond cheerleaders in high school, whose lives revolve around boys and dating and going steady and getting engaged and planning the perfect wedding. After that perfect wedding you are confronted with "what now ...

My research colleagues and I have long been interested in the factors that CORRELATE with castration. (Always remember that correlation does NOT equal causation!) Some of the factors that we have found in our sample of 354 individuals in the EA Survey who were already surgically castrated include ...

http://sacreddebris.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/stay-calm-remembering-shannon-larratt/

STAY CALM: Remembering Shannon Larratt

It was because of a memorial that I initially met Shannon Larratt. My mentor had passed away, and new to the ways of social networking I posted a brief obituary notice on rec ...

Your profile says you were born in 1980. This thread's title says you are 18. This is 2013. Odd.

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From a Facebook posting:

Jim Ward (Father of Modern Body Piercing) commented on a link.

Caitlin Friend McDiarmid

Started my morning reading so many comments about Shannon and the people he touched with his work, art, life, and words. I marvel at how many say "we didn't always agree with each ...

We have had a number of threads here on EA on the effects of hormones and castration on both the body and the mind, including Cheetaking243's Official Hormone Trial! http://www.eunuch.org/forums/showthread.php?24218-Cheetaking243-s-Official-Hormone-Trial! where she gives daily reports on her ...

This article should be of interest to the denizens of this zoo.

Penis Snatching on the Rise -- Africa's Genital-Stealing Crime Wave Hits the Countryside

All part of an illicit and lucrative trade in organs.

March 14, 2013 |

Elaborate greetings are the norm, I've found, when one enters a Central ...

The "Cannibal Cop," was found guilty of conspiring to kidnap, torture and eat women today. For those who haven't been following the case, a policeman who frequented online fantasy Cannibal sites was accused of actual conspiracy to commit those fantasies. There is little evidence of actual intent to ...

Given the volatility and rancor thrown about on a daily basis in the EA Political Forums, it would seem that Eunuch Calm is more talked about than practiced.

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My sympathy at this sad moment in your life. Here on your very own day, our President announces he would not be building you a new Death Star, a truly cowardly decision. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/12/obama-sorry-no-death-star-you/

Obama: Sorry, no Death Star for you

Mr. Shawcross ...

From listening to a lot of trans folk, I know that we have a high rate of depression, which is reflected in our suicide statistics. It might be worth exploring whether the same is true of M to E people. I realize this is a "chicken or egg" question; are people depressed because they can't get ...

janekane (imported) wrote: Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:45 am Ego sum, ideo puto.

As I am not a Cartesian dualist, "I am, therefore I think."

Or after last night for many of us:

Ergo sum, bibo puto.

"I am, therefore I drink."

(Or maybe, "Ergo sum, bibo puto. Ideo." "I am, therefore I drink. I think.")

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As someone who has watched you grow over the years, grapple with adversity, and still keep growing, I salute your birthday. May you have many more, years and triumphs.

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