The Doctor & the Eunuchs
• Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others
A vivid account of a genetic male who chose to castrate himself:
… He stripped naked and sat in his tub, Betadine solution in one hand, an Xacto knife in the other. He doused his genitals with the antiseptic until they glowed amber, then slowly, carefully, slit open his scrotum.
No anesthesia. No alcohol. Nothing.
His fingers searched the bloody pulp for the olive-size testes that had caused him so much torment, but he was starting to feel faint.
In that moment, everything made sense: The times he and his best friend would curl one another’s hair and put on makeup. The way he used to tuck his penis between his legs and admire his profile. How he would tie string around his testicles until they changed from red to purple to blue.
The motivation:
The countless nights he prayed himself to sleep: “Please, God, please let me wake up a girl.”
An examination of the controversial career of Dr. Felix Spector and his dealings from men who suffered from gender dysphoria:
The plight of modern-day eunuchs, and why they come to Philadelphia