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Poll # 3 - Why I Want to be Castrated

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Respondents could choose multiple responses to this poll.
.Response # 24 is "other".

Respondents: 134
Date: Sept. 15, 2002



	For men who seek of fantasize about your own castration, what do you consider to be the prime motivation for desiring this procedure? In this poll you may have more than one answer. Please select all responses that apply. 1) For treatment or prevention of a medical condition (i.e. prostate cancer, testicular cancer, or any medical consideration). 2) Foolproof birth control. 3) A sense of control over one�s sexual urges and/or sexual appetite. 4) A feeling of calm, often called the eunuch calm. 5) Partner�s sex drive is much lower; castration of husband would make for more harmonious marriage. 6) Perception that relationship with partner would become more intimate if man were castrated. 7) As a symbol and token of total trust in his partner. Giving partner control over HRT is important. 8) Feeling a deep desire to be submissive to partner. 9) Feeling a deep desire to become submissive to women in general. 10) Male guilt. The perception that women in general have suffered historically at the hands of male-dominated culture. 11) Specific personal guilt. Something individual has done that warrants castration as a means of atonement. 12) Guilt over one�s sexuality in general. Feeling that all sexual thoughts and desires are wrong. 13) Castration for religious reasons. 14) A desire to become free of the power women hold over me through sexual attraction. 15) Avoidance of military service. 16) Avoidance of male responsibilities or pressure to be macho. 17) Increased chance of receiving unconditional love, like a pet or a baby. 18) A reaction to feelings of sexual inadequacy (perceived or real) - needing to feel accepted as less than a man. 19) Cosmetic affect. Just like the look. 20) As a transitional stage in sexual reassignment surgery. 21) Retaining youthful soprano singing voice (castrati). 22) The excitement of the castration scene itself. 23) The physical pain of castration. 24) Other. If you list "Other" among your selections please include a brief description with your reply. Basic demographic information... My age is: under 25 25-35 35-45 45-55 over 55 At what age (approximately) did you begin developing an interest, or desire, concerning your own castration? My educational level is: Non high school graduate High school graduate 2 years of college 4 years of college post college education doctoral degree Please email completed poll (or answers) to: gfarrells@yahoo.com Please put the word "poll" in the subject line. All identities and/or email addresses will be kept confidential. This poll will be posted to several websites. Please do not reply to the same poll multiple times. Statistical data will be posted to the group and to my website as it accumulates. The more respondents we have to the polls the more useful the data will be for researchers. If you know of anyone else who might be interested in filling out a poll, please forward this to them or direct them to my web site at: http://www.geocities.com/gfarrells/ Thanks, Farrell Squire

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