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Of salt air and scrotal cats
I didn’t fancy going for a run today (the last Sunday in June). I’ve not really…
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A eunuch weekend – Day 1: Leather, Love, and London
An indirect journey I half expected the husband to stay in bed until I left the…
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Minority Stress – Part 2
When The World Tells You You’re Not Real I wasn’t planning to write a Part 2.…
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Even more castration humour
Once again, a carefully plagiarised archive of humour about castration and the eunuch life! If we…
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Minority Stress
I first heard the term “minority stress” from my friend Tacitus, long before I encountered it…
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Book Review: Sex and temperament
According to a commonly shared story, the anthropologist Margaret Mead was supposedly asked by a student…
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The Assyrian Eunuchs Who Ruled and Fought
When we imagine ancient warriors, we usually picture bearded men in armour, testosterone-fuelled and sword-swinging. What…
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Ouranos: The Castrated God Who Brought Time to Life
The Origin and Fall of Ouranos In the beginning, before time itself, there was Ouranos –…
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Work DEI questionnaire
Today, HR sent around a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion questionnaire. Our managing director has always valued…
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The Hobbit’s Dilemma: Eating, Exercise, and Feeling at Home in My Body
Yesterday’s trip to Clevedon was beautiful, but it left me unexpectedly upset. A photo I took…
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Revered, Feared, and Misunderstood: Perceptions of Eunuchs
Social and Cultural Perceptions of Eunuchs Eunuchs have been revered, feared, and misunderstood throughout history. As…
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Medical and Voluntary Eunuchs
As I continue this series leading up to International Eunuch Day on March 24th, I turn…
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Defining Modern Eunuch Identity
Introduction This is the third post in a series celebrating International Eunuch Day. Traditionally, the term…
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Eunuchs in Different Cultures: Power, Spirituality, and Identity
Introduction This is the second post in a series leading up to International Eunuch Day on…
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Dies Sanguinis: The Bloody Origins of Eunuch History
First encounters This is the first in a series of posts celebrating International Eunuch Day, which…
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