Abstract
The Eunuch Archive (EA) is an online community which includes individuals who read and write sexual fantasies with themes related to castration and eunuchs. Here we analyzed the 100 stories rated highest by EA readers among the >8800 currently posted. Our goal was to gain insights into commonalities within, and specifics of, castration sexual fantasies. Simply stated, we want to know what the authors (and readers) fantasize about and why. The most popular EA stories link sexual gratification and romantic partnership with genital abuse. They are characterized by the absence of consent for genital ablations and multiple SM-related paraphilias. Many stories feature attraction to, and ablation of, the genitals of pubescent or adolescent males. Some EA members have acted on their interests and been voluntarily castrated. Others wish to be. The most popular stories in the EA collection typically link the sacrifice via SM abuse to securing a permanent sexual partnership. The idea of sacrificing one’s genitals to build dyadic adhesion has been noted before in individuals with extreme castration ideations. Here we identify the common features of sexualized fantasies that are popular among individuals with exceptional interest in castration.
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We thank Paolo and Talula who oversee the EA, and Changyu Li for helping us access the data. Ariel Handy, Robyn Jackowich, James Benoit, Kevin Hsu, and Ross Andelman, provided useful feedback on draft manuscripts. This research was supported personally by the authors and no agencies or organizations provided funding.
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Piccolo, E.E.L., Johnson, T.W. & Wassersug, R.J. Castration for Pleasure: Exploring Extreme Castration Ideations in Fiction. Arch Sex Behav 51, 2337–2351 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02295-7
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