"I Still Unload": This Man Is a "Nullo" Who Removed His Penis and Balls (mildly NSFW)

[KamaAina]

http://gawker.com/i-still-unload-this-man-is-a-nullo-who-removed-his-1645409616

In 1994, a South Florida man who goes by the name Gelding was surgically castrated. In 2011, he had his penis removed as well. He's a "nullo": A cisgender man who removes his external genitalia completely as a form of body modification, and he recently agreed to answer our questions—from "why?" to "what do balls taste like?"

Gelding is a nudist and describes himself as a submissive bear. Apart from his desire to use a pseudonym, he let it all hang out (so to speak) when I reached out to him and graciously answered every question I had.

Is nullo your preferred term to describe yourself and others like you who are castrated and have removed their penis?

Yes, the reason that we use that it is not transgender. It's simply nullification of what you've got. A friend of mine Mack in San Francisco likes to use the term "mascunull", because I remain as masculine as they come with fur and so forth. But I no longer have the parts.

[msanthrope]

4. I suggest you not read the whole article...it gets worse.

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Edited to add...not because of his body mod.....but because of his food choices.

I have to draw the line at voluntary cannibalism.

[Nye Bevan]

37. How can a jury vote 3-3 to hide a post? (nt)

[msanthrope]

39. I have no idea how that happened.....nt

[In_The_Wind]

2. omg

[arcane1]

3. Wow, those last two questions really turned things up a notch!

[rug]

31. I would have thought white wine.

[3catwoman3]

5. Nullo...

...or Nutso? WTF

[LeftofObama]

6. WTF did I just read!?

[KamaAina]

7. Gawker.

[kestrel91316]

8. I know of a website where a person can find a good many photos of body modification

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involving male genitalia. I find it horrifyingly fascinating from an anatomical and surgical standpoint. You truly would not believe what some men have done to themselves.

I suspect most have some pretty serious mental issues. And I think most of the procedures are done in Asia. No physician could legally do them here, I don't think.

[Aerows]

32. I went to one of them because I was curious after reading that article.

I was also fascinated from a "train wreck" type of perspective. They seem happy with themselves, though, so who am I to judge?

[Initech]

9. I have no words for this, so I'll play this clip from The World's End:

[VanillaRhapsody]

10. How is he maintaining "masculinity" as in being hairy if he doesn't have testes?

Not being funny.....just wonder if that is possible...I know what happens to women who lose both ovaries and they are negatively effected by the lack of hormones....so what happens to men who lose both?

[AngryAmish]

11. oral or gel testosterone?

[VanillaRhapsody]

15. Okay that would solve that I suppose....seems like it defeats the purpose....why not just keep the

balls?

[jmowreader]

16. Your adrenal glands also produce testosterone

When someone gets castrated, the adrenals will step up production. It won't be as high as your testicles would make it, but it doesn't have to be if you're not producing sperm.

[VanillaRhapsody]

17. interesting...but even so....women who lose both ovaries have real issues losing

all those female hormones even with adrenals....for one you immediately go into menopause...and we know the side effects of that.

[AngryAmish]

18. a lot of gals can grow a thicker beard than me because of adrenal glands

Or maybe I just don't grow a lot of facual hair. Question: Asians males (or for discussion sake say Japanese) don't grow a lot of facial hair. Is it due to testosterone or something else?

[AngryAmish]

12. oh, I would like to point out that the responses here are really, really bigoted

So much trans hate.

[beam me up scottie]

13. I agree.

I can't begin to understand all of the reasons why this person did what he did but who am I to throw stones?

[AngryAmish]

19. yea, accept the guy for who he is.

I am not about to go OMG and crazy at a person who decides their gender is wrong.

On edit: this guy did not change gender, but the implication is he is a complete weirdo for body modification.

The back dragon tattoo is a nice touch. Very Red Dragon.

[beam me up scottie]

25. Very cool tat.

And a very interesting person, good for him.

[lumberjack_jeff]

21. I think there's two things going on.

I read it and had two reactions:
"if it works for him, that's great"
"holy shit. I can't imagine doing that to myself in a gajillion years"

Is that bigotry? I'd suggest that many of us are hardwired to avoid, at all costs, that which he chose.

And the last two questions? Is bigotry against cannibalism a thing?

[F4lconF16]

28. Your reaction was fine, it was the same as mine.

What's bigotry is calling him a lunatic, or a nutso for doing it. Or saying "Wtf" multiple times. The article is well written and explained everything, or so I thought. It's clear why he did it and what happened.Saying "wtf" after that implies revulsion and disgust. There are a lot better ways to express surprise, or confusion, etc., without saying what the fuck is this.

As for cannabalism...I haven't decided on that yet. I think what I've come up with is that as long as the meat is left over from some other procedure (meaning not jntended for consumption) and the person whose meat it is gives consent, I don't see any reason to dispose of the meat instead of eating it. I mean, you got lots of options after a surgery like this: put in a jar, frame it, make it into a Christmas ornament, have it stuffed, eat it...

[lumberjack_jeff]

29. "Anyone else have the heebie jeebies?"

"No? So shut up!"

[F4lconF16]

34. ...

[beam me up scottie]

30. Both were fine.

Thank you and lumberjack_jeff for clarifying.

I'm a vegetarian so you don't want to hear my thoughts on the whole cannibalism thing.

[F4lconF16]

33. Now you have me interested!

PM me if you want!

[beam me up scottie]

36. Well, I can't even stomach the idea of gelatin.

When I was a kid my mom told me it was just boiled down hooves, I was horrified when I found out what it really was.

The stuff icked me out way before I became a veg but now it seems like they put it everything. They even started adding it to my favourite brand of shredded wheat a couple years ago. If they start putting it in wine I'm really screwed.

[Spider Jerusalem]

35. This person is not transgender

and conflating body-modification fetishists with trans people is probably not very helpful, honestly.

[msanthrope]

38. Sorry..but my reaction to the cannibalism has nothing to do with trans hate.

This guy can do what he wants to his own body, and as for what he does with other consenting adults, I pass no judgment.

But the cannibalism? Fuck, no.

[name not needed]

14. Florida.

[uppityperson]

20. If it makes him happy, meh, whatever. Interesting article and photos, thanks.

[baldguy]

22. Just so full of "nope"....

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

[The2ndWheel]

23. 7 billion+ people on the planet, with a lot of time on their hands

Pretty much anything can and will happen.

[KamaAina]

24. Well, that's all he has on his hands

[customerserviceguy]

26. Too funny! n/t

[LiberalElite]

27. I really learn a lot on DU nt

[Nye Bevan]

40. Reminds me of this dude:

[Adrahil]

41. NOPE! NT