thoughts on consent

my neutering was my choice, and my choice alone. i am not now, nor have i ever been, a slave of any kind, either to a bdsm relationship or to a religion. everything that has been done to me was 100% consensual and approved explicitly by me.

i support the right of an educated, informed adult to do anything with their body that they please. laws against "female genital mutilation" are written to protect the rights of unwilling women, but unfortunately they prevent willing adults who want their genitals to be destroyed from having it done. this is wrong. if i want my genitals destroyed, i should be able to have them destroyed, on demand and without question or apology. it is my body and it does not belong to the state.

i do not support any forced genital destruction of any kind. this includes the religious or culturally motivated circumcisions that fgm laws attempt to address. in particular, i cannot and will not condone any destruction of minor children's genitals. i do not believe children are capable of knowing the full extent and consequences of such an act, and thus cannot consent in a meaningful way. i say this even though, as a girl, i often dreamed of being nullified. perhaps i would have been happier at times if i was nullified at a much younger age, but on the other hand, i believe my experiences around sex and gender would have been very different, and i would not have the benefit of the experience i have now. these experiences are important and no girl should be denied them.

i have never been in a bdsm relationship, so i cannot pretend to understand the mentality of a slave. but i have read accounts of women having their genitals destroyed to please a master. i would suggest that even if you voluntarily give control of your sexuality to someone else, you still retain some right to decide the fate of your body. i believe you must still consider the consequences and make your own informed decision about the destruction of your genitals. perhaps you will let your slavery influence the decision; perhaps not. in the end, i believe humans cannot be fully deprived of free will, and thus it remains ultimately your choice.

i am an atheist, and reject all teachings of all religions. thus, i reject the idea that any religion (including islam) demands female genital destruction, and cannot condone any such action taken for religious reasons. religion, to me, is a way to avoid thinking for yourself. you need to make your own decisions about your sexuality instead of following the supposed instructions of a holy text written for nomadic peoples that lived hundreds if not thousands of years ago. religiously-motivated genital destruction is unacceptable, without exception.

in summary: the only genital modification i support is that chosen by the woman, for herself, upon careful consideration of the facts and consequences, without outside input. anything else is a crime.