Tim's journal

[surfed here from Gallry of Dangerous Women] You, sir, have a good attitude. I like the line about having a penis and a vagina is pretty badass - and I agree, it is! I also think you have the right idea not opting for urethral lengthening. I had a narrow urethra - yeah, just like on King of the Hill - my sweetie laughed when the doctor on the show said "I figured you might when it took you 30 minutes to produce a urine sample" 'cause that's how it was with me (the surgeon was so impressed he took pictures. I have no shame, so I put them on the web). Given this, I never could produce a good stream, so I'd learned to pee sitting down. While getting surgery to remove some kidney stones, they widened my urethra. Oh BOY did they widen it - the surgeon actually said to me "you can put out forest fires with that thing now". But, after peeing sitting down for 40 years, it's habit. It's automatic. I don't even think about it, I just go into the stalls in public restrooms. I know, TMI, but fair is fair, right? In short, I agree that the ability to pee standing up is no big deal. I can now, and I still don't, mostly because it doesn't even occur to me. I totally agree with you on the use of terms - "androtypical" is a great word, and means just what it sounds like. It reminds me of Dorothy Parker's wonderful quote "Heterosexuality isn't `normal', it's merely common." I don't know you personally, but thank you for sharing - I have a lot of friends who are not exactly in the sexual mainstream for a variety of reasons, and I'm always happy to see folks who'll talk about it, chipping away at the stupid "it's rare and weird and disgusting" attitude I see so often.