Man Chops Off His Penis And Testicles To Become A 'Nullo'

Despite the extensive surgery, he claims he can still climax.

"It wasn't that painful and it wasn't that euphoric a feeling - it was just kind of, 'Yeah, it’s happening," he said of the latter attempt, which saw his penis removed.

"I used a ceramic (knife) because it's sharper than the steel, less ripping and tearing.”

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"I sanitized it all beforehand with alcohol. I took every precaution. I had no infection. I went to the hospital right after.”

"I honestly didn’t have a problem with the pain. I used a little bit of a numbing agent on it, and the oxycodone that they prescribed me when I did my balls to take the edge off."

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He told Metro US that he didn't want to be a man or a woman, but rather an androgynous in-between known as a 'nullo,' and that certain photographs he saw as a student in high school had inspired him.

"I saw a photo online – it was like, 'Bam!' I was like, 'That’s me, I want to be there some day'," he said.

"I think it was a photo of (famous nullo) Gelding. He’s kind of like the grandfather of the community."

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Gates characterized himself as a non-binary person who is sexually attracted to men, saying he dislikes the name 'they' and feels more male than female.

He also remembered how medical personnel behaved to him following each occurrence.

"I had the same surgeon both times, even though (when I cut off my penis) I was 16 hours away from where I did my balls.”

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"She ran me through the ringer, because it was a couple of months after she'd seen me at a different hospital.”

"They made sure I got psychiatric treatment just to make sure I was sane and that it was a good decision.”

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"The therapists and the psychiatric staff said, 'Yeah, yeah, he’s good, he’s sane…miraculously”.'

Gates went on to say that becoming a nullo had helped him overcome his chronic despair, which led to many suicide attempts in his early years.

"I feel more me and freer in a sense. It’s kind of hard to describe it," he said. "(My genitals) didn't feel like part of me.”

"And if people have a problem I'm like, 'F*** it, it's not your body, don't worry about it."

Despite their initial horror, his family eventually came to understand what he'd done - though he did admit to having a massive battle with his mother after she tossed his genitals in the rubbish after learning he'd stored them in the freezer.

"I’ve found that my orgasms have gotten a hell of a lot more intense," he said adding he still produces a clear kind of ejaculation from the hole where his penis used to be.

"The first time that I had sex afterward, I almost passed out and was shaking for hours."