8 - TransGenerational Wisdom: A conversation with Buck Angel

Buck Angel transitioned in 1994 and now lives happily as a 58-year-old transsexual man. Buck describes his rollercoaster with gender dysphoria and explains why he was willing to become a medical guinea pig when he first transitioned. Buck talks about the importance of owning his sexuality within a transsexual body and he also provides a critique of the modern flavor of the transgender movement.

Links:

• Buckangel.com 

• Twitter: @BuckAngel

• Facebook: Facebook.com/officialbuckangel

• Instagram: Instagram.com/buckangel/

Extended Notes

• Who is Buck and what has his transition journey been like? 

• Buck suffered a lot with coming to terms with this new identity. He tried to commit suicide at 16.

• When did Buck first hear about transitioning from a therapist?

• Buck went in and out of therapy. Therapists didn’t believe him when he said, “I feel like a man.”

• Finally, one therapist recognized Buck’s confusion and just listened. She saved his life.

• Nobody understood Buck. In 78, this was just unheard of. Buck got committed to a psych ward.

• How did Buck become a model?

• Buck ended up getting addicted to drugs and alcohol. It ended with him becoming a prostitute.

• Buck is proud of his pornography work and shares a little bit about what that experience was like.

• If you’re not attracted to a trans person, does that make you transphobic?

• You should disclose if you are trans! Buck gets a lot of hate for this.

• Why does Buck still have female body parts?

• Buck talks about having an orgasm for the very first time in his late 20s/early 30s.

• Buck has become a guinea pig in the medical world to better understand gender dysphoria.

• Buck had the mantra of, “If it doesn’t work out, I will kill myself.”

• Buck talks about what medical things went wrong for him during his transition.

• Buck tries to explain some of the consequences these treatments have on your body. They’re harsh on your body.

• Being trans feels like a full-time job.

• Why are people detransitioning?

• What’s missing in the conversation when we talk about transitioning?

• Buck is a very controversial figure in the trans community. He clears the air on why he believes what he believes.

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