Gender: A Wider Lens
Gender: A Wider Lens
8 - TransGenerational Wisdom: A conversation with Buck Angel
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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.

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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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