![]() ![]() It was distressing him to point where he wasn’t going to the toilet at school,” she says. When Jake goes into a stall to urinate in the boys’ toilets at school, Ellie explains that he feels “very self conscious about the fact that he always has to sit down. Readers over 18 ONLY, you can click the above link to get a look at the “kid-sized STP,” (fits conveniently in the palm of your hand), the teen-sized “mini-Gecko,” and the “Masho STP.” I couldn’t screenshot the devices here, of course, because this is a family website, and these images are suitable for viewing only by people over 18 years and are “of an adult nature.” It turns out that parents of trans boys have several pint-sized options to choose from: a “starter kit”: “It’s desperately important for him in order to feel comfortable and pass all the time,” Ellie says.īeing slightly over 18 myself, I clicked over to see exactly what TranZwear has on offer. ![]() So Jake is very excited about the package that is on its way from TranZWear, but if Jake and Mum followed the rules, Jake never actually looked at pictures of the two items that will be in the box: a stand-to-pee penile prosthesis andĪ soft, washable “packer,” that gets sewn into underwear to create the outward appearance of male genitalia. You will not allow anyone under the legal age of 18 to have any access to materials contained within. Just by visiting TranZWear, you pledge that What’s Jake so eagerly awaiting? Why, it’s an overseas delivery from a San Francisco outfit called TranZwear, which bills itself as a “one-stop shop for all things FTM”–specifically “packers” and “stand to pee” (STP) prostheses.TranZwear has evidently discovered there is a niche market for penis-gear targeted at trans boys–a not-surprising business plan, given the recent steady increase in girls who wish to be boys.ĭespite its expanded line of business, the welcome page for the TranZWear site makes it very, very clear that no one under the age of 18 should view the site, or allow anyone else under that age to take a peek. For four weeks he’s been waiting for a parcel that seems as if it will never come. ![]() The story, reported by an online Aussie newspaper, is the tale of Ellie and her 11-year-old “son” Jake, whoĮvery day runs to the letterbox to check if the postman has been. You don’t agree, and that’s your prerogative.” Her reply? “Everyone is entitled to their views. Update 2: I tweeted Ginger Gorman, the reporter on the Aussie news story, asking whether she found anything odd about marketing phalluses to 4-year-olds. Where are the mainstream journalists on this story? WHERE ARE THEY? Update 1: GenderTrender picked up the story early this morning with more explicit detail and background on the purveyors of these latex kiddie phalluses-including the tidbit that the supplier for these devices is a Japanese sex toy company called Tomax. Just when I thought it was safe to settle down and write a think-post centered around dry scientific research, the ever-vigilant deirdreofthegaians dug up a gem from the Peak Trans treasure mine that was far too valuable to pass up. ![]()
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