A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

My Friend Boris

My friend Boris from Russia is a man…

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…a man with a vagina!

(Interview about his life and surgery pending)

Comments

62 responses to “My Friend Boris”

  1. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    My goodness!

  2. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    My goodness!

  3. nickkkkk Avatar

    crazy. he’s just like buck angel

  4. nickkkkk Avatar

    crazy. he’s just like buck angel

  5. estrojenn Avatar
    estrojenn

    for fuck sake, that looks like my freaking dad from the waist up! thanks for scaring the shit out of me!

  6. estrojenn Avatar
    estrojenn

    for fuck sake, that looks like my freaking dad from the waist up! thanks for scaring the shit out of me!

  7. Shannon Avatar

    He’s the opposite direction of Buck Angel — he’s a male that had the bottom half rebuilt, rather than a female that had the top half rebuilt.

  8. Shannon Avatar

    He’s the opposite direction of Buck Angel — he’s a male that had the bottom half rebuilt, rather than a female that had the top half rebuilt.

  9. Mollie Avatar

    Wow! Is it weird that I’m curious for more photos? I’ve always wondered how these types of surgeries work out and what the end result looks like.

  10. Mollie Avatar

    Wow! Is it weird that I’m curious for more photos? I’ve always wondered how these types of surgeries work out and what the end result looks like.

  11. edible Avatar

    I thought Buck Angel was FtM? Female-born and such with hormones. Then never got bottom done. FtM bottom surgery is rarely 100% successful in terms of ascetics AND function.

  12. edible Avatar

    I thought Buck Angel was FtM? Female-born and such with hormones. Then never got bottom done. FtM bottom surgery is rarely 100% successful in terms of ascetics AND function.

  13. Aiwass Avatar
    Aiwass

    … buck angel is a born female to male with hormones and surgury. this man in a born man with surgury to make a vagina, is what i gathered from shannons post

  14. Aiwass Avatar
    Aiwass

    … buck angel is a born female to male with hormones and surgury. this man in a born man with surgury to make a vagina, is what i gathered from shannons post

  15. shokroklove Avatar
    shokroklove

    wow! and i love how hes wearing heels c:

  16. shokroklove Avatar
    shokroklove

    wow! and i love how hes wearing heels c:

  17. pending Avatar
    pending

    so is genital reconstruction surgery now considered body modification? maybe i should wait until the interview before i judge, but this just seems disrespectful to the trans* community in general.

  18. pending Avatar
    pending

    so is genital reconstruction surgery now considered body modification? maybe i should wait until the interview before i judge, but this just seems disrespectful to the trans* community in general.

  19. Dylan Avatar

    thats just awesome!

  20. Dylan Avatar

    thats just awesome!

  21. Fallen Angel Eyes Avatar
    Fallen Angel Eyes

    Wow, I’ll definitely be interested in reading this interview when it goes up.

  22. Fallen Angel Eyes Avatar
    Fallen Angel Eyes

    Wow, I’ll definitely be interested in reading this interview when it goes up.

  23. Same Avatar
    Same

    hot daddy!

  24. Same Avatar
    Same

    hot daddy!

  25. -Juse- Avatar
    -Juse-

    =)

  26. -Juse- Avatar
    -Juse-

    =)

  27. Shannon Avatar

    pending – Why is classing trans surgery as body modification disrespectful? If you mean the text of the entry, it’s essentially a quote of how Boris introduced himself.

  28. Shannon Avatar

    pending – Why is classing trans surgery as body modification disrespectful? If you mean the text of the entry, it’s essentially a quote of how Boris introduced himself.

  29. serenity Avatar

    I have to say #9, if you think this is disrespectful, perhaps that reflects more on your own shortcomings than how the topic is introduced here. After all, it IS body modification, and the only way it could be seen as disrespectful to call it what it is, is if one had a problem with it. Or a problem with the term body modification. Well, that’s how I see it anyway, perhaps I misunderstood your comment’s intention.. 🙂

  30. serenity Avatar

    I have to say #9, if you think this is disrespectful, perhaps that reflects more on your own shortcomings than how the topic is introduced here. After all, it IS body modification, and the only way it could be seen as disrespectful to call it what it is, is if one had a problem with it. Or a problem with the term body modification. Well, that’s how I see it anyway, perhaps I misunderstood your comment’s intention.. 🙂

  31. serenity Avatar

    Also, excited to read this interview! 😀

  32. serenity Avatar

    Also, excited to read this interview! 😀

  33. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    However, if genital reconstruction surgery should fall under the (admittedly very fuzzy) umbrella of body modification, couldn´t other type of surgery also be defined as body modification?

  34. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    However, if genital reconstruction surgery should fall under the (admittedly very fuzzy) umbrella of body modification, couldn´t other type of surgery also be defined as body modification?

  35. cyber_android Avatar

    Looking forward to reading more! You have whetted my appetite Shannon! FEED ME! lol 😉

  36. cyber_android Avatar

    Looking forward to reading more! You have whetted my appetite Shannon! FEED ME! lol 😉

  37. Shannon Avatar

    n0ir – Cosmetic surgeries certainly would.

  38. Shannon Avatar

    n0ir – Cosmetic surgeries certainly would.

  39. pending Avatar
    pending

    17, that’s how i feel about it as well. where do we draw the line on surgeries being body modification? and to shannon, genital reconstruction surgery is certainly not cosmetic in most cases.

    serenity, my concern here was with society’s long history of glorifying transexuals based on their genitals. knowing that the introduction was based on boris’ own words makes me feel better in that respect, so i will definitely wait for the interview before throwing out any more criticisms.

  40. pending Avatar
    pending

    17, that’s how i feel about it as well. where do we draw the line on surgeries being body modification? and to shannon, genital reconstruction surgery is certainly not cosmetic in most cases.

    serenity, my concern here was with society’s long history of glorifying transexuals based on their genitals. knowing that the introduction was based on boris’ own words makes me feel better in that respect, so i will definitely wait for the interview before throwing out any more criticisms.

  41. splatterhouse Avatar
    splatterhouse

    I cannot wait for his interview.

  42. splatterhouse Avatar
    splatterhouse

    I cannot wait for his interview.

  43. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    I’d actually consider gender reassignment surgeries for trans people a sort of reconstructive surgery – putting your body back the way it was supposed to be!

  44. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    I’d actually consider gender reassignment surgeries for trans people a sort of reconstructive surgery – putting your body back the way it was supposed to be!

  45. serenity Avatar

    #17 – yeah, I think all elective surgery could fall in under BM.. I realise that this is an opinion, so you don’t need to agree with me.
    #20 – Fair enough.. 🙂

  46. serenity Avatar

    #17 – yeah, I think all elective surgery could fall in under BM.. I realise that this is an opinion, so you don’t need to agree with me.
    #20 – Fair enough.. 🙂

  47. wtwta Avatar
    wtwta

    show us where the gentleman urinates from!! Please… I’m very curious as to how he manages to empty his bladder.

  48. wtwta Avatar
    wtwta

    show us where the gentleman urinates from!! Please… I’m very curious as to how he manages to empty his bladder.

  49. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    I’m a healthy adult male born with a penis who is planning the same surgery Boris has. I don’t consider myself to be a transsexual, I am not changing my sex to female. I consider this to be a body modification.

  50. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    I’m a healthy adult male born with a penis who is planning the same surgery Boris has. I don’t consider myself to be a transsexual, I am not changing my sex to female. I consider this to be a body modification.

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