Modification/tat/alternate lifestyle zines are usually quite well written and very interesting. I really enjoyed reading this article from the same site...
http://www.bmezine.com/news/talula/20040128.html
I just can't get my head around why he would want to do something like that to himself.
I read something similar a few years ago that was a lot more extreme.
Some queer answered an ad to become a live in slave. He basicly lived like a dog, naked all the time and sleeping on the floor next to the bed and getting fucked. His master talked him into removing his cock and balls which he did by tying them up and slicing them off when they withered. He kept his balls in a pickle jar by the bed lol
In India some men live their lives as women and also remove their genitals by tying them up until they drop off. They live together in like conumes and are revered as holy people with people seeking their blessings.... It's a strange world