Trans Man Also Identifies As A Dog, Because Why The Heck Not?

I…got nothing.

There’s a trans man who lives in Los Angeles. This individual also identifies as a dog. I am not making this up. His/Her/It’s name is Tony McGinn but she goes by “Tony Bark.” (I’m just going to refer to Tony as a “she” since she was born a biological female and still LOOKS like a female.)

The 30-year-old, who was born female and is transgender, is supported by his husband and ‘handler’ Andrew who accompanies him to regular play dates with other role-players in their hometown of Los Angeles.

Tony said: ‘To me a dog is everything pure in the world. Dogs experience the world through a lens of pure joy that I don’t think other animals have.

I agree that dogs are incredible, but that doesn’t mean that I want to BE one.

“A lot of little kids like to play like they’re a dog and most of them grow out of it. I just never grew out of that,” Tony said.

Well…that’s unfortunate.

“And now in my adult life, in my relationships, it’s a way for me to feel vulnerable and exposed and close to my partner. It’s a very intimate thing,” Tony continued. “Imagine if the easiest way to delight your partner is you just throw a ball across the room. Relationships wouldn’t fail anymore if that’s all you had to do.”

I don’t even know what we’re talking about anymore. This has gone off the rails.

“I hang out and I provide him with lots of attention and tell him he is a good boy. That’s basically 90 percent of it,” Tony’s husband said.

‘I think everyone should feel comfortable exploring the limits of their creativity and imagination and most of us have grown up in a culture that strongly discourages you from taking it too far.

‘I appreciate that I am married to someone who encourages me to explore my imagination and my interests wherever they lead and I try to do the same.’

I know what you’re thinking. If you love dogs so much, why don’t you just BUY one or ADOPT one? Well, they did. They have three dogs, which they refer to as “bio dogs.”

But that doesn’t mean Tony doesn’t think of himself as a ‘real dog’. He states confidently that he ‘identifies as a dog’ and says pet play is about getting into the head-space of the animal.

‘Pet play is anytime that a person takes on the role of an animal,’ he explained. ‘They emulate that animal either through their behaviour or their actions.

‘I do consider myself as a pup at all times every day, but I don’t engage in pet play every day.

‘We engage in pet play actively a few times a month, and it’s often in a social setting such as a club or an event.

‘Some people wear costumes, some people try to get into the head space of the animal and think as an animal would.’

Tony does all of these, donning a home-made dog ‘hood’ for his pet play meetings, as well as a sex-toy harness which he reverses and uses to hold a rubber silicone tail.

I think I’m gonna hurl?

“For me it’s not sexual but it’s still a form of intimacy because it is a vulnerable place,” Tony explained. “It’s a bit of a power dynamic that puts Andrew in charge and I enjoy that.”

‘In a practical sense all I really do is help fill out the fantasy by being the human,’ said Andrew. ‘In the same way a human looks after their pet to make sure that their pet doesn’t have a little too much fun and hurt themselves.

‘I bring water and just tell Tony when he needs to chill out.’

Wow. Sounds like quite the relationship.

I just can’t. I AM SO UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW. This world is too much sometimes.

h/t Daily Mail