A reader writes:
I stopped dead in my tracks upon reading your post where you thought your outward difference represented your internal difference. I had the same experience in high school, except in the opposite way; I am uncircumcised, but nearly everyone else was.
I thought I felt an attraction to men because I was physically different from the other boys. I also remember reading in the bible that I had somehow abandoned a contract with God because I was not circumcised. Because no one ever explained why I was physically "different," I experienced anxiety for years.
The one thing I do know is that parents, whether they circumcise or not, should sit their boys down and explain their rationale either way. Because when they don't, it can be confusing and frightening for a child.
The Dish 