‘It’s rare to hear men talk about their bodies’ … artist Ajamu. And one former soldier opens up about losing his legs and sustaining a severe genital injury doing bomb disposal work in Afghanistan. There’s a moving account from a trans man who details the fear he had of female puberty, knowing his body would soon grow breasts he didn’t want. In among the penis chat, we hear from a man in his 40s called Jason who breaks down sobbing while confronting his infertility. Channel 4’s one-off show Me and My Penis aims to break the taboo around the male sex organ and start a frank conversation about masculinity. If these sound like the sort of stories you don’t often hear on mainstream TV, then that’s the point. ” A third guy, in his 30s, describes his first attempt at masturbation: “I kind of hit it from side to side and it felt nice after a while.” “Is it the rumble of the road on your balls?” he wonders aloud, while another young man in the group says: “I actually think my dick is in control. A former police officer is confessing to being unable to drive without his penis becoming aroused.
