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Intactivism: Week in Review July 31, 2010

Tally — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:47:42 +0000

Say no to circumcision. Support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

A recent development is the Whole Network, which has a page on Facebook. The Whole Network is a grassroots network aimed at keeping newborns WHOLE by providing accurate information about the foreskin and the benefits of remaining intact. First there was Intact America. Now, intactivists are starting state-specific websites for keeping babies genitally intact, for example, Intact Georgia.

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Intactivism: Week in Review July 24, 2010

Tally — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:06:44 +0000

Support genital integrity -No more circumcision. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

The news this week is that the International AIDS Conference was held in Vienna, Austria. Unfortunately, too many are calling male circumcision a proven measure to combat HIV. But, there has not been any followup studies to "prove" that male circumcision has any impact on HIV infection rates. With all the men that have already been circumcised in Africa, evidence of the efficacy of male circumcision with respect to the HIV rate should be readily available. The evidence for any "proven" method should be mounting. The absence of such evidence is telling.

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Intactivism: Week in Review July 17, 2010

Tally — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:23:12 +0000

Say no to circumcision - support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Sunday Nation: Circumcision not enough to stop HIV, experts warn experts
Although circumcision has been touted as one of the ways to prevent HIV infection, recent findings show an increase in HIV infection in regions where most males are circumcised. According to findings of the Kenya Aids Indicator Survey (Kais) released last week, North Eastern and Coast provinces, where 97 per cent of males are circumcised, registered an increase in HIV prevalence.

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Intactivism: Week in Review July 10, 2010

Tally — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:38:45 +0000

This week has not seen many intactivist posts. It may be that the heat wave across the United States has kept intactivists busy doing other things, like keeping cool.

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Parents, respect the genital integrity and autonomy of your children

Tally — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:37:01 +0000

I am an intactivist because I want to see the day when parents respect the genital integrity and autonomy of their children. If surgery is not medically necessary to correct a birth defect or disease, then the child should not be cut, period.

I am a son who was circumcised shortly after birth. I do not like it. I hate my circumcision. Many young men who were circumcised also do not like that part of their sex organ was cut off. Thanks to the Internet, more young men are learning what circumcision does. It removes erogenous tissue from the penis. The foreskin is there for a reason and these young men are upset that it was removed before they were old enough to object.

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Intactivism: Week in Review July 3, 2010

Tally — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:32:59 +0000

The news this week is that Intact America has placed a full page ad in the Washington Post. The ad is an open letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force on Circumcision calling for genital integrity for all.

Monday, June 28, 2010

YouTube TLCTugger: Chicago / San Francisco Pride Parade - Circumcision Protestors - Another Brick in the Wall parody
I am a Pink Floyd fan and I believe in genital integrity. This video by Ron Low sets footage of the pride parade to Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall. " We don't need no circumcision!"

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How to start restoring your foreskin

Tally — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:10:41 +0000

A common question for those interested in starting to restore their foreskin is how to start restoring.

Many men restore because two things will happen. First, foreskin restoration will result in a reasonable facsimile of a foreskin. And, second, foreskin restoration will increase sensitivity by allowing the glans and inner foreskin remnant to return to their normal, mucosal state. The second happens normally as a consequence of the first, but many men want to speed it up. I originally did not want to regain my sensitivity until I had enough skin to protect my newly sensitive glans. But, I regained some sensitivity before I had enough skin. And, it was very irritating having my sensitive glans rubbing against my clothing.

How to start restoring depends upon what is valued more, skin or sensitivity.

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Intactivism: Week in Review June 26, 2010

Tally — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:28:51 +0000

This week very little has been written about circumcision. Maybe everyone is at the 40th annual San Francisco Pride Parade, the Chicago March against circumcision June 27th, the 41st Annual LGBT Pride March in New York, or the Boston Pride Parade. Intactivists will be participating in each of those events.

Everyone is encouraged to participate in local events. The more people that are educated about the harm of genital cutting, the more likely we will see an end to infant circumcision.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Handcancel Magazine: DC: Handcancel Stacks Digital Capital
The blogger says, "Every so often I have to use this blog to remind people that circumcision is wrong." He reminds everyone that male circumcision is a horrible, unneeded, antiquated practice that, in 2010, is not done on a majority of boys worldwide.

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Intactivism: Week in Review June 19, 2010

Tally — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:54:32 +0000

Sunday, June 13, 2010

International Coalition for Genital Integrity: Mens Health Week march and demonstration in Washington
An announcement that SICsociety.org supports the National Mens Health Week campaign and adds: Mens Health Begins At Birth, as a way to raise awareness that male infant circumcision is not a mens health benefit.

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Intactivism: Week in Review June 12, 2010

Tally — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:41:49 +0000

Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Pervocracy: The pleasure factor
A woman describes how an intact (uncircumcised) penis feels a lot better and seems to give the man so much more pleasure than guys who have a circumcised penis.

Quantum Solos: Circumcision
Male infant circumcision is not something that parents should be deciding for their sons. Forcing circumcision on infants who cannot understand what is being done to them is unconscionable.

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