Say no to circumcision, support intactivism: 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. I was expecting this week to be light on circumcision related posts, but Dr Momma was very busy and others were not slackers, either.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Male Circumcision and HIV: GAWAYA TEGULLE: Unmasking the lie: Circumcision, sex and HIV/Aids
Commentary on Commentary Article by Gawaya Tegulle, a Ugandan who is not circumcising his sons and questions the circumcision campaign in Africa.

Dr Mamma - peaceful parenting: How the Foreskin Protects Against UTI (urinary tract infection)
Blog describing the human urinary tract. Particular attention is paid to how the foreskin aids an infant in avoiding infection and contamination from fecal matter. Circumcision removes the benefits of having a foreskin.

Dr Mamma - peaceful parenting: The Effects of Circumcision on Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, like non-circumcision or "intactness," is natural and healthy.

Dr Mamma - peaceful parenting: My Story of Ritual Abuse
A story of one man's struggle with his circumcision. Reprinted from NOHARMM Progress Report 3, August 1994.

Dr Mamma - peaceful parenting: Jewish Father's Letter to His Son
A Jewish father writes why he choose not to circumcise his son. The father held a Brit Shalom ceremony on the 8th day instead of a Brit Milah. The Brit Shalom ceremony is a ceremony acknowledging one's covenant with God without performing the ritual circumcision.

Dr Mamma - peaceful parenting: A Heartfelt Christmas Gift: Apologizing to our Sons
An interview with Marilyn Milos by Jeanice Barcelo. Marilyn shares letters she wrote to her sons apologizing for their infant circumcision.

Personal Injury: Doctors Opposing Circumcision
A video interview of John V. Geisheker, JD, LL.M., Executive Director of Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC), speaks of his personal experience with circumcision and the events that led to devoting to his life to combat forced circumcision of infants and children.
 

Monday, December 21, 2009

Male Circumcision and HIV: JOHN J. POTTERAT: Learning from unexpected results in randomized controlled trials
Review of John Potterat's article in Future Medicen delving into the shortcomings of the recent, prematurely concluded study on increased HIV risk to women by male circumcision.
 

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Dr Mamma - peaceful parenting: Cleanse Your Children! A Parody
An exercise in replacing the circumcision related words with other words to see of the statement still makes sense. For example, instead of removing the foreskin by circumcision, say that you are removing the eyelids or fingernails, instead. Many of the pro-circumcision reasons make little sense then - why remove fingernails just because dad does not have any?
 

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

this Magazine: Body Politic #4: Is circumcision genital mutilation?
An article with little substance in which the author says she previously wrote an article about circumcision that was never published.

Victoria's Sex Blog: Body parts belong to a whole Being
An intact man writes about being intact or natural. He says "respect the penis, don’t let your children be ‘cut,’ let them be all-natural, organic boys: just say no to circumcision!"
 

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Ask Dan and Jennifer: Worst Comment of 2009 – “Disgusting Display of Opinion…” WTF?!?
Discussion of an uncivil comment left by someone who disagrees with a previous circumcision post.

Salem-News.com: America: Land of the Mutilated Penis
Americans need a national New Year's resolution: to end the barbaric practice of male genital mutilation, otherwise known as circumcision
An article decrying the circumcision practice in the United States. It is a call to end male infant circumcision as a practice that has oulived its time.