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October 2010

Intactivism: Week in Review October 30, 2010

by Tally on October 30, 2010

Born perfect. No snipping necessary. Circumcision not needed.Parents, protect your babies. 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.

Parents Against Circumcision Today (PACT):
I just discovered this website. I do not know how long it has been up, but it has not been long. PACT has a No-Circumcision Pledge that parents can make to show their support for intact babies. The pledge symbolozes a cultural commitment to support genital integrity. The pledge puts the world on notice that not everyone circumcises.
 

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Forever the Queerest Kids: Circumcision and HIV- Is the Old Way Providing New Solutions?
The author asks about circumcision and HIV risks. My circumcision status has no bearing on the HIV issue. I practice safe sex. Because you need to wear a condom regardless of circumcision status, I would prefer to be intact and have my whole sex organ. Alas, I was circumcised at birth.
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OMG! I am getting FAT!

by Tally on October 28, 2010

I was at the gym Sunday. As I worked out on the elliptical trainer, I looked around. The aerobic room was almost empty. The mirror beside me showed some overweight guy on a machine. OMG. It was me!

Sigh. I knew I was getting bigger. But, seeing myself in the mirror really brought home how much bigger I had gotten.

I wear athletic cut shirts. My chest has always been larger than my waist and the tapered shirts fit me well. Standard shirts tend to look puffy on me with all that extra fabric around the waist. But, lately, my tapered shirts were getting tight. It is getting to be dangerous to stand in front of me. The buttons near my waist are nearing the pop-off limit. I am sure that it would hurt to be struck by a button flying off my shirt. Read more . . .

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Intactivism: Week in Review October 23, 2010

by Tally on October 23, 2010

Parents, protect your babies. 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, October 17, 2010

Salem-News: Circumcision is a Real Killer in America
Salem-News.com is one of the few news agencies that ever writes about the dark side of the unnatural mutilation process known as infant circumcision. Non-circumcised males exist in a natural state. One third of the tissue that contains the nerves for sexual pleasure, is whacked off by a doctor's knife at birth in a circumcision. Infant circumcision is a painful, terribly cutting off process. That people allow this to happen to their newborn children is tragic. The medical community, on the other hand, profits from the mutilation of a baby's penis. That borders on criminal. Read more . . .

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Tugging method versus tugging routine

by Tally on October 17, 2010

Foreskin restoration: Method vs. Routine - which is more better or fasterOften, foreskin restorers ask if a device is better than t-tape. Sometimes they ask if t-taping is better than manual tugging. I previously addressed the question of what foreskin restoration method is best? Here I will address why I do not think the tugging method is that critical to restoration progress.

There are two aspects to restoring foreskin: the method used to apply tension and the tugging routine for applying that tension.

Methods of applying tension to restore a foreskin include tape, manual tugging, and a multitude of devices. These methods are just different ways of applying tension to your skin to induce mitosis. All methods work. The tugging methods differ in convenience, comfort, and expense.

It is important for the long-term success in restoring a foreskin that the method of applying tension be one that fits into your lifestyle. For me, manual tugging is the way to go. I do not want to mess with a tugging device. Nor do I like the way tugging devices feel under my clothes. Since I need to wear clothes to work, I choose to not wear a device. That is my choice and others will, most assuredly, feel differently. Read more . . .

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Intactivism: Week in Review October 16, 2010

by Tally on October 16, 2010

Infant circumcision is not healthy for children and other living thingsSay 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, October 10, 2010

Male Circumcision and HIV: FOLSOM STREET FAIR: An Intactivism Update
Intactivism outreach activities at Folsom Street Fair this year went well. Once again, the Intactivist presence was sponsored by Attorneys for the Rights of the Child and organized by the MC&HIV blog.
 

Monday, October 11, 2010

Elephant: Cut or uncut?
A Jewish man questions his Brit Milah or ritual infant circumcision. He admits having low penile sensitivity and believes it is the result of his glans rubbing against his clothes. Read more . . .

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Another baby dies shortly after his circumcision

by Tally on October 9, 2010

RIP my foreskin, removed from my body too soon. RIP all babies harmed from circumcision.Parents, protect your babies. Infant circumcision is unnecessary cosmetic surgery.

A firestorm erupted this week. The infant son of a blogger mother died shortly after his circumcision. Baby Joshua was born with congenital heart defect (CHD). Despite multiple surgeries and being medically fragile, the mother opted for circumcision after the doctors said that the circumcision was safe to perform, even considering the babies condition. Unfortunately, the circumcision was botched when a blood vessel was cut. The circumcision wound started bleeding. At one point the doctor applied pressure to the circumcision wound for 2-1/2 hours to control the bleeding. A urologist was called to correct the botched circumcision.[1] By the next morning, the baby was dead. The doctors said the cause of death was heart failure. Yeah, right. More likely, the trauma of the circumcision and the loss of blood from the circumcision affected the infants ability to cope with his CHD. Read more . . .

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Intactivism: Week in Review October 2, 2010

by Tally on October 2, 2010

Circumstraint - used to bind a baby while he is being circumcisedInfant circumcision hurts babies - 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, September 26, 2010

Dr Momma's Peaceful Parenting: Knowing Better
A mother announces that she is 100%, gut-wrenchingly, without a doubt, against genital mutilation - otherwise known as circumcision. She regrets having her first son circumcised, but she did better for her second son. He is intact. Read more . . .

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