Skip to main content

Week in Review

Intactivism: Week in Review July 24, 2010

by Tally on July 24, 2010

Male Circumcision and HIV website reports on current events relating to genital mutilation and HIVSupport 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. 
  Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review July 17, 2010

by Tally on July 17, 2010

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. Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review July 10, 2010

by Tally on July 10, 2010

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.

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.
  Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review July 3, 2010

by Tally on July 2, 2010

Intact America - Say no to circumcision - say yes to genital integritySay 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.  

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!"
  Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review June 26, 2010

by Tally on June 26, 2010

Intactivists marching to end infant circumcision in a paradeSay 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.

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.
  Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review June 19, 2010

by Tally on June 19, 2010

Say NO to infant circumcision. Support intactivismSay 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, 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.
  Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review June 12, 2010

by Tally on June 12, 2010

An intact baby is a happy baby - infant circumcision hurtsSay 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, 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.
  Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review June 5, 2010

by Tally on June 5, 2010

Save a Penis is a program with a Facebook page. Donate now to Save a PenisSay 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.

Announcement: The Eleventh International Symposium on Circumcision, Genital Integrity, and Human Rights Genital Autonomy is scheduled for July 29-31, 2010, at University of California, Berkeley.
 

Sunday, May 30, 2010

One Day at a Time: Circumcision
A mother describes her regret in having her two sons circumcised when they were born. She does not say why she changed her mind, but she presents lots of information showing male infant circumcision is harmful and not necessary for the health of the baby.

Bugs, Boys and Boo Boos: Why Are We Still Cutting Our Sons?
A mother of three sons regrets the infant circumcision of her sons. She let her husband decide and he wanted the boys cut to be like him. She questions why she was even given the option to have the unnecessary surgery done to her children.

Mens News Daily: Royal Dutch Medical Association: Male Circumcision Medically Unnecessary
The Royal Dutch Medical Association has published an official statement opposing male circumcision of children. The doctors group says that there is no medical reason for male genital cutting of children and infants. Portions are reproduced in this article. Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review May 29, 2010

by Tally on May 29, 2010

Girls are protected from genital cutting but boys are circumcisedSay 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, May 23, 2010

Belly Buzz:  Circumcision for Girls, too?
A comment about Patricia Robinett's book The Rape of Innocence. The author wonders why so many are outraged at female circumcision, but are so complacent about male circumcision.

The Dillier Man Blog: Circumcision
A man describes how, even though he was circumcised at birth, he did not have his sons circumcised. But, he could not speak out to his sister and her husband about keeping their new son intact.
  Read more . . .

Tags:

Intactivism: Week in Review May 22, 2010

by Tally on May 22, 2010

Infant circumcision harms baby boysSay 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.

I post these mini-reviews of the past week's intactivist posts in order to let others have a single place to find good information. I also do it to help the search engines, like Google, index these pages so that others can find them when searching for circumcision related topics.

The newly revised Policy Statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "Ritual Genital Cutting of Female Minors" continues to be news. The policy advocates for allowing female genital "nicking." It also renames female genital mutilation (FGM) to female genital cutting (FGC) because the word "cutting" is less threatening. Read more . . .

Tags: