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Revision as of 14:39, 4 July 2019
Intactivism refers to the anti-circumcision movement and associated activism [1] which strives to raise awareness about the dangers of involuntary and forced circumcision internationally. Various organisations have been set up specifically for this purpose.
| Name | Founded | Region served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association contre la Mutilation des Enfants (AME)[2] | 1993 | France | Based in Boulogne. |
| Beyond the Bris | 2010 | USA | Focused on Jewish boys in the United States. |
| Bloodstained Men & Their Friends (BSM) | 2012 | USA | Known for public protests in white overalls with bloodstains around their crotches.[3] |
| Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC) | 1995 | World | Based in Seattle, Washington. |
| Facharbeitskreis Beschneidungsbetroffener im MOGiS e.V. | 2009 | Germany | Initiators of the World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy since 7 May 2013. |
| Genital Autonomy America (GAA) | 1985 | USA | Previously called National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC). Based in San Anselmo, California. |
| Gonnen Al Ha-Yeled (Protect The Child) | 20?? | Israel | Founder Eran Sadeh, an Israeli Jew, argued in 2012 that Germany's proposed circumcision ban was "not anti-Semitic".[4] |
| Jews Against Circumcision (JAC) | 2011 | World | |
| Muslims Against the Circumcision of Children (MACC) | 2012 | World | |
| Intaction[5] | 2010 | USA | Based in Brooklyn, New York. |
| Intact America | 2008 | USA | Based in Tarrytown, New York. |
| Intact Denmark | 2013 | Denmark | Based in Farum. |
| Intact Iceland | 2015 | Iceland | |
| The Intact Network (TIN) | 2010 | World | Based in Washington, D.C.. Has local chapters in all 50 U.S. states and several more abroad.[6] |
| Men Do Complain (MDC)[7] | 2012 | UK | Based in London. |
| NORM-UK, operating as "15Square" | 1994 | UK | Based in Stone, Staffordshire. |
| Saving Our Sons (SOS) | 2007 | USA | Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Intact Network grew out of SOS. |
External Links
references
- ↑ Circumcision ‘intactivists’ don’t want you (or your kids) to get snipped, New York Post 2016
- ↑ Association contre la Mutilation des Enfants
- ↑ Bloodstained Men call circumcision 'crazy' USA Today 2015
- ↑ Es fehlt der Mut, der Wirklichkeit ins Gesicht zu schauen Humanistischer Pressedienst, Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands 2015
- ↑ An advocacy group in New York City wants people to stop circumcising their infant sons, The Independent 2018
- ↑ Foreskin friendly: Washington has one of lowest circumcision rates in U.S., Andy Hobbs,The Olympian, 2014
- ↑ Three arrested over boy's circumcision in Nottingham, BBC News, 2017