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|[[Bloodstained Men & Their Friends]]|| 2012 || USA || Known for public protests in white overalls with bloodstains around their crotches.<ref>[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/13/anti-circumcision-group-michigan/27265117/ Bloodstained Men call circumcision 'crazy' USA Today 2015]</ref>Led by [[Brother K]]. |
|[[Bloodstained Men & Their Friends]]|| 2012 || USA || Known for public protests in white overalls with bloodstains around their crotches.<ref>[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/13/anti-circumcision-group-michigan/27265117/ Bloodstained Men call circumcision 'crazy' USA Today 2015]</ref>Led by [[Brother K]]. |
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− | |[https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/ Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC)]|| 1995 || World|| Based in |
+ | |[https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/ Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC)]|| 1995 || World|| Based in Seattle, Washington. |
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|Facharbeitskreis Beschneidungsbetroffener im MOGiS e.V. || 2009 || Germany || Initiators of the [[World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy]] since 7 May 2013. |
|Facharbeitskreis Beschneidungsbetroffener im MOGiS e.V. || 2009 || Germany || Initiators of the [[World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy]] since 7 May 2013. |
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− | |[[Genital Autonomy America]] (GAA) || 1985 || USA || Previously called National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC). Based in |
+ | |[[Genital Autonomy America]] (GAA) || 1985 || USA || Previously called National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC). Based in San Anselmo, California. |
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|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".<ref>[https://hpd.de/artikel/11514 Es fehlt der Mut, der Wirklichkeit ins Gesicht zu schauen Humanistischer Pressedienst, Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands 2015]</ref> |
|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".<ref>[https://hpd.de/artikel/11514 Es fehlt der Mut, der Wirklichkeit ins Gesicht zu schauen Humanistischer Pressedienst, Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands 2015]</ref> |
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|Intaction<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/new-york-city-circumcision-america-protest-infant-sons-foreskin-a8500026.html An advocacy group in New York City wants people to stop circumcising their infant sons, The Independent 2018]</ref> || 2010 || USA || Based in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. |
|Intaction<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/new-york-city-circumcision-america-protest-infant-sons-foreskin-a8500026.html An advocacy group in New York City wants people to stop circumcising their infant sons, The Independent 2018]</ref> || 2010 || USA || Based in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. |
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− | |[[Intact America]] || 2008 || USA || Based in |
+ | |[[Intact America]] || 2008 || USA || Based in Tarrytown, New York. |
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− | |Intact Denmark || 2013 || Denmark || Based in |
+ | |Intact Denmark || 2013 || Denmark || Based in Farum. |
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|Intact Iceland || 2015 || Iceland || |
|Intact Iceland || 2015 || Iceland || |
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− | |The Intact Network (TIN) || 2010 || World || Based in |
+ | |The Intact Network (TIN) || 2010 || World || Based in Washington, D.C. Has local chapters in all 50 U.S. states and several more abroad.<ref>[https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article26091799.html Foreskin friendly: Washington has one of lowest circumcision rates in U.S., Andy Hobbs,The Olympian, 2014]</ref> |
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− | |Men Do Complain (MDC)<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40358944 Three arrested over boy's circumcision in Nottingham, BBC News, 2017]</ref> || 2012|| UK || Based in |
+ | |Men Do Complain (MDC)<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40358944 Three arrested over boy's circumcision in Nottingham, BBC News, 2017]</ref> || 2012|| UK || Based in London. |
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− | |[[NORM-UK]], operating as "15Square" || 1994 || UK || Based in |
+ | |[[NORM-UK]], operating as "15Square" || 1994 || UK || Based in Stone, Staffordshire. |
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− | |Saving Our Sons (SOS) || 2007 || USA || Based in |
+ | |Saving Our Sons (SOS) || 2007 || USA || Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Intact Network grew out of SOS. |
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Revision as of 12:31, 7 February 2023
Intactivism refers to the anti-circumcision movement and associated activism [1] which strives to raise awareness about the dangers of male genital mutilation and female genital mutilation. Various organisations have been set up specifically for this purpose.
Name | Founded | Region served | Notes |
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Association contre la Mutilation des Enfants (AME)[2] | 1993 | France | Based in Boulogne, France. |
Beyond the Bris | 2010 | USA | Focused on Jewish boys in the United States. |
Bruchim | ? | ? | Established by and focussing on Jewish families. |
Bloodstained Men & Their Friends | 2012 | USA | Known for public protests in white overalls with bloodstains around their crotches.[3]Led by Brother K. |
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. |
See Also
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