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Voices — Kent Leatham
(image copyright Kent Leatham, 2020) I've been writing public articles about — and against — routine infant circumcision in America for several years now. I primarily tend to focus on my own experiences — questions, regrets, and trauma, along with the more basic...
Voices — Elise Wicklund
I have four children, and two of them are boys. Paxton, who is older, is circumcised; his younger brother, Jaxon, is not. The story behind this is a painful one for me to tell, but it's also one of hope: Brothers don't have to "match." Before Paxton was born, I knew...
Georganne Chapin interview on “Sex Out Loud”
Listen to an in-depth discussion about foreskin and circumcision between Intact America's Georganne Chapin and Sex Out Loud podcast host Tristan Taormino. "[Georganne Chapin] taught me so much about the foreskin and circumcision that it changed my views permanently,...
Press Release: Having a Baby Boy? Get Ready for the Circumcision Sellers!
Media Contact: Jeannie Ashford, Harrison Edwards PR [email protected] 914.242.0010 x 3 (office) or 914.318.1568 (mobile) A Groundbreaking Intact America Survey Finds Doctors, Nurses, and Midwives Actively Solicit Moms to Have Their Sons...
Georganne Chapin on Dr. Cat Meyer podcast
Georganne Chapin of Intact America talks to sex expert and podcast host Dr. Cat Meyer.
Voices — Lawn Griffiths
I crossed the threshold of awareness that I had been circumcised when I was about 12. Running naked on the farm driveway was a second cousin, who was about 6. His penis was remarkably pointed and tubelike, yet somehow covered. I learned he and his brothers were not...
Voices — Marci Eggers
There are such strong opinions on newborn circumcision. If the topic ever came up, which it did more often than one would think, there was usually negativity about intact boys. I didn’t have reason to worry about such things until I realized that I would someday have...
Voices — Sergio Serratto
When my first child was on the way, we met with the doctor for the usual checkups to make sure the pregnancy was going smoothly. In all those months, we never thought about circumcising the baby if it turned out to be a boy. At all. It never came up in our meetings...
Do You Know… The History of Racism in American Circumcision?
At a time when human dignity is under assault in our nation and institutionally sponsored racial violence is escalating, I want to say that Intact America stands with those fighting for justice. I also want to talk about how racist myths and stigma have been used to...
Pride 2020
Join Our Intactivist Pride Virtual Event! Pride 2020 events have been cancelled around the country, but Intact America is making it easy for you to come out as a Proud Intactivist from the safety of your home. Here’s how: Download and print your “PROUD INTACTIVIST”...