This might be the last snippet of my #GLMA25 poster that I share before it's officially presented in Minneapolis on October 10.
My Body, My Choice means ending nonvoluntary genital cutting of children, including circumcision and intersex "normalizing" surgeries.
Trans, Intersex, and Gender-Diverse Experiences of (Violated) Genital Autonomy
Looking back, I never would have done it
We have an empathy gap for boys.
"‘Male circumcision’ and ‘female genital mutilation’: why parents choose the procedures and the case for gender bias in medical nomenclature"
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13642987.2023.2199202
#genitalCutting #circumcision #autonomy #bodilyAutonomy #humanRights #bias #sexism
Complications after #circumcision are "NOT RARE" and managing those complications is "CHALLENGING":
"Pigmentary complications after non-medical male circumcision"
Cisgender men who get circumcised as adults have a higher regret rate then people who choose trans gender-affirming care.
"Results: 16% answered that their sex life was improved, while 35% reported a worse sex life after #circumcision."
https://sci-hub.ru/https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jmhg.2007.07.010
Solinis, I., & Yiannaki, A. (2007). WCMH Abstracts: 09 Does circumcision improve couple's sexual life?. Journal of Men's Health and Gender, 4(3), 361-361.
Only about 65% of men who survived genital cutting as children are glad they experienced the genital cutting, while 35% outright reject it or have mixed feelings.
https://www.foregen.org/commentarium-articles/yougov-survey-2021
#RegretRate #Trans #GenderAffirmingCare #GenitalCutting #Autonomy #Dignity #Inclusion
"Potentially under-recognized late-stage physical and psychosexual complications of non-therapeutic neonatal penile circumcision: a qualitative and quantitative analysis of self-reports from an online community forum"
Uberoi, M., Abdulcadir, J., Ohl, D.A. et al. Int J Impot Res (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-022-00619-8
#Autonomy #BodilyIntegrity #SexualHealth #Circumcision #Rights #Children #GenitalCutting
T. T. Perry
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Claudia Merli