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"Excision of normal, erogenous genital tissue from healthy male or female children cannot be condoned, as the histology confirms that the external genitalia are specialized sensory tissues."
Cepeda‐Emiliani, Alfonso, et al. "The sensory penis: A comprehensive immunohistological and ontogenetic exploration of human penile innervation." Andrology (2026) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/andr.70118
...morally objectionable features inherent in the procedures themselves: namely, that they involve a medically unnecessary interference with a vulnerable person’s sexual anatomy, without their consent, in situations where, among other considerations, their hypothetical consent cannot be presumed.
Sexual Citizens
https://www.sexualcitizens.com/
"People are “Sexual citizens” when they know they have the right to say “yes” and the right to say “no” to sex. They also must recognize that everyone else has the same rights. Sexual citizenship isn’t something we are born with. It is developed through education, and supported by communities."
Pretty awkward that the #AAP has a policy on Female Genital Mutilation! I guess we should be skeptical of the AAP.
http://ttpphd.com/2023/10/11/the-aap-needs-a-unified-position-on-genital-modifications/
The more urologists fight to defend forced circumcision, the more they repeat harmful tropes and devalue consent and autonomy.
He calls himself sex positive, but you can't be sex positive while also policing the feelings of boys and men about their own bodies. It's just toxic masculinity.
Update: the misinformation is finally taken down.
https://mastodon.social/@ttpphd/110710848053024826
#MastoDongs #SexMed #SexEd #Urology #Circumcision #ToxicMasculinity #bias
@MerritMD @[email protected] @[email protected]
Predatory marketing for circumcision
The Ethics of Stigma in Medical Male Circumcision Initiatives Involving Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34239604/
Encourages gender essentialism, hyper masculinity, and genital mutilation.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-021-00514-8
Shahvisi, A. (2023). “FGM” vs. female “cosmetic” surgeries: why do they continue to be treated separately?. International Journal of Impotence Research, 35(3), 187-191.
#circumcision #Sex #SexEd #Urology #SexMed #MastoDongs #Racism #Intersectionality #Consent