Genital Autonomy - America

On July 1, 2021, Ge***al Autonomy America merged with Intact America (IA). Our Executive Director, Marilyn Milos, RN, joined IA’s Board of Directors and continues her work as a Clinical Consultant.

The "2021 Ge***al Autonomy America Annual Newsletter" is now online. Be sure to read the "Letter from the Editor" on page 2. Here are some excerpts:

"Greetings,

"This, my dear friends and supporters, will be my final newsletter as the head of Ge***al Autonomy - America. On June 30, GA-America will close its doors and merge with Intact America, an organization I helped to create, and I will become a member of its board of directors...

"I want to thank every one of you for working to protect children’s rights and supporting my work for all these years. We were the grassroots folks! I hope you will continue to support intactivism by sending your donations to Intact America or to the pro-intact organization of your choice. We all need support to do our work as we move closer to the tipping point that will create an intact nation.

"With love, gratitude, and appreciation,
Marilyn Milos"

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Prince Maloba reports on another successful event in Kenya.
"Another historical event has been written to defend defenceless children against circumcision in lies of ending HIV in Africa in Western Kenya.
Today's anti-child protests is enough evidence that people don't want circumcision and child circumcision should be ban. HIV can only be prevented through condom use but not through Child circumcision. Its why our protest was to tell the world that only condoms can prevent HIV but not Child circumcision, therefore there was called to ban Child circumcision. We were able to make to over 500 people who joined our protest. We target to end suffering of children because of circumcision lies.
"Our African Children need water, healthcare, food, education, shelter and peace but not brutal circumcision.
"We salute William Erker to champion for rights of African children to end suffering of Child circumcision. Thank you so much William Erker for this financial that helped us in logistic, field allowance, water and lunch for our volunteers. Thank you William Erker to join league of Victor Schiering, Marilyn Milo's and other minded friends who care about African children's rights and dedicated to fight to child circumcision in Africa.
"A million thanks William Erker."

"Historically care for individuals with intersex traits included an emphasis on early ge***al surgery to make ge***alia appear more typically male or female. As the medical field has advanced, and understanding has grown, we now know this approach was harmful and wrong. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and our S*x Development Clinic recognizes this truth. We empathize with intersex individuals who were harmed by the treatment that they received according to the historic standard of care and we apologize and are truly sorry."

https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/blog/intersex-care-at-lurie-childrens-and-our-sex-development-clinic/

Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago will end intersex surgeries on children.

Lurie Children’s Hospital to End Intersex Surgeries on Children Where the fight for intersex rights is headed after a recent victory in Chicago. We speak with activist Pidgeon Pagonis and Dr. Ellie Kim of Lurie Children’s Hospital.

This is great news!

Taxpayers Sue Massachusetts Medicaid About Circumcisions – Circumcision Resource Center Raising awareness and facilitating healing about infant circumcision.

"This study demonstrates that pediatric residents currently lack confidence in providing parents advice on preputial care and are unlikely to offer such advice. When offered, the advice given is highly variable. This study emphasizes the need for improved education of pediatric residents."

Frequency and Variability of Advice Given to Parents on Care of the Uncircumcised P***s by Pediatric Residents: A Need to Improve Education. - PubMed - NCBI Urology. 2020 Feb;136:218-224. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.09.057. Epub 2019 Nov 23.

The 2020 GA America Annual Newsletter is up on our website at http://gaamerica.org/resources. The printer will have hard copies for us soon.
http://gaamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GAA_2020_newsletter.pdf

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This is a great new resource from Evidence Based Birth.

"After an extensive review of the literature, we’ve concluded that there is no compelling evidence to justify routine male infant circumcision on medical grounds."

Evidence and Ethics on: Circumcision - Evidence Based Birth® Male circumcision is defined as the partial or total surgical removal of the fo****in (also called prepuce), which is specialized tissue that covers the head (or g***s) of the p***s. The practice of circumcision has ancient origins, and continues today around the world for various religious and cult...