Genital cutting – whether done to those designated female, intersex or male at birth – is not about skin. Yes – it’s skin that gets cut. But it’s not about skin. It’s about consent.
In this video, Soraya Mire – a survivor of female genital mutilation and a leading activist for the right to bodily integrity – speaks out about male genital mutilation in America (what gets called circumcision, and how it parallels female genital mutilation in Africa and the Middle East.
Should male genital alteration be legal? Absolutely – but only for hose who are old enough to make that decision for themselves.
Should female genital alteration be legal? Absolutely – but only for those who are old enough to make that decision for themselves.
Should intersex genital alteration be legal? Absolutely – but only for those who are old enough to make that decision for themselves.
Consent: their body, their choice. Without consent from the person whose genitals are being cut, it is mutilation.
All children have a right to bodily integrity: female, intersex, male – stop cutting childrens’ genitals.
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