# Crowdfunding Genital Autonomy Collective tabling to bring Intersectional Genital Autonomy to Pride

We're doing public outreach **tabling at events this Pride season** for the first time solo as an organization!

We're entirely community funded and **do not want to be beholden to systemic grants**, so **we need your help!**
Any amount even a few dollars makes a big difference. :purple_heart::yellow_heart:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/end-circumcision-support-genital-autonomy-for-all-at-pride

Your donation will help us create outreach materials like zines/buttons/stickers/etc, cover hosting costs of our free support groups, allow us to continue working on research, and advocating for intersectional genital autonomy for all.

This year we're raising awareness about a timely topic: **Hadachek v. Oregon**, a lawsuit challenging the female genital cutting ban to expand it to **protect all children** including **protecting intersex children, and boys from circumcision**.

We will share how it will benefit trans, intersex, gender diverse peoples and other marginalized groups specifically. TIGD people are uniquely receptive to supporting intersectional genital autonomy when given the chance.

Circumcision harms more than just boys, and Oregon is ready to stand for bodily autonomy for all people!

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #pride #activism #lgbtq #genitalautonomycollective

The first Bike Summer Ride for Intersectional Genital Autonomy w/Genital Autonomy Collective this year went great! Met some lovely folks who want to help out with the cause and it was a comfortable ride! I'd like to have some apparel for the future ones to really make them a visual resistance effort! Like a bike flag from a local store that I'm in talks of getting made.

I also hope to get an event calendar up on the GAC website for these events to be compiled.

Will be hosting two more group rides this year, event details at shift2bike!
https://www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-21393
https://www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-21394

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon
#GAC #bodilyautonomy
#childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc
#fgc #igc #activism #lgbtq #queer

#bike #groupride #bikesummer #PedalpaloozaPDX #pdx #pdxbikes

Grabbed a printer secondhand to print some intersectional genital autonomy materials a bit easier! Was impossible to find an inkjet printer for that heat transfer paper.

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon

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This Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy, WWDOGA, An inspiring message from a friend I consider a role model in my activism.

https://youtu.be/ZBvTCUkXVss

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #1GM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon
#GAC #bodilyautonomy
#childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc
#fgc #igc #WWDOGA #worldwidedayofgenitalautonomy

Africa: One in Four Female Genital Mutilation Cases Now Carried Out By Health Workers: [UN News] Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKRCBQ #FGM #EndFGM #HealthWorkers #WomensRights #UN

Thank you to GALDEF, the Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund for splitting up the Intact Global 2025 Press Conference video into each individual speaker's parts.

The press conference announces Hadachek v Oregon which aims to expand child genital cutting protections to all children in Oregon including boys from circumcision and intersex children from 'normalization' surgeries.

Here is T.T Perry's, and my speech on Intersectionality in the genital autonomy movement and the Genital Autonomy Collective's future role in genital autonomy advocacy in Oregon.
https://youtu.be/Uv-Z_BEt59o

You can find the rest of the individual speeches on GALDEF'S YouTube channel here:
https://youtube.com/@galdef
As well as the full press conference here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/S4-Cva6dVu4

#GALDEF #genitalautonomy #intactivism #intersex #trans #transgender #CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#hadachekvoregon #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc
#genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #pdx #lgbt #lgbtqplus

Cut cisnormativity, not foreskin.

That's all.

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #1GM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon
#GAC #bodilyautonomy
#childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc
#fgc #igc

Huge thanks to Dinux for donating a canopy to The Genital Autonomy Collective! 💛💜 This increases accessibility tabling at events like Pride to raise awareness for Hadachek v. Oregon, a case fighting to expand the genital cutting ban to all children, including circumcision of those assigned male at birth and intersex kids.

This case has deep implications for trans, intersex, and gender-diverse folks. Our shared fight is for *intersectional* bodily autonomy, and Oregonians have a unique chance to lead the way.

GAC offers uniquely intersectional advocacy opportunities and support groups for those impacted:
https://autonomycollective.org/groups.html

I’ll also be using the canopy for local mutual aid when not tabling. Thank you again for supporting this work!

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #Pride #pride2025 #mutualaid

The leftovers from the Intact Global Press Conference were donated to a local free store. Glad I was able to help prevent them from going to waste, and that a hot coffee or tea might warm someone's day.

I plan to continue to use the resources The Genital Autonomy Collective might have such as a table and chairs for tabling to help in mutual aid efforts rather than having them sit in the garage when we're not tabling.

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #PDX #mutualaid

At a local café and the staff were talking in support about Hadachek v. Oregon and Intact Global's challenge to expand protection from child genital cutting to all children including preventing circumcision of boys and intersex surgeries.

People are talking in support of genital autonomy this is not a fringe issue, less than 1 in 10 children are genitally cut in Oregon, and Oregonians are happy to fight for the rights of all children!

I shared more info with them such as our search for a plaintiff who has experienced intersex related genital cutting in Oregon.

Exerpt from my speech:
"I’ve been speaking up against child genital cutting for almost a decade with limited success until I moved here. Portland, Oregon really became my home because we also talk to neighbors here, and we know them. We know that they’re exceptionally diverse, and I believe we’re proud to fight for human rights because we know that. [Pause]
Many people assume that I was not affected by childhood genital cutting, but childhood genital cutting, including circumcision, affects more than just boys and men."

Alliana,
Founder of the Genital Autonomy Collective

#genitalautonomy #intactivism #intersex #trans #transqender #CGM #MGM ##GM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactalobal #hadachekvoreqon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc
#genitalautonomycollective #aenderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #cascadia #pacificnorthwest

Here's an addition that I didn't have time to add to my speech at the Intact Global 2025 Hadachek v. Oregon Press conference that I wish I had included. I hope that we will have a platform in the future to continue speaking on intersectional genital autonomy for all children.

Alliana,
Founder of the Genital Autonomy Collective

[Addition after the conference:]
I’d also like to remind people that while we rarely cut girls in the United States today, there are still women subjected to coerced female genital cutting such as culturally inspired labia reductions, and the infamous husband stitch. As well as the many elders still alive who experienced a very different history of our country. I’d like to extend support within the Genital Autonomy Collective to women who have nowhere to go for support because it’s thought of as a “won battle”. [Pause] [End Addition]

I am a woman, yet I was subjected to penile circumcision.

https://www.youtube.com/live/S4-Cva6dVu4?si=uO4-J9OzUMfypDZD&t=5127
#genitalautonomy #intactivism #intersex #trans #transqender #CGM #MGM ##GM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactalobal #hadachekvoreqon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc
#genitalautonomycollective #aenderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #cascadia #pacificnorthwest

Thanks to everyone who showed up at the Pioneer Courthouse Square to speak and support Intact Global announcing the Hadachek v. Oregon challenge that fights to expand genital autonomy rights to all children including boys, men, and intersex children.

Special thanks to the person who dedicated their 1 year AA chip to me and our fight for the rights of all children including trans intersex and gender diverse children. It brought a tear to my eye and once again while writing this. Heartfelt often private thank yous push me to continue fighting for the end of non consensual circumcision.

https://www.youtube.com/live/S4-Cva6dVu4?si=uO4-J9OzUMfypDZD&t=5127

#genitalautonomy #intactivism #intersex #trans #transqender #CGM #MGM ##GM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoreqon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc
#genitalautonomycollective #aenderdiverse #intersectionality activism #oregon #portland #pnw #cascadia #pacificnorthwest

# Hadachek v. Oregon Intact Global 2025 Press Conference
Please let me know if you find more news coverage on this. We at the Genital Autonomy Collective spoke about intersectionality at the Intact Global 2025 press conference and hopefully some of the news will also mention that. The Hadacheck v. Oregon case will expand opportunities for trans, intersex, and gender diverse people in ways that more people need to be aware of. Circumcision impacts gender affirming surgery options, and impacts our freedom as well, and we're fighting with the broader genital autonomy movement for our shared rights.

An excerpt from my speech:
"Genital cutting is often talked about in the categories of male, female, and intersex, but those categories are not distinct in reality. People inherently defy those arbitrary boundaries. Because of this, many of the children assigned male at birth and subjected to penile circumcision, or other childhood genital cutting, are transgender, intersex, and otherwise gender-diverse
... Circumcision, by removing genital tissue and creating scars, physically limits options for adults seeking genital surgery. This stands in the way of our freedom to make the choice for ourselves as adults just like it does for boys and men. We are working with the intactivist movement for our shared freedom." https://www.youtube.com/live/S4-Cva6dVu4?si=uO4-J9OzUMfypDZD&t=5127

With attention and advocacy opportunities the challenge is bringing, The Genital Autonomy Collective is in need of more volunteers to help. Please message me if you're interested in supporting intersectional genital autonomy for all children in Oregon. While we welcome help of all kinds, we specifically need help with: Graphic design, web design, contacts with press, fundraising, social media management, writing, non profit experience, academic research opportunities, tabling events, etc.

Intact Global is also looking for Intersex plaintiffs who have experienced Intersex related genital cutting in Oregon at any date to add to the Equal Protection Challenge against forced, non-religious genital mutilation. As well as trans plaintiffs who have experienced penile circumcision in Oregon to add to the legal challenge.

Please email me at Allie@autonomycollective.org if you'd like to come forward as a plaintiff or are interested in volunteering. If you're in need of support on violated genital autonomy or would like to help advocate you can join a group at our website: https://autonomycollective.org/groups.html

Alliana,
Founder of the Genital Autonomy Collective

https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/03/lawyers-say-oregon-genital-cutting-law-discriminates-against-boys-seek-circumcision-ban.html

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #cascadia

Fernseh-Tipp Auf arte läuft zur Zeit "Wüstenblume". Die Lebens- und Leidensgeschichten von Waris Dirie ist beeindruckend. #Somalia #Desertflower #Wüstenblume #herstory #FGM

Wüstenblume - Film in voller L...

Fernseh-Tipp

Auf arte läuft zur Zeit "Wüstenblume".

Die Lebens- und Leidensgeschichten von Waris Dirie ist beeindruckend.

#Somalia #Desertflower #Wüstenblume #herstory #FGM

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/082142-000-A/wuestenblume/?utm_source=android&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=082142-000-A

FGM Activist Fatou Baldeh Named TIME Woman of the Year https://shinemycrown.com/fgm-activist-fatou-baldeh-named-time-woman-of-the-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FGM #WomensRights #Activism #FatouBaldeh #TimeWomanOfTheYear

Woz Kaly – Limay Tere Nelaw

https://amf.didiermary.fr/woz-kaly-fighting-fgm-limay-tere-nelaw/

Woz Kaly offre une chanson en 2014 pour la lutte contre l’excision, avec le single “Limay Téré Nélaw”.

Né à Dakar au Sénégal en 1967, chanteur, guitariste, auteur, interprète, il a collaboré avec de nombreux musiciens tels que le batteur Mokhtar Samba, le bassiste Etienne Mbappé, le pianiste Jean-Pierre Como (Sixun), […]

#FGM #Senegal

Sally Armstrong | Global Conflict, Misogyny, and Resistance

https://youtu.be/cH2gsmYNPt8?si=FpGDLL0xEDjiC2qT

#feminism #culturalRelativism #fgm #progress #humanrights

Obstetric surgeon Sarah Abramowicz and assistants perform a reconstructive surgery on a patient who has suffered female genital mutilation at the Andre Gregoire hospital. From next week, as a way of marking International Women’s Day, the cost of the medical procedure and consultation will be covered by France’s social security, Paris, #France

Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images

#women
#FGM