5. GENITAL AUTONOMY
Founded in 2008
Issues with promoting male circumcision
FGM and Intersex faced similar problems
Uniting MGM, FGM and intersex made topic
more acceptable and easier for the public to
understand
UNCROC provided human rights framework
within which to operate.
9. Initial marketing mistakes.
Too much emphasis on foreskin restoration for
victims
Not enough emphasis on prevention of
unnecessary circumcision for the future.
11. It’s a Boy!
THE Male Circumcision Film
by Victor Schonfeld
‘P
rogram e of the Year’ - Independent on
m
Sunday
Critically Acclaimed CHANNEL 4
Documentary
12. Reactions to the film.
Jewish organisations tried to stop it appearing
This publicity meant more viewers.
Viewers were shocked by the film.
Contact details were given for NORM-UK at
the end of the film
This meant more enquiries, more support,
more publicity for both the subject and NORMUK
15. Reactions to ruling.
Religious objections
Gave it more publicity
Merkel panics
Pushed through emergency to reverse the
ruling
Angered the public
Start of the formation of activist groups in
Germany.
17. Council of Europe
Marlene Rupprecht starts to gather information
following Cologne
Invites Victor to Strasbourg
Contacts Paul Mason Ex Tasmanian
Commissioner for Children
CRIN (Children’s Rights Information Network)
start a submission to Strasbourg
NORM-UK and Genital Autonomy involved
18. 2013
Anne Lindboe speaks at Keele Conference
Joint statement from Nordic Ombudsman
Council of Europe conference
Vote taken
19. NACS
Nordic Association for Clinical Sexology
supports two recent resolutions on nontherapeutic circumcision of boys issued by the
Nordic ombudsmen for children and the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe.
21. Ca m p a ig n truc k o f the G io rd a no Bruno
Fo und a tio n,
s p re a d ing the m e s s a g e " M bo d y be lo ng s to
y
m e " in Se p te m be r 2 0 1 2 (Pho to by Fra nk
N o la i).
ic
28. Danish Society of Family
Physicians
Statement issued
Circumcision without medical indication is
mutilation
Morten Frisch Professor of Sexual Health
becomes an active campaigner.
29. Council of Europe Next round
Invites Victor Schonfeld to Strasbourg for
more discussions.
CRIN involved.
Paul Mason involved.
Ronald Goldman invited to Strasbourg from
the USA
31. Further comments
Opposition submitting a film
Using USA studies of health benefits
Using African HIV studies
HOWEVER
Non-therapeutic surgery should not be carried
out on minors is the criteria used by the C of E
40. GA
GA (International) based in the UK Registered
as a charity in 2010
Taking steps to create interlinked partner
organisations
The Australasian Institute for Genital
Autonomy (AIGA) now active under the
chairmanship of Paul Mason.