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	The '''Thirteenth International Symposium''' on Genital Autonomy and Children's Rights convened at the {{UNI\|University of Colorado\|CU Boulder}} on July 24-26, 2014.		The '''Thirteenth International Symposium''' on Genital Autonomy and Children's Rights convened at the {{UNI\|University of Colorado\|CU Boulder}} on July 24-26, 2014.

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	* '''Brian Luke Seaward''' is an international expert in the fields of stress management, mind-body-spirit healing, and health promotion. Additionally, he is an award-winning author, photographer, teacher, film director/producer and inspirational speaker. His mission, as expressed through his legacy of books and public appearances, is to make this a better world in which to live by having each of us reach our highest potential. Luke’s words can be found quoted in PBS specials, the ''Chicago Tribune'', ''The Huffington Post'', and more. Currently, he serves as the executive director of the Paramount Wellness Institute in Boulder. See www.Brianlukeseaward.net. Boulder, {{USSC\|CO}}, USA.		* '''Brian Luke Seaward''' is an international expert in the fields of stress management, mind-body-spirit healing, and health promotion. Additionally, he is an award-winning author, photographer, teacher, film director/producer and inspirational speaker. His mission, as expressed through his legacy of books and public appearances, is to make this a better world in which to live by having each of us reach our highest potential. Luke’s words can be found quoted in PBS specials, the ''Chicago Tribune'', ''The Huffington Post'', and more. Currently, he serves as the executive director of the Paramount Wellness Institute in Boulder. See www.Brianlukeseaward.net. Boulder, {{USSC\|CO}}, USA.

	* '''Eran Sadeh''' is a computer instructor and the publisher of Protect the Child website, (www.gonnen.org). Eran is married and the father of a girl (10) and a boy (8). When his son was born, he stumbled upon anti-circumcision websites and started to research. He and his wife eventually decided to leave their son intact. Eran later started a website with the aim of educating Israeli parents about the advantages of an intact penis and the disadvantages of a cut penis, and about the growing movement of parents who decide to leave their son intact. Ever since, he has appeared in many media interviews promoting intactness. In 2007, he gave a lecture about the harm of circumcision to students in Tel Aviv. In 2012, he went to Berlin, Germany, and delivered a statement in a press conference, supporting a court ruling that called circumcision a violation of bodily integrity. Tuval, [[Israel]].		* '''Eran Sadeh''' is a computer instructor and the publisher of Protect the Child website, (www.gonnen.org). Eran is married and the father of a girl (10) and a boy (8). When his son was born, he stumbled upon anti-circumcision websites and started to research. He and his wife eventually decided to leave their son intact. Eran later started a website with the aim of educating Israeli parents about the advantages of an intact penis and the disadvantages of a cut penis, and about the growing movement of parents who decide to leave their son intact. Ever since, he has appeared in many media interviews promoting [[intactness]]. In 2007, he gave a lecture about the harm of circumcision to students in Tel Aviv. In 2012, he went to Berlin, Germany, and delivered a statement in a press conference, supporting a court ruling that called circumcision a violation of bodily integrity. Tuval, [[Israel]].

	* '''Richard Schwartzman''', DO, is a practicing psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Prior to becoming a physician, he was a licensed, practicing pharmacist. He is a graduate of {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Pharmacy (1961) and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1966). He completed his psychiatric residency training at {{UNI\|Drexel University College of Medicine\|DU}} (1974), and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Law and Medicine (1976). In addition to maintaining a private clinical practice throughout his career, Dr. Schwartzman also served as Hahnemann’s Medical Director of Psychiatric Services to the Philadelphia Prisons from 1978-2000, where he was Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. In his private practice, he employs the unique therapeutic method pioneered by Wilhelm Reich, {{MD}}, and is considered to be a leading training therapist in this method. Solebury, {{USSC\|PA}}, USA.		* '''Richard Schwartzman''', DO, is a practicing psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Prior to becoming a physician, he was a licensed, practicing pharmacist. He is a graduate of {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Pharmacy (1961) and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1966). He completed his psychiatric residency training at {{UNI\|Drexel University College of Medicine\|DU}} (1974), and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Law and Medicine (1976). In addition to maintaining a private clinical practice throughout his career, Dr. Schwartzman also served as Hahnemann’s Medical Director of Psychiatric Services to the Philadelphia Prisons from 1978-2000, where he was Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. In his private practice, he employs the unique therapeutic method pioneered by Wilhelm Reich, {{MD}}, and is considered to be a leading training therapist in this method. Solebury, {{USSC\|PA}}, USA.

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	* '''Brian Luke Seaward''' is an international expert in the fields of stress management, mind-body-spirit healing, and health promotion. Additionally, he is an award-winning author, photographer, teacher, film director/producer and inspirational speaker. His mission, as expressed through his legacy of books and public appearances, is to make this a better world in which to live by having each of us reach our highest potential. Luke’s words can be found quoted in PBS specials, the ''Chicago Tribune'', ''The Huffington Post'', and more. Currently, he serves as the executive director of the Paramount Wellness Institute in Boulder. See www.Brianlukeseaward.net. Boulder, {{USSC\|CO}}, USA.		* '''Brian Luke Seaward''' is an international expert in the fields of stress management, mind-body-spirit healing, and health promotion. Additionally, he is an award-winning author, photographer, teacher, film director/producer and inspirational speaker. His mission, as expressed through his legacy of books and public appearances, is to make this a better world in which to live by having each of us reach our highest potential. Luke’s words can be found quoted in PBS specials, the ''Chicago Tribune'', ''The Huffington Post'', and more. Currently, he serves as the executive director of the Paramount Wellness Institute in Boulder. See www.Brianlukeseaward.net. Boulder, {{USSC\|CO}}, USA.

	* '''Eran Sadeh''' is a computer instructor and the publisher of Protect the Child website, (www.gonnen.org). Eran is married and the father of a girl (10) and a boy (8). When his son was born, he stumbled upon anti-circumcision websites and started to research. He and his wife eventually decided to leave their son intact. Eran later started a website with the aim of educating Israeli parents about the advantages of an intact penis and the disadvantages of a cut penis, and about the growing movement of parents who decide to leave their son intact. Ever since, he has appeared in many media interviews promoting intactness. In 2007, he gave a lecture about the harm of circumcision to students in Tel Aviv. In 2012, he went to Berlin, Germany, and delivered a statement in a press conference, supporting a court ruling that called circumcision a violation of bodily integrity. Tuval, Israel.		* '''Eran Sadeh''' is a computer instructor and the publisher of Protect the Child website, (www.gonnen.org). Eran is married and the father of a girl (10) and a boy (8). When his son was born, he stumbled upon anti-circumcision websites and started to research. He and his wife eventually decided to leave their son intact. Eran later started a website with the aim of educating Israeli parents about the advantages of an intact penis and the disadvantages of a cut penis, and about the growing movement of parents who decide to leave their son intact. Ever since, he has appeared in many media interviews promoting intactness. In 2007, he gave a lecture about the harm of circumcision to students in Tel Aviv. In 2012, he went to Berlin, Germany, and delivered a statement in a press conference, supporting a court ruling that called circumcision a violation of bodily integrity. Tuval, [[Israel]].

	* '''Richard Schwartzman''', DO, is a practicing psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Prior to becoming a physician, he was a licensed, practicing pharmacist. He is a graduate of {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Pharmacy (1961) and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1966). He completed his psychiatric residency training at {{UNI\|Drexel University College of Medicine\|DU}} (1974), and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Law and Medicine (1976). In addition to maintaining a private clinical practice throughout his career, Dr. Schwartzman also served as Hahnemann’s Medical Director of Psychiatric Services to the Philadelphia Prisons from 1978-2000, where he was Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. In his private practice, he employs the unique therapeutic method pioneered by Wilhelm Reich, {{MD}}, and is considered to be a leading training therapist in this method. Solebury, {{USSC\|PA}}, USA.		* '''Richard Schwartzman''', DO, is a practicing psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Prior to becoming a physician, he was a licensed, practicing pharmacist. He is a graduate of {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Pharmacy (1961) and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1966). He completed his psychiatric residency training at {{UNI\|Drexel University College of Medicine\|DU}} (1974), and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Law and Medicine (1976). In addition to maintaining a private clinical practice throughout his career, Dr. Schwartzman also served as Hahnemann’s Medical Director of Psychiatric Services to the Philadelphia Prisons from 1978-2000, where he was Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. In his private practice, he employs the unique therapeutic method pioneered by Wilhelm Reich, {{MD}}, and is considered to be a leading training therapist in this method. Solebury, {{USSC\|PA}}, USA.
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	* Current developments in [[Denmark]]<br>		* Current developments in [[Denmark]]<br>
	::''Lena Nyhus''		::''Lena Nyhus''
	* An intact penis is better: Intactivism in Israel (via Skype)<br>		* An intact penis is better: Intactivism in [[Israel]] (via Skype)<br>
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	* FGM in Indonesia<br>		* FGM in Indonesia<br>

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	* '''Jonathan Bernaerts''', {{BA}}, {{MA}}, is a Human Rights Researcher at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), where he focuses on children’s rights. He holds BAs in Philosophy and Law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}} (Belgium), a {{MA}} degree in international law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}}, and a {{MA}} degree in comparative international law from the {{UNI\|University of Toulouse\|UToul}} (France). He was awarded the European Master Degree in Human Rights and Democratization by the {{UNI\|European Inter University Centre\|EIUC}} in Venice (Italy), for which he spent a semester at the {{UNI\|University of Vienna\|UniVie}} (Austria). His thesis on the circumcision of male children was written under the supervision of Manfred Nowak and Hannes Tretter. Kontich, Belgium.		* '''Jonathan Bernaerts''', {{BA}}, {{MA}}, is a Human Rights Researcher at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), where he focuses on children’s rights. He holds BAs in Philosophy and Law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}} (Belgium), a {{MA}} degree in international law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}}, and a {{MA}} degree in comparative international law from the {{UNI\|University of Toulouse\|UToul}} (France). He was awarded the European Master Degree in Human Rights and Democratization by the {{UNI\|European Inter University Centre\|EIUC}} in Venice (Italy), for which he spent a semester at the {{UNI\|University of Vienna\|UniVie}} (Austria). His thesis on the circumcision of male children was written under the supervision of Manfred Nowak and Hannes Tretter. Kontich, Belgium.

	* '''[[Gregory J. Boyle]]''', {{PhD}} (Delaware), {{PhD}} (Melbourne), {{DSc}} (~~Queensland~~), Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, was Professor of Psychology at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}}, Gold Coast, ~~Queensland~~, Australia for 20 years. Currently, he is Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology, based in Brisbane. In 2005, he was recipient of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Distinguished Reviewer Award. He has contributed over 200 publications, and is Senior Editor of several international handbooks in the fields of personality theory and assessment (SAGE Publishers; Elsevier/Academic Press). Currently, he is Senior Editor of the SAGE series on both cognitive neuroscience and on industrial/organizational psychology. Professor Boyle has lectured in many universities, including {{UNI\|Oxford University\|Oxon}}, {{UNI\|Stanford University\|SU}}, and {{UNI\|Princeton University\|PU}}. He also served as Associate Dean for Research at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}} for several years, and as a Research Consultant to the Australian Army Psychology Corps (Hon Rank: LTCOL) for more than two decades. Professor Boyle has conducted empirical studies regarding the adverse psychosexual impact of infant male circumcision. More recently, his detailed [http://www.salem-news.com/fms/pdf/2011-12_JLM-Boyle-Hill.pdf critique] (with [[George Hill]], [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]) of the serious methodological, ethical, and legal concerns relating to the African circumcision RCTs (published in the ''Journal of Law and Medicine'' in 2011), attained international prominence. Gold Coast, ~~Queensland~~, Australia.		* '''[[Gregory J. Boyle]]''', {{PhD}} (Delaware), {{PhD}} (Melbourne), {{DSc}} ({{AUSC\|QLD}}), Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, was Professor of Psychology at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}}, Gold Coast, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia for 20 years. Currently, he is Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology, based in Brisbane. In 2005, he was recipient of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Distinguished Reviewer Award. He has contributed over 200 publications, and is Senior Editor of several international handbooks in the fields of personality theory and assessment (SAGE Publishers; Elsevier/Academic Press). Currently, he is Senior Editor of the SAGE series on both cognitive neuroscience and on industrial/organizational psychology. Professor Boyle has lectured in many universities, including {{UNI\|Oxford University\|Oxon}}, {{UNI\|Stanford University\|SU}}, and {{UNI\|Princeton University\|PU}}. He also served as Associate Dean for Research at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}} for several years, and as a Research Consultant to the Australian Army Psychology Corps (Hon Rank: LTCOL) for more than two decades. Professor Boyle has conducted empirical studies regarding the adverse psychosexual impact of infant male circumcision. More recently, his detailed [http://www.salem-news.com/fms/pdf/2011-12_JLM-Boyle-Hill.pdf critique] (with [[George Hill]], [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]) of the serious methodological, ethical, and legal concerns relating to the African circumcision RCTs (published in the ''Journal of Law and Medicine'' in 2011), attained international prominence. Gold Coast, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia.

	* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.		* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.
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	* '''[[Brendon Marotta]]''' is an award-winning filmmaker. He graduated from the {{UNI\|University of North Carolina\|UNC}} School of the Arts Film School, and works as a professional film editor and director. His work can be found online at www.brendonmarotta.com. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.		* '''[[Brendon Marotta]]''' is an award-winning filmmaker. He graduated from the {{UNI\|University of North Carolina\|UNC}} School of the Arts Film School, and works as a professional film editor and director. His work can be found online at www.brendonmarotta.com. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

	* '''[[Paul Mason]]''', {{BA}} (Hons), LLB, is a family law barrister of 35 years experience. For 3½ years, from 2007 to 2010, he was the statutorily independent Commissioner for Children for the Australian State of Tasmania. During that time, amongst his other work, he pursued raising awareness of the [[human rights]] of children to protection from all forms of violence and from harmful traditional practices (HTPs). He, with Dr. Comfort Momoh, is an inaugural co-patron of the UK-based charity [[Genital Autonomy]] and in 2013 was instrumental in establishing the Antipodean child rights organisation, [[AIGA Inc.\| Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy Inc.]] (AIGA). Brisbane, ~~Queensland~~, Australia.		* '''[[Paul Mason]]''', {{BA}} (Hons), LLB, is a family law barrister of 35 years experience. For 3½ years, from 2007 to 2010, he was the statutorily independent Commissioner for Children for the Australian State of Tasmania. During that time, amongst his other work, he pursued raising awareness of the [[human rights]] of children to protection from all forms of violence and from harmful traditional practices (HTPs). He, with Dr. Comfort Momoh, is an inaugural co-patron of the UK-based charity [[Genital Autonomy]] and in 2013 was instrumental in establishing the Antipodean child rights organisation, [[AIGA Inc.\| Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy Inc.]] (AIGA). Brisbane, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia.

	* '''Jonathan Meddings''' has a degree in medical science with honors from {{UNI\|James Cook University\|JCU}} and is currently a student of philosophy at {{UNI\|Macquarie University\|MQAU}}. He is a member of ''Friends of Science in Medicine'', an organization campaigning against the teaching of the pseudoscience that is alternative/complementary medicine in Australian tertiary institutions, as well as a board member of the ''Rationalist Society of Australia'' and writer for the ''Young Australian Skeptics'', organizations devoted to the promotion of rational and skeptical thinking in all areas, including medicine. Jonathan is currently writing a book on circumcision. Melbourne, Australia.		* '''Jonathan Meddings''' has a degree in medical science with honors from {{UNI\|James Cook University\|JCU}} and is currently a student of philosophy at {{UNI\|Macquarie University\|MQAU}}. He is a member of ''Friends of Science in Medicine'', an organization campaigning against the teaching of the pseudoscience that is alternative/complementary medicine in Australian tertiary institutions, as well as a board member of the ''Rationalist Society of Australia'' and writer for the ''Young Australian Skeptics'', organizations devoted to the promotion of rational and skeptical thinking in all areas, including medicine. Jonathan is currently writing a book on circumcision. Melbourne, Australia.
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	* '''Teri Mitchell''', RNC, {{CNM}}, DNP, LCCE,{{IBCLC}}, a Registered Nurse certified in maternal newborn nursing for the last 10 years, is also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree in midwifery at {{UNI\|Baylor University\|Baylor}} in May 2014 and is a certified nurse midwife. Her doctoral focus has been on parental decision making about routine infant circumcision, as well as the impact of tongue-tie on breastfeeding. She currently works as a nurse-midwife and lactation consultant at a freestanding birth center and home birth practice in Texas. Frisco, Texas, USA.		* '''Teri Mitchell''', RNC, {{CNM}}, DNP, LCCE,{{IBCLC}}, a Registered Nurse certified in maternal newborn nursing for the last 10 years, is also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree in midwifery at {{UNI\|Baylor University\|Baylor}} in May 2014 and is a certified nurse midwife. Her doctoral focus has been on parental decision making about routine infant circumcision, as well as the impact of tongue-tie on breastfeeding. She currently works as a nurse-midwife and lactation consultant at a freestanding birth center and home birth practice in Texas. Frisco, Texas, USA.

	* '''Elwyn Moir''', {{BA}}, has worked in mental health for a decade. His practice principally concerns mood, self-concept, and [[suicide]] prevention, and provides clinical supervision and training. His work was recognised with the award of a National Emergency Medal in 2012. Elwyn’s nation-reaching advocacy has included published opinion pieces and long-form television appearances. He co-founded (with [[Paul Mason]] and others) the [[Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy]] and, in addition to his clinical practice, is Secretary of the AIGA and a Master of Mental Health (Psychotherapy) candidate with the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the {{UNI\|University of Queensland\|UQ}}. Fortitude Valley, ~~Queensland~~, Australia.		* '''Elwyn Moir''', {{BA}}, has worked in mental health for a decade. His practice principally concerns mood, self-concept, and [[suicide]] prevention, and provides clinical supervision and training. His work was recognised with the award of a National Emergency Medal in 2012. Elwyn’s nation-reaching advocacy has included published opinion pieces and long-form television appearances. He co-founded (with [[Paul Mason]] and others) the [[Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy]] and, in addition to his clinical practice, is Secretary of the AIGA and a Master of Mental Health (Psychotherapy) candidate with the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the {{UNI\|University of Queensland\|UQ}}. Fortitude Valley, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia.

	* '''[[Lisa Braver Moss]]''', {{BA}}, is a writer specializing in health, family issues, Judaism, and humor. Her work has appeared in the ''Huffington Post'', ''Tikkun'', and ''Parents''; she has also written several nonfiction books and an essay collection. Lisa is the author of two seminal articles addressing the problems inherent in Jewish circumcision, and was a speaker at the 2nd International Symposium on Circumcision. In 2010, Lisa published ''The Measure of His Grief'', the first novel ever written about male circumcision and foreskin restoration. Lisa is co-author of the new book ''Celebrating Brit Shalom''. She holds a {{BA}} in English from UC Berkeley. Piedmont, California, USA.		* '''[[Lisa Braver Moss]]''', {{BA}}, is a writer specializing in health, family issues, Judaism, and humor. Her work has appeared in the ''Huffington Post'', ''Tikkun'', and ''Parents''; she has also written several nonfiction books and an essay collection. Lisa is the author of two seminal articles addressing the problems inherent in Jewish circumcision, and was a speaker at the 2nd International Symposium on Circumcision. In 2010, Lisa published ''The Measure of His Grief'', the first novel ever written about male circumcision and foreskin restoration. Lisa is co-author of the new book ''Celebrating Brit Shalom''. She holds a {{BA}} in English from UC Berkeley. Piedmont, California, USA.

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	* '''Jonathan Bernaerts''', {{BA}}, {{MA}}, is a Human Rights Researcher at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), where he focuses on children’s rights. He holds BAs in Philosophy and Law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}} (Belgium), a {{MA}} degree in international law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}}, and a {{MA}} degree in comparative international law from the {{UNI\|University of Toulouse\|UToul}} (France). He was awarded the European Master Degree in Human Rights and Democratization by the {{UNI\|European Inter University Centre\|EIUC}} in Venice (Italy), for which he spent a semester at the {{UNI\|University of Vienna\|UniVie}} (Austria). His thesis on the circumcision of male children was written under the supervision of Manfred Nowak and Hannes Tretter. Kontich, Belgium.		* '''Jonathan Bernaerts''', {{BA}}, {{MA}}, is a Human Rights Researcher at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), where he focuses on children’s rights. He holds BAs in Philosophy and Law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}} (Belgium), a {{MA}} degree in international law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}}, and a {{MA}} degree in comparative international law from the {{UNI\|University of Toulouse\|UToul}} (France). He was awarded the European Master Degree in Human Rights and Democratization by the {{UNI\|European Inter University Centre\|EIUC}} in Venice (Italy), for which he spent a semester at the {{UNI\|University of Vienna\|UniVie}} (Austria). His thesis on the circumcision of male children was written under the supervision of Manfred Nowak and Hannes Tretter. Kontich, Belgium.

	* '''[[Gregory J. Boyle]]''', {{PhD}} (Delaware), {{PhD}} (Melbourne), {{DSc}} (Queensland), Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, was Professor of Psychology at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}}, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia for 20 years. Currently, he is Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology, based in Brisbane. In 2005, he was recipient of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Distinguished Reviewer Award. He has contributed over 200 publications, and is Senior Editor of several international handbooks in the fields of personality theory and assessment (SAGE Publishers; Elsevier/Academic Press). Currently, he is Senior Editor of the SAGE series on both cognitive neuroscience and on industrial/organizational psychology. Professor Boyle has lectured in many universities, including {{UNI\|Oxford University\|Oxon}}, {{UNI\|Stanford University\|SU}}, and {{UNI\|Princeton University\|PU}}. He also served as Associate Dean for Research at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}} for several years, and as a Research Consultant to the Australian Army Psychology Corps (Hon Rank: LTCOL) for more than two decades. Professor Boyle has conducted empirical studies regarding the adverse psychosexual impact of infant male circumcision. More recently, his detailed [http://www.salem-news.com/fms/pdf/2011-12_JLM-Boyle-Hill.pdf critique] (with [[George Hill]], Doctors Opposing Circumcision) of the serious methodological, ethical, and legal concerns relating to the African circumcision RCTs (published in the ''Journal of Law and Medicine'' in 2011), attained international prominence. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.		* '''[[Gregory J. Boyle]]''', {{PhD}} (Delaware), {{PhD}} (Melbourne), {{DSc}} (Queensland), Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, was Professor of Psychology at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}}, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia for 20 years. Currently, he is Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology, based in Brisbane. In 2005, he was recipient of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Distinguished Reviewer Award. He has contributed over 200 publications, and is Senior Editor of several international handbooks in the fields of personality theory and assessment (SAGE Publishers; Elsevier/Academic Press). Currently, he is Senior Editor of the SAGE series on both cognitive neuroscience and on industrial/organizational psychology. Professor Boyle has lectured in many universities, including {{UNI\|Oxford University\|Oxon}}, {{UNI\|Stanford University\|SU}}, and {{UNI\|Princeton University\|PU}}. He also served as Associate Dean for Research at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}} for several years, and as a Research Consultant to the Australian Army Psychology Corps (Hon Rank: LTCOL) for more than two decades. Professor Boyle has conducted empirical studies regarding the adverse psychosexual impact of infant male circumcision. More recently, his detailed [http://www.salem-news.com/fms/pdf/2011-12_JLM-Boyle-Hill.pdf critique] (with [[George Hill]], [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]) of the serious methodological, ethical, and legal concerns relating to the African circumcision RCTs (published in the ''Journal of Law and Medicine'' in 2011), attained international prominence. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

	* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.		* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.

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	* '''[[Robert S. Van Howe]]''', {{MD}}, MS, {{FAAP}}, is Professor and Interim Chairman of Pediatrics at the {{UNI\|Central Michigan University\|CMU}} College of Medicine. He has lectured and been published internationally on the topic of circumcision and has been a consultant to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization. Much of his research has focused on secondary research, including meta-analysis and cost-utility analysis. Saginaw, Michigan, USA.		* '''[[Robert S. Van Howe]]''', {{MD}}, MS, {{FAAP}}, is Professor and Interim Chairman of Pediatrics at the {{UNI\|Central Michigan University\|CMU}} College of Medicine. He has lectured and been published internationally on the topic of circumcision and has been a consultant to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization. Much of his research has focused on secondary research, including meta-analysis and cost-utility analysis. Saginaw, Michigan, USA.

	* '''Hida Viloria''' is Chairperson of OII, the world’s largest intersex advocacy organization, and director of its American affiliate, OII-USA. She has a degree in Gender and Sexuality with high honors from UC Berkeley, has written about intersex in ''The Advocate'', Ms., CNN.com, the ''American Journal of Bioethics'', and others, and has been a guest on numerous television shows, including 20/20 and Oprah. On December 10, 2013, she became the first openly intersex person to speak at the United Nations, with Martina Navratilova, and others, for their Human Rights Day event, ''Sport Comes Out Against Homophobia''. You can follow her blog, ''Intersex and Out'', on Tumblr. Oakland, California, USA.		* '''[[Hida Viloria]]''' is Chairperson of OII, the world’s largest intersex advocacy organization, and director of its American affiliate, OII-USA. She has a degree in Gender and Sexuality with high honors from UC Berkeley, has written about intersex in ''The Advocate'', Ms., CNN.com, the ''American Journal of Bioethics'', and others, and has been a guest on numerous television shows, including 20/20 and Oprah. On December 10, 2013, she became the first openly intersex person to speak at the United Nations, with Martina Navratilova, and others, for their Human Rights Day event, ''Sport Comes Out Against Homophobia''. You can follow her blog, ''Intersex and Out'', on Tumblr. Oakland, California, USA.

	* '''Tiina Vilponen''', MTh, Sex Therapist, and Communications Manager, the Sexpo Foundation. Helsinki, Finland.		* '''Tiina Vilponen''', MTh, Sex Therapist, and Communications Manager, the Sexpo Foundation. Helsinki, Finland.
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	* Screenings: Three films Introduction to Intersexion		* Screenings: Three films Introduction to Intersexion
	: ''Hida Viloria''		: ''[[Hida Viloria]]''
	* Intersexion		* Intersexion
	: ''Grant Lahood'', ''John Keir'', ''Mani Bruce Mitchell''		: ''Grant Lahood'', ''John Keir'', ''Mani Bruce Mitchell''
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	* Legislation to end intersex genital mutilation: A social movement whose time has come?		* Legislation to end intersex genital mutilation: A social movement whose time has come?
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	* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.		* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.

	* '''[[Glen Callender]]''' is a Vancouver-based writer, editor and performance artist. In 2010, he founded the [[Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project]] (CAN-FAP)—Canada’s best-known and feistiest pro-foreskin advocacy group—to promote his vision of a more positive genital autonomy movement that emphasizes pro-foreskin over anti-circumcision messaging. Glen has performed his educational-comedy foreskin shows ''Foreskin Awareness Booth'' and ''The Revolution Will Not Be Circumcised'' to thousands of people across Canada and the USA, and is developing a multimedia guide to the intact penis that he hopes will revolutionize society’s understanding of, and respect for, the male organ. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.		* '''[[Glen Callender]]''' is a Vancouver-based writer, editor and performance artist. In 2010, he founded the [[Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project]] (CAN-FAP)—Canada’s best-known and feistiest pro-foreskin advocacy group—to promote his vision of a more positive [[genital autonomy]] movement that emphasizes pro-foreskin over anti-circumcision messaging. Glen has performed his educational-comedy foreskin shows ''Foreskin Awareness Booth'' and ''The Revolution Will Not Be Circumcised'' to thousands of people across Canada and the USA, and is developing a multimedia guide to the intact penis that he hopes will revolutionize society’s understanding of, and respect for, the male organ. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

	* '''Charli Carpenter''' is Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Political Science at {{UNI\|University of Massachusetts-Amherst\|UMass}}. Her teaching and research interests include human rights and humanitarian action, agenda-setting in transnational advocacy networks, and gender violence. She is particularly interested in why some human security problems and vulnerable populations get less attention on the global agenda than others. She has published three books and numerous journal articles, has served as a consultant for the United Nations, and contributes to Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. Her most recent book, Agenda-Vetting in Global Networks and the Shaping of Human Security, includes a case study of the transnational campaign against infant male circumcision. Amherst, MA, USA.		* '''Charli Carpenter''' is Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Political Science at {{UNI\|University of Massachusetts-Amherst\|UMass}}. Her teaching and research interests include human rights and humanitarian action, agenda-setting in transnational advocacy networks, and gender violence. She is particularly interested in why some human security problems and vulnerable populations get less attention on the global agenda than others. She has published three books and numerous journal articles, has served as a consultant for the United Nations, and contributes to Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. Her most recent book, Agenda-Vetting in Global Networks and the Shaping of Human Security, includes a case study of the transnational campaign against infant male circumcision. Amherst, MA, USA.
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	* '''[[Brendon Marotta]]''' is an award-winning filmmaker. He graduated from the {{UNI\|University of North Carolina\|UNC}} School of the Arts Film School, and works as a professional film editor and director. His work can be found online at www.brendonmarotta.com. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.		* '''[[Brendon Marotta]]''' is an award-winning filmmaker. He graduated from the {{UNI\|University of North Carolina\|UNC}} School of the Arts Film School, and works as a professional film editor and director. His work can be found online at www.brendonmarotta.com. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

	* '''[[Paul Mason]]''', {{BA}} (Hons), LLB, is a family law barrister of 35 years experience. For 3½ years, from 2007 to 2010, he was the statutorily independent Commissioner for Children for the Australian State of Tasmania. During that time, amongst his other work, he pursued raising awareness of the human rights of children to protection from all forms of violence and from harmful traditional practices (HTPs). He, with Dr. Comfort Momoh, is an inaugural co-patron of the UK-based charity Genital Autonomy and in 2013 was instrumental in establishing the Antipodean child rights organisation, [[AIGA Inc.\| Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy Inc.]] (AIGA). Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.		* '''[[Paul Mason]]''', {{BA}} (Hons), LLB, is a family law barrister of 35 years experience. For 3½ years, from 2007 to 2010, he was the statutorily independent Commissioner for Children for the Australian State of Tasmania. During that time, amongst his other work, he pursued raising awareness of the human rights of children to protection from all forms of violence and from harmful traditional practices (HTPs). He, with Dr. Comfort Momoh, is an inaugural co-patron of the UK-based charity [[Genital Autonomy]] and in 2013 was instrumental in establishing the Antipodean child rights organisation, [[AIGA Inc.\| Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy Inc.]] (AIGA). Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

	* '''Jonathan Meddings''' has a degree in medical science with honors from {{UNI\|James Cook University\|JCU}} and is currently a student of philosophy at {{UNI\|Macquarie University\|MQAU}}. He is a member of ''Friends of Science in Medicine'', an organization campaigning against the teaching of the pseudoscience that is alternative/complementary medicine in Australian tertiary institutions, as well as a board member of the ''Rationalist Society of Australia'' and writer for the ''Young Australian Skeptics'', organizations devoted to the promotion of rational and skeptical thinking in all areas, including medicine. Jonathan is currently writing a book on circumcision. Melbourne, Australia.		* '''Jonathan Meddings''' has a degree in medical science with honors from {{UNI\|James Cook University\|JCU}} and is currently a student of philosophy at {{UNI\|Macquarie University\|MQAU}}. He is a member of ''Friends of Science in Medicine'', an organization campaigning against the teaching of the pseudoscience that is alternative/complementary medicine in Australian tertiary institutions, as well as a board member of the ''Rationalist Society of Australia'' and writer for the ''Young Australian Skeptics'', organizations devoted to the promotion of rational and skeptical thinking in all areas, including medicine. Jonathan is currently writing a book on circumcision. Melbourne, Australia.
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	* '''Richard Schwartzman''', DO, is a practicing psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Prior to becoming a physician, he was a licensed, practicing pharmacist. He is a graduate of {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Pharmacy (1961) and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1966). He completed his psychiatric residency training at {{UNI\|Drexel University College of Medicine\|DU}} (1974), and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Law and Medicine (1976). In addition to maintaining a private clinical practice throughout his career, Dr. Schwartzman also served as Hahnemann’s Medical Director of Psychiatric Services to the Philadelphia Prisons from 1978-2000, where he was Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. In his private practice, he employs the unique therapeutic method pioneered by Wilhelm Reich, {{MD}}, and is considered to be a leading training therapist in this method. Solebury, Pennsylania, USA.		* '''Richard Schwartzman''', DO, is a practicing psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Prior to becoming a physician, he was a licensed, practicing pharmacist. He is a graduate of {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Pharmacy (1961) and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1966). He completed his psychiatric residency training at {{UNI\|Drexel University College of Medicine\|DU}} (1974), and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at {{UNI\|Temple University\|TU}} School of Law and Medicine (1976). In addition to maintaining a private clinical practice throughout his career, Dr. Schwartzman also served as Hahnemann’s Medical Director of Psychiatric Services to the Philadelphia Prisons from 1978-2000, where he was Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. In his private practice, he employs the unique therapeutic method pioneered by Wilhelm Reich, {{MD}}, and is considered to be a leading training therapist in this method. Solebury, Pennsylania, USA.

	* '''[[David Smith]]''' was educated at St. Joseph’s College, Market Drayton, and qualified in business studies at Underwood College. He is the General Manager of NORM-UK, a charity dedicated to giving men a choice about their own bodies. He created and now edits NORM NEWS, the organization’s magazine. In addition, he is the Chief Officer of Genital Autonomy, an international organization working to protect the genital autonomy of all children—females males, and intersex—and co-sponsors the International Symposia on Genital Autonomy and Children’s Rights. Stone, Staffordshire, UK.		* '''[[David Smith]]''' was educated at St. Joseph’s College, Market Drayton, and qualified in business studies at Underwood College. He is the General Manager of NORM-UK, a charity dedicated to giving men a choice about their own bodies. He created and now edits NORM NEWS, the organization’s magazine. In addition, he is the Chief Officer of [[Genital Autonomy]], an international organization working to protect the [[genital autonomy]] of all children—females males, and intersex—and co-sponsors the International Symposia on Genital Autonomy and Children’s Rights. Stone, Staffordshire, UK.

	* '''[[J. Steven Svoboda]]''', MS, {{JD}}, received a Master’s Degree in physics from UC Berkeley and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. He founded [[Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] (ARC) in 1997. In 2001, Steven presented the first and only known document ever accepted by the United Nations focusing on male circumcision. Steven received a Human Rights Award for his work with ARC. In October 2013, Steven successfully debated two members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force at the {{UNI\|Medical University of South Carolina\|MUSC}}; a paper from that conference is forthcoming in the ''Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics''. Steven has published three articles in the ''Journal of Medical Ethics'' and has also published in the ''Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine'', ''Medical Anthropology Quarterly'', and all eight Springer books containing circumcision symposium proceedings. Berkeley, California, USA.		* '''[[J. Steven Svoboda]]''', MS, {{JD}}, received a Master’s Degree in physics from UC Berkeley and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. He founded [[Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] (ARC) in 1997. In 2001, Steven presented the first and only known document ever accepted by the United Nations focusing on male circumcision. Steven received a Human Rights Award for his work with ARC. In October 2013, Steven successfully debated two members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force at the {{UNI\|Medical University of South Carolina\|MUSC}}; a paper from that conference is forthcoming in the ''Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics''. Steven has published three articles in the ''Journal of Medical Ethics'' and has also published in the ''Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine'', ''Medical Anthropology Quarterly'', and all eight Springer books containing circumcision symposium proceedings. Berkeley, California, USA.

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	* '''Jonathan Bernaerts''', {{BA}}, {{MA}}, is a Human Rights Researcher at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), where he focuses on children’s rights. He holds BAs in Philosophy and Law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}} (Belgium), a {{MA}} degree in international law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}}, and a {{MA}} degree in comparative international law from the {{UNI\|University of Toulouse\|UToul}} (France). He was awarded the European Master Degree in Human Rights and Democratization by the {{UNI\|European Inter University Centre\|EIUC}} in Venice (Italy), for which he spent a semester at the {{UNI\|University of Vienna\|UniVie}} (Austria). His thesis on the circumcision of male children was written under the supervision of Manfred Nowak and Hannes Tretter. Kontich, Belgium.		* '''Jonathan Bernaerts''', {{BA}}, {{MA}}, is a Human Rights Researcher at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), where he focuses on children’s rights. He holds BAs in Philosophy and Law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}} (Belgium), a {{MA}} degree in international law from the {{UNI\|University of Antwerp\|UAntwerpen}}, and a {{MA}} degree in comparative international law from the {{UNI\|University of Toulouse\|UToul}} (France). He was awarded the European Master Degree in Human Rights and Democratization by the {{UNI\|European Inter University Centre\|EIUC}} in Venice (Italy), for which he spent a semester at the {{UNI\|University of Vienna\|UniVie}} (Austria). His thesis on the circumcision of male children was written under the supervision of Manfred Nowak and Hannes Tretter. Kontich, Belgium.

	* '''[[Gregory J. Boyle]]''', {{PhD}} (Delaware), {{PhD}} (Melbourne), {{DSc}} (~~Queensland~~), Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, was Professor of Psychology at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}}, Gold Coast, ~~Queensland~~, Australia for 20 years. Currently, he is Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology, based in Brisbane. In 2005, he was recipient of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Distinguished Reviewer Award. He has contributed over 200 publications, and is Senior Editor of several international handbooks in the fields of personality theory and assessment (SAGE Publishers; Elsevier/Academic Press). Currently, he is Senior Editor of the SAGE series on both cognitive neuroscience and on industrial/organizational psychology. Professor Boyle has lectured in many universities, including {{UNI\|Oxford University\|Oxon}}, {{UNI\|Stanford University\|SU}}, and {{UNI\|Princeton University\|PU}}. He also served as Associate Dean for Research at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}} for several years, and as a Research Consultant to the Australian Army Psychology Corps (Hon Rank: LTCOL) for more than two decades. Professor Boyle has conducted empirical studies regarding the adverse psychosexual impact of infant male circumcision. More recently, his detailed [http://www.salem-news.com/fms/pdf/2011-12_JLM-Boyle-Hill.pdf critique] (with [[George Hill]], [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]) of the serious methodological, ethical, and legal concerns relating to the African circumcision RCTs (published in the ''Journal of Law and Medicine'' in 2011), attained international prominence. Gold Coast, ~~Queensland~~, Australia.		* '''[[Gregory J. Boyle]]''', {{PhD}} (Delaware), {{PhD}} (Melbourne), {{DSc}} ({{AUSC\|QLD}}), Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, was Professor of Psychology at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}}, Gold Coast, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia for 20 years. Currently, he is Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology, based in Brisbane. In 2005, he was recipient of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Distinguished Reviewer Award. He has contributed over 200 publications, and is Senior Editor of several international handbooks in the fields of personality theory and assessment (SAGE Publishers; Elsevier/Academic Press). Currently, he is Senior Editor of the SAGE series on both cognitive neuroscience and on industrial/organizational psychology. Professor Boyle has lectured in many universities, including {{UNI\|Oxford University\|Oxon}}, {{UNI\|Stanford University\|SU}}, and {{UNI\|Princeton University\|PU}}. He also served as Associate Dean for Research at {{UNI\|Bond University\|BOND}} for several years, and as a Research Consultant to the Australian Army Psychology Corps (Hon Rank: LTCOL) for more than two decades. Professor Boyle has conducted empirical studies regarding the adverse psychosexual impact of infant male circumcision. More recently, his detailed [http://www.salem-news.com/fms/pdf/2011-12_JLM-Boyle-Hill.pdf critique] (with [[George Hill]], [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]) of the serious methodological, ethical, and legal concerns relating to the African circumcision RCTs (published in the ''Journal of Law and Medicine'' in 2011), attained international prominence. Gold Coast, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia.

	* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.		* '''Annie Brook''', {{PhD}}, LPC, is an author, international speaker, master therapist, and former university professor who has worked in clinics, hospitals, public schools, and in private practice. She supports community awareness and healing. Her work with men began in the late 1980‘s when she started men’s groups in rural locations where there were no male facilitators. Her professional background in infant development gives her keen insight on the impact of early experience on identity and behavior. She trains therapists in body-based therapy work that includes early attachment. Her training programs have male facilitators leading men’s work that is full spectrum and empowering, and includes the tender and outrageous work of recovering from circumcision imprints. She is a somatic psychologist, Registered Movement Educator, and Cranial Sacral practitioner with a Doctorate in Perinatal Psychology and Human Sexuality. She has authored, ''Birth’s Hidden Legacy, From Conception to Crawling'', and ''Sexuality and the Sacred''. Boulder, Colorado, USA.
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	* '''[[Brendon Marotta]]''' is an award-winning filmmaker. He graduated from the {{UNI\|University of North Carolina\|UNC}} School of the Arts Film School, and works as a professional film editor and director. His work can be found online at www.brendonmarotta.com. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.		* '''[[Brendon Marotta]]''' is an award-winning filmmaker. He graduated from the {{UNI\|University of North Carolina\|UNC}} School of the Arts Film School, and works as a professional film editor and director. His work can be found online at www.brendonmarotta.com. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

	* '''[[Paul Mason]]''', {{BA}} (Hons), LLB, is a family law barrister of 35 years experience. For 3½ years, from 2007 to 2010, he was the statutorily independent Commissioner for Children for the Australian State of Tasmania. During that time, amongst his other work, he pursued raising awareness of the [[human rights]] of children to protection from all forms of violence and from harmful traditional practices (HTPs). He, with Dr. Comfort Momoh, is an inaugural co-patron of the UK-based charity [[Genital Autonomy]] and in 2013 was instrumental in establishing the Antipodean child rights organisation, [[AIGA Inc.\| Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy Inc.]] (AIGA). Brisbane, ~~Queensland~~, Australia.		* '''[[Paul Mason]]''', {{BA}} (Hons), LLB, is a family law barrister of 35 years experience. For 3½ years, from 2007 to 2010, he was the statutorily independent Commissioner for Children for the Australian State of Tasmania. During that time, amongst his other work, he pursued raising awareness of the [[human rights]] of children to protection from all forms of violence and from harmful traditional practices (HTPs). He, with Dr. Comfort Momoh, is an inaugural co-patron of the UK-based charity [[Genital Autonomy]] and in 2013 was instrumental in establishing the Antipodean child rights organisation, [[AIGA Inc.\| Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy Inc.]] (AIGA). Brisbane, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia.

	* '''Jonathan Meddings''' has a degree in medical science with honors from {{UNI\|James Cook University\|JCU}} and is currently a student of philosophy at {{UNI\|Macquarie University\|MQAU}}. He is a member of ''Friends of Science in Medicine'', an organization campaigning against the teaching of the pseudoscience that is alternative/complementary medicine in Australian tertiary institutions, as well as a board member of the ''Rationalist Society of Australia'' and writer for the ''Young Australian Skeptics'', organizations devoted to the promotion of rational and skeptical thinking in all areas, including medicine. Jonathan is currently writing a book on circumcision. Melbourne, Australia.		* '''Jonathan Meddings''' has a degree in medical science with honors from {{UNI\|James Cook University\|JCU}} and is currently a student of philosophy at {{UNI\|Macquarie University\|MQAU}}. He is a member of ''Friends of Science in Medicine'', an organization campaigning against the teaching of the pseudoscience that is alternative/complementary medicine in Australian tertiary institutions, as well as a board member of the ''Rationalist Society of Australia'' and writer for the ''Young Australian Skeptics'', organizations devoted to the promotion of rational and skeptical thinking in all areas, including medicine. Jonathan is currently writing a book on circumcision. Melbourne, Australia.
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	* '''Teri Mitchell''', RNC, {{CNM}}, DNP, LCCE,{{IBCLC}}, a Registered Nurse certified in maternal newborn nursing for the last 10 years, is also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree in midwifery at {{UNI\|Baylor University\|Baylor}} in May 2014 and is a certified nurse midwife. Her doctoral focus has been on parental decision making about routine infant circumcision, as well as the impact of tongue-tie on breastfeeding. She currently works as a nurse-midwife and lactation consultant at a freestanding birth center and home birth practice in Texas. Frisco, Texas, USA.		* '''Teri Mitchell''', RNC, {{CNM}}, DNP, LCCE,{{IBCLC}}, a Registered Nurse certified in maternal newborn nursing for the last 10 years, is also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree in midwifery at {{UNI\|Baylor University\|Baylor}} in May 2014 and is a certified nurse midwife. Her doctoral focus has been on parental decision making about routine infant circumcision, as well as the impact of tongue-tie on breastfeeding. She currently works as a nurse-midwife and lactation consultant at a freestanding birth center and home birth practice in Texas. Frisco, Texas, USA.

	* '''Elwyn Moir''', {{BA}}, has worked in mental health for a decade. His practice principally concerns mood, self-concept, and [[suicide]] prevention, and provides clinical supervision and training. His work was recognised with the award of a National Emergency Medal in 2012. Elwyn’s nation-reaching advocacy has included published opinion pieces and long-form television appearances. He co-founded (with [[Paul Mason]] and others) the [[Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy]] and, in addition to his clinical practice, is Secretary of the AIGA and a Master of Mental Health (Psychotherapy) candidate with the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the {{UNI\|University of Queensland\|UQ}}. Fortitude Valley, ~~Queensland~~, Australia.		* '''Elwyn Moir''', {{BA}}, has worked in mental health for a decade. His practice principally concerns mood, self-concept, and [[suicide]] prevention, and provides clinical supervision and training. His work was recognised with the award of a National Emergency Medal in 2012. Elwyn’s nation-reaching advocacy has included published opinion pieces and long-form television appearances. He co-founded (with [[Paul Mason]] and others) the [[Australasian Institute for Genital Autonomy]] and, in addition to his clinical practice, is Secretary of the AIGA and a Master of Mental Health (Psychotherapy) candidate with the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the {{UNI\|University of Queensland\|UQ}}. Fortitude Valley, {{AUSC\|QLD}}, Australia.

	* '''[[Lisa Braver Moss]]''', {{BA}}, is a writer specializing in health, family issues, Judaism, and humor. Her work has appeared in the ''Huffington Post'', ''Tikkun'', and ''Parents''; she has also written several nonfiction books and an essay collection. Lisa is the author of two seminal articles addressing the problems inherent in Jewish circumcision, and was a speaker at the 2nd International Symposium on Circumcision. In 2010, Lisa published ''The Measure of His Grief'', the first novel ever written about male circumcision and foreskin restoration. Lisa is co-author of the new book ''Celebrating Brit Shalom''. She holds a {{BA}} in English from UC Berkeley. Piedmont, California, USA.		* '''[[Lisa Braver Moss]]''', {{BA}}, is a writer specializing in health, family issues, Judaism, and humor. Her work has appeared in the ''Huffington Post'', ''Tikkun'', and ''Parents''; she has also written several nonfiction books and an essay collection. Lisa is the author of two seminal articles addressing the problems inherent in Jewish circumcision, and was a speaker at the 2nd International Symposium on Circumcision. In 2010, Lisa published ''The Measure of His Grief'', the first novel ever written about male circumcision and foreskin restoration. Lisa is co-author of the new book ''Celebrating Brit Shalom''. She holds a {{BA}} in English from UC Berkeley. Piedmont, California, USA.