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An '''intactivist''' is a person who engages in [[intactivism]] (also known as the [[genital autonomy movement]]); a person who participates in an activist group or as an individual, to promote or defend the right of children to grow to adulthood being genitally [[intact]]. Intactivists are [[human rights]] activists who oppose the non-consensual genital modification of male, female, or [[intersex]] individuals. Intactivists perceive genital mutilation — of girls, boys or [[intersex]] children — as a contradiction to the fundamental human right to [[physical integrity]] and [[genital autonomy]], and as such, as a violation of their [[human rights]].

An '''intactivist''' is a person who engages in [[intactivism]] (also known as the [[genital autonomy movement]]); a person who participates in an activist group or as an individual, to promote or defend the right of children to grow to adulthood being genitally [[intact]]. Intactivists are [[human rights]] activists who oppose the non-consensual genital modification of male, female, or [[intersex]] individuals. Intactivists perceive genital mutilation — of girls, boys or [[intersex]] children — as a contradiction to the fundamental human right to [[physical integrity]] and [[genital autonomy]], and as such, as a violation of their [[human rights]].<ref>{{REFweb

|url=https://intactamerica.org/proud-intactivism/

|title=Proud to be an Intactivist: Embracing Our Identity in a Digitally Transparent World

|last=Zeldis

|first=Adam

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|author-link=Adam Zeldis

|publisher=Intact America

|date=2024-10-08

|accessdate=2024-10-20

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== Origin of the name ==

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== Goals ==

Intactivists oppose [[circumcision]] of minors, [[FGM|female genital mutilation]] (Female Circumcision) and [[genital normalization surgeries]] of [[intersex]] minors - known as [[IGM|intersexual genital mutilation]].

According to Andersen-Giberson (2025):

Given the challenge of building awareness among men about the effects of RNC, it is important to recognize the intactivist movement as a catalyst for progressive social change. The intactivist movement consists of groups that stand opposed to all unnecessary genital cutting.<ref name="andersen2025">{{REFjournal

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|author-link=Dale Andersen

|url=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016

|title=Circumcision and forced disability: Routine male neonatal circumcision and the consequences of amputation within a critical disability studies framework

|journal=Critical Disability Discourses

|date=2025-12

|volume=10

|issue=2

|pages=1-37

|URL=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016

|DOI=https://doi.org/10.25071/1918-6215.39786

|accessdate=2026-03-12

|quote=In a critical disability studies framework, it is argued that the act of amputating healthy erogenous tissue and the consequences of that amputation cause disability, particularly from a counter-hegemonic lens.

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Intactivists oppose unnecessary non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of minors, [[FGM|female genital mutilation]] (Female Circumcision) and [[genital normalization surgeries]] of [[intersex]] minors — known as [[IGM|intersexual genital mutilation]].

Intactivists believe that, in lack of absolute medical necessity, children should be allowed to remain [[intact]] until until they have attained an age of understanding, after which [[informed consent]] can be given (when being fully informed of all aspects of risks and loss). Intactivists maintain that parental preference, cultural, social and religious reasons are not adequate indications to justify the genital alteration of children; however, adults should be allowed to decide for themselves, based on their own preferences and ideas. This is consistent with the principle of bodily integrity<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodily_integrity</ref>.

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* [[Foreskin]]

* [[Human rights]]

* [[Intactivists]]

* [[Intactivism]]

* [[Intactivist groups]]

* [[History of intactivism]]

* [[Richard de Seabra]]

* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/user/C4Charkey/comments/1jushr8/the_accidental_intactivist_manifesto_viii_the/

|title=Section VIII. The Intactivist Uprising: Strategies for a Genital Revolution

|last=C4Charkey

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|init=

|author-link-C4Charkey

|publisher=Reddit

|date=2025-04

|accessdate=2025-04-12

}}

* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Intactivists/

|title=Intactivist blog

|author-link-

|publisher=Reddit

|accessdate=2026-02-22

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[[Category:Intactivism]]

[[Category:Intactivist]]

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-An '''intactivist''' is a person who engages in [[intactivism]] (also known as the [[genital autonomy movement]]); a person who participates in an activist group or as an individual, to promote or defend the right of children to grow to adulthood being genitally [[intact]]. Intactivists are [[human rights]] activists who oppose the non-consensual genital modification of male, female, or [[intersex]] individuals. Intactivists perceive genital mutilation — of girls, boys or [[intersex]] children — as a contradiction to the fundamental human right to [[physical integrity]] and [[genital autonomy]], and as such, as a violation of their [[human rights]].
+An '''intactivist''' is a person who engages in [[intactivism]] (also known as the [[genital autonomy movement]]); a person who participates in an activist group or as an individual, to promote or defend the right of children to grow to adulthood being genitally [[intact]]. Intactivists are [[human rights]] activists who oppose the non-consensual genital modification of male, female, or [[intersex]] individuals. Intactivists perceive genital mutilation — of girls, boys or [[intersex]] children — as a contradiction to the fundamental human right to [[physical integrity]] and [[genital autonomy]], and as such, as a violation of their [[human rights]].<ref>{{REFweb
+ |url=https://intactamerica.org/proud-intactivism/
+ |title=Proud to be an Intactivist: Embracing Our Identity in a Digitally Transparent World
+ |last=Zeldis
+ |first=Adam
+ |init=
+ |author-link=Adam Zeldis
+ |publisher=Intact America
+ |date=2024-10-08
+ |accessdate=2024-10-20
+}}</ref>
 == Origin of the name ==
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 == Goals ==
-Intactivists oppose [[circumcision]] of minors, [[FGM|female genital mutilation]] (Female Circumcision) and [[genital normalization surgeries]] of [[intersex]] minors - known as [[IGM|intersexual genital mutilation]].
+According to Andersen-Giberson (2025):
+<blockquote>
+Given the challenge of building awareness among men about the effects of RNC, it is important to recognize the intactivist movement as a catalyst for progressive social change.  The intactivist movement consists of groups that stand opposed to all unnecessary genital cutting.<ref name="andersen2025">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Andersen-Giberson
+ |init=D
+ |author-link=Dale Andersen
+ |url=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016
+ |title=Circumcision and forced disability: Routine male neonatal circumcision and the consequences of amputation within a critical disability studies framework
+ |journal=Critical Disability Discourses
+ |date=2025-12
+ |volume=10
+ |issue=2
+ |pages=1-37
+ |URL=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016
+ |DOI=https://doi.org/10.25071/1918-6215.39786
+ |accessdate=2026-03-12
+ |quote=In a critical disability studies framework, it is argued that the act of amputating healthy erogenous tissue and the consequences of that amputation cause disability, particularly from a counter-hegemonic lens.
+ |format=PDF
+ |accessdate=2026-03-13
+}}
+</ref>
+</blockquote>
+Intactivists oppose unnecessary non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of minors, [[FGM|female genital mutilation]] (Female Circumcision) and [[genital normalization surgeries]] of [[intersex]] minors — known as [[IGM|intersexual genital mutilation]].
 Intactivists believe that, in lack of absolute medical necessity, children should be allowed to remain [[intact]] until until they have attained an age of understanding, after which [[informed consent]] can be given (when being fully informed of all aspects of risks and loss). Intactivists maintain that parental preference, cultural, social and religious reasons are not adequate indications to justify the genital alteration of children; however, adults should be allowed to decide for themselves, based on their own preferences and ideas. This is consistent with the principle of bodily integrity<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodily_integrity</ref>.
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 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Foreskin]]
+* [[Human rights]]
 * [[Intactivists]]
 * [[Intactivism]]
 * [[Intactivist groups]]
-* [[History of intactivism]]
 * [[Richard de Seabra]]
+{{LINKS}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/user/C4Charkey/comments/1jushr8/the_accidental_intactivist_manifesto_viii_the/
+ |title=Section VIII. The Intactivist Uprising: Strategies for a Genital Revolution
+ |last=C4Charkey
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |author-link-C4Charkey
+ |publisher=Reddit
+ |date=2025-04
+ |accessdate=2025-04-12
+}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Intactivists/
+ |title=Intactivist blog
+ |author-link-
+ |publisher=Reddit
+ |accessdate=2026-02-22
+}}
 {{REF}}
 [[Category:Intactivism]]
+[[Category:Intactivist]]
 [[Category:Intersex]]
 [[Category:Term]]