Jim Bigelow: Difference between revisions

(6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)

Line 1:

[[File:Jim_Bigelow.jpg|thumb|right|Jim Bigelow, author of "The Joy of Uncircumcising" at the NOHARMM Protest of the California Medical Association, July ~~12,~~ 1993]]

[[File:Jim_Bigelow.jpg|thumb|right|Jim Bigelow, author of "The Joy of Uncircumcising" at the NOHARMM Protest of the California Medical Association, 12 July 1993]]

~~{{FromIntactWiki~~

The late '''Jim Bigelow''', {{PhD}}, ({{LifeData |death=2019-12-04}})<ref>{{REFweb

~~|Title=Jim Bigelow~~

~~|URL=http://intactwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Bigelow&oldid=2074}}~~

'''Jim Bigelow''', {{PhD}}, ({{LifeData |death=2019-12-04}})<ref>{{REFweb

|url=https://www.arclaw.org/news/longtime-activist-and-author-jim-bigelow-passes-away

|title=Longtime Activist and Author Jim Bigelow Passes Away

|date=2019-12-19

|accessdate2020-01-03

}}</ref> is the author of [[The Joy of Uncircumcising]], one of the first books on the topic of [[foreskin restoration]]. Bigelow revised and updated duplicated material from [[BUFF]]'s sheets in 1990; he established the UNCircumcising Information and Resources Centers ([[UNCIRC]]) in California in 1991, and wrote his book ''The Joy of Uncircumcising!'' in 1992. Since then the book has been reviewed in ''JAMA'' (The Journal of the American Medical Association), ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'', and various men's movement publications such as ''Journeyman'' and ''Mentor''.

}}</ref>, [[intactivist]], was the author of [[The Joy of Uncircumcising]], one of the first books on the topic of [[foreskin restoration]]. Bigelow revised and updated duplicated material from [[BUFF]]'s sheets in 1990; he established the UNCircumcising Information and Resources Centers ([[UNCIRC]]) in California in 1991, and wrote his book ''The Joy of Uncircumcising!'' in 1992. Since then the book has been reviewed in ''JAMA'' (The Journal of the American Medical Association), ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'', and various men's movement publications such as ''Journeyman'' and ''Mentor''.

In June 1994, Jim Bigelow decided to incorporate UNCIRC under [[NORM]].

Line 20:

Line 16:

|first=Jim

|author-link=Jim Bigelow

|year=~~1994~~

|year=1992

|title=The Joy of Uncircumcising!: Exploring Circumcision: History, Myths, Psychology, Restoration, Sexual Pleasure, and Human Rights

|url=https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Uncircumcising-Circumcision-Psychology-Restoration/dp/093406122X

Line 46:

Line 42:

|accessdate=2019-12-06

}}

* [[United States of America]]

* [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/health-they-took-my-foreskin-and-i-want-it-back-some-men-feel-their-circumcision-at-birth-was-an-1458890.html Health: They took my foreskin and I want it back], The Independent, Cherrill Hicks, 1993-08-03

* ~~http~~://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/

* https://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/

* http://www.norm.org/history.html

* http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Bigelow/e/B001KCECP6

* {{REFweb

|url=https://circumcised.com/Thread-The-Joy-of-Uncircumcising--113?pid=309#pid309

|title=The Joy of Uncircumcising!

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=Circumcised

|date=2026-08-02

|accessdate=2026-08-02

}}

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[File:Jim_Bigelow.jpg|thumb|right|Jim Bigelow, author of "The Joy of Uncircumcising" at the NOHARMM Protest of the California Medical Association, July 12, 1993]]
+[[File:Jim_Bigelow.jpg|thumb|right|Jim Bigelow, author of "The Joy of Uncircumcising" at the NOHARMM Protest of the California Medical Association, 12 July 1993]]
-{{FromIntactWiki
+The late '''Jim Bigelow''', {{PhD}}, ({{LifeData |death=2019-12-04}})<ref>{{REFweb
-|Title=Jim Bigelow
-|URL=http://intactwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Bigelow&oldid=2074}}
-'''Jim Bigelow''', {{PhD}}, ({{LifeData |death=2019-12-04}})<ref>{{REFweb
   |url=https://www.arclaw.org/news/longtime-activist-and-author-jim-bigelow-passes-away
   |title=Longtime Activist and Author Jim Bigelow Passes Away
   |date=2019-12-19
   |accessdate2020-01-03
-}}</ref> is the author of [[The Joy of Uncircumcising]], one of the first books on the topic of [[foreskin restoration]]. Bigelow revised and updated duplicated material from [[BUFF]]'s sheets in 1990; he established the UNCircumcising Information and Resources Centers ([[UNCIRC]]) in California in 1991, and wrote his book ''The Joy of Uncircumcising!'' in 1992. Since then the book has been reviewed in ''JAMA'' (The Journal of the American Medical Association), ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'', and various men's movement publications such as ''Journeyman'' and ''Mentor''.
+}}</ref>, [[intactivist]], was the author of [[The Joy of Uncircumcising]], one of the first books on the topic of [[foreskin restoration]]. Bigelow revised and updated duplicated material from [[BUFF]]'s sheets in 1990; he established the UNCircumcising Information and Resources Centers ([[UNCIRC]]) in California in 1991, and wrote his book ''The Joy of Uncircumcising!'' in 1992. Since then the book has been reviewed in ''JAMA'' (The Journal of the American Medical Association), ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'', and various men's movement publications such as ''Journeyman'' and ''Mentor''.
 In June 1994, Jim Bigelow decided to incorporate UNCIRC under [[NORM]].
@@ Line 20: / Line 16: @@
   |first=Jim
   |author-link=Jim Bigelow
-  |year=1994
+  |year=1992
   |title=The Joy of Uncircumcising!: Exploring Circumcision: History, Myths, Psychology, Restoration, Sexual Pleasure, and Human Rights
   |url=https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Uncircumcising-Circumcision-Psychology-Restoration/dp/093406122X
@@ Line 46: / Line 42: @@
   |accessdate=2019-12-06
 }}
+{{SEEALSO}}
+* [[United States of America]]
 {{LINKS}}
 * [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/health-they-took-my-foreskin-and-i-want-it-back-some-men-feel-their-circumcision-at-birth-was-an-1458890.html Health: They took my foreskin and I want it back], The Independent, Cherrill Hicks, 1993-08-03
-* http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/
+* https://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/
 * http://www.norm.org/history.html
 * http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Bigelow/e/B001KCECP6
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://circumcised.com/Thread-The-Joy-of-Uncircumcising--113?pid=309#pid309
+ |title=The Joy of Uncircumcising!
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=Circumcised
+ |date=2026-08-02
+ |accessdate=2026-08-02
+}}
 {{ABBR}}
 {{REF}}