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==Classification of genital cutting==
==Classification of genital cutting==
Involuntary childhood genital cutting—including [[female genital mutilation]], gender-norming surgery of [[intersex]] children, and male [[circumcision]] — is [[Pain| painful]] and [[Trauma| traumatic]] and has been found to permanently alter individuals' sexuality, and to have other lifelong consequences.<ref name="bollinger2023">{{REFjournal
Involuntary childhood genital cutting — including [[female genital mutilation]], gender-norming surgery of [[intersex]] children, and male [[circumcision]] — is [[Pain| painful]] and [[Trauma| traumatic]] and has been found to permanently alter individuals' sexuality, and to have other lifelong consequences.<ref name="bollinger2023">{{REFjournal
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