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[[File:MarilynMilos.jpg|thumb|Marilyn Milos]]'''Marilyn Fayre Milos''' (* March 22, 1940) from Santa Mateo{{RN}}, California (USA{{LifeData|1940-03-22}}), is an intactivist who held has championed the rights of infants and children to bodily integrity and genital autonomy since witnessing circumcision as a speech nursing student in 1979, spoke at the [[WWDOGA]] in 2015. She has studied at the College of Marin.

Milos is == Memberships ==* coCo-founder , president, and CEO ''(Chief Executive Officer)'' Director of the [[NOCIRC|http://www.nocirc.org National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Resources Centers]] (NOCIRC), working to end the non-therapeutic circumcision of baby boys in the USA.* Co-editor of the proceedings of the international symposia, published by Springer, * coCo-founder , president, and Representative at Executive Director of Genital Autonomy USA- America after NOCIRC name change in January 2016, to protect the bodily integrity and genital autonomy of every child — female, intersex, andmale.* coordinator Coordinator of 15 International Symposia on Genital Autonomy, held from 1989 to 2018.* Coordinator of International Symposia on Genital Autonomy and Children's Rights at Intactivism* Member of the Advisory Board of [[Your Whole Baby]]* Member of the Board of Directors of [[Intact America]], effective 1 July 2021.

In May 2015==Early life==Born in San Mateo, California, and professionally trained as a Registered Nurse at the College of Marin's School of Nursing, Milos was honored started campaigning against routine non-therapeutic circumcision of baby boys when, as a "Living Legend" at nursing student in 1979, she witnessed the 2015 [[BirthKeeper Summit]]<ref>[https://wwwcircumcision of a newborn baby boy.facebookIt was the moment she realized that her doctor had lied to her about what would happen to her own sons behind closed doors.com/events/570864063007948/ Facebook page Once she researched the issue and realized that most of the world's males are not circumcised, the important functions of the Summit]</ref> foreskin, and the harmful consequences of inflicting pain and trauma of a newborn baby, she began giving parents accurate information about circumcision. She was told to keep her mouth shut and, in Berkeley1985, California for her work she was forced to end resign. She founded [[MGM|maleNOCIRC]]that same year, 1985.<ref name="Glick">{{REFbook |first=Leonard B. |last=Glick |author-link=Leonard B. Glick |title=[[FGM|female,Marked in Your Flesh]] and [[IGM: Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2005 |intersex genital mutilation]].page=4}}</ref>

==External linksSupport for genital autonomy==* Milos, who supports genital autonomy for all children, bases her arguments on the fact that the foreskin is a normal body structure with protective, immunological, and sexual functions, and that every child has an inherent right to bodily integrity and genital autonomy (personal choice).<ref>"Marilyn Milos and Donna Macris note that some have claimed that the foreskin provides a protective covering for the glans, making the [[https://www.facebookuncircumcised]] penis more sensitive during sexual activity.com/marilyn" Stephen Garrard Post, ed.milos Facebook profile]* [https, ''Encyclopedia of Bioethics'', 5 vols (3rd edition; New York://enMacMillan Reference, 2004), vol.wikipedia1, p.org422</wikiref><ref>; see also {{Sorrells etal 2007}}</Marilyn_Milos Wikipedia article]ref> She also believes that circumcision of infants should be seen as a human rights issue:

==ReferencesQuote=={{Citation |Text=Only by denying the existence of excruciating pain, perinatal encoding of the brain with violence, interruption of maternal-infant bonding, betrayal of infant trust, the risks and effects of permanently altering normal genitalia, the right of human beings to sexually intact and functional bodies, and the right to individual religious freedoms can human beings continue this practice. |Author=Marilyn Fayre Milos |ref=<references ref>{{REFjournal |first=Marilyn Fayre |init=MM |last=Milos |author-link=Marilyn Fayre Milos |first2=Donna |init2=D |last2=Macris |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/009121829290012R |title=Circumcision: A Medical or a Human Rights Issue? |journal=Journal of Nurse-Midwifery |volume=37 |date=1992 |issue=2, sup. 1 |pages=S87-S96}}</ref>}}

==Videos==* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR1XgKuKb5I Informed Consent], created by Marilyn, Sheila Curran, RN, with Dr. Edward Boyce performing a circumcision, and narrated by Troy Christian.* [[The Penis - Sex Education 101]], interview with [[James Loewen]].* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR4QLB6qRPs Speech at the WWDOGA 2015 in Cologne, Germany], {{Date|2015-05-07}} {{PUB}}* Milos was the co-editor, with James W. Prescott, PhD, of the proceedings of the First International Symposium on Circumcision, which were published in ''[[The Truth Seeker]]'', July/August 1989.* {{REFbook |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780306455896 |title=Sexual Mutilations: A Human Tragedy |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Plenum Publishers |year=1997}}* {{REFbook |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780306461316 |title=Male and Female Circumcision: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Practice |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press |year=1999}}* {{REFbook |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780306467011 |title=Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press |year=2001}}* {{REFbook |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780306483332 |title=Flesh and Blood: Perspective on the Problem of Circumcision in Contemporary Society |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press |year=2004}}* {{REFbook |title=Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision: Culture, Controversy, and Change |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Springer Publishing |year=2006}}* {{REFbook |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781402091667 |title=Circumcision and Human Rights |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Springer Publishing |year=2008}}* {{REFbook |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-90-481-9446-9 |title=Genital Autonomy: Protecting Personal Choice |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Springer Publishing |year=2010}}* {{REFbook |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789400764064 |title=Genital Cutting: Protecting Children from Medical, Cultural, and Religious Infringements |editors=[[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges]], [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]] |publisher=Springer Publishing |year=2013}} == Awards ==* ''The Maurine Ricke Award'', California Nurses' Association Award for Clinical Excellence in Perinatal Nursing "for her dedication and unwavering commitment to righting a wrong", {{Date|1988-04-09}}.* NurseWeek magazine's ''Nursing Excellence Award for Patient Advocacy'', {{Date|2001-05-11}}.* Mothering Magazine's ''"A Living Treasure" recognition'', March 2008 issue.* ''Intact America Award for Humanitarian Service'', 2009.* ''The Trust Birth Initiative Lifetime Achievement for Protecting Newborns'', {{Date|2010-03-12}}.* In May 2015, Milos was honored as a "Living Legend" at the 2015 [[BirthKeeper Summit]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/events/570864063007948/ Facebook page of the Summit]</ref> in Berkeley, California for her work to end [[MGM|male]], [[FGM|female,]] and [[IGM|intersex genital mutilation]]. {{SEEALSO}}* [[Genital Autonomy America]]* [[Marilyn Milos on the Front Lines - AAP Convention]]* [[Roughly Cut]] {{LINKS}}* [http://www.nocirc.org/ National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers]* {{URL-FBprofile|marilyn.milos|2019-09-16}}* [http://www.gaamerica.org Genital Autonomy America] {{REF}} {{DEFAULTSORT:MilosMarilyn}} [[Category:Person]][[Category:Female]] [[Category:Author]]

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