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'''"Brother K"''' (* October 22, 1947 in California, USA) is an American [[Intactivists|intactivist]] who engages since 1979 1975 to outlaw the medically not indicated [[circumcision]] of boys.

When I first started lobbying against circumcision in California in 1975, I became accustomed to the odd looks & condescension from some people; others, if not most, wholeheartedly endorsed my approach, and encouraged me to speak out more vigorously. In 1980 I completed my manuscript, "The Circumcision Instinct," an attempt to shed light on this ancient & strange custom. That same year I became convinced that direct action in the streets would be necessary to force the issue into the public consciousness (and conscience), so my friend, [[Carole Babyak]], and I formed Cititzens [[CARV|Citizens Against Ritual Violence ]] (CARV), a protest group dedicated to exposing the deceit & misinformation behind the [[circumcision ]] campaign in the United States.

We were pleased to receive many letters from a widespread community across the United States, but perhaps most significant for the movement, we were gratified that Dr. [[Dean Edell]], [[Marilyn Milos]], [[Rosemary Romberg]], [[Jeff Wood]], and [[John Erickson ]] (to name only a few) took a deep interest in our activities, and communicated their firm support in their correspondence with us.

My personal journey took on urgency in 1985, when I realized that I would always be circumcised unless I uncircumcised myself. Many men have other ways of accomplishing that task; in my case, I viewed circumcision as a spiritual mark on my body--the curse of an angry & ancient God--and I saw no way to uncircumcise myself except to renounce the birthname that was associated with that deity. I changed my name to Brother K, keeping a vestigial remnant of my birth name for some reason, which later became clear to me -- K stands for Kind.

Now that the [[AAP ]] has stepped up their war against boys, I am returning in full battle gear for the fight. The circumcisers will not give up their sharp weapons willingly, and they have numerous ways to spread their propaganda among the American public. You can count on me to fight to my last breath to stop this barbaric practice against our youth.

Kind regards,<br>