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== Purpose ==
GALDEF raises funds for "impact litigation" to establish legal precedents for recognition of children's rights to [[Physical integrity| bodily integrity ]] and [[genital autonomy]] regardless of gender, but especially for those not already protected by law (e.g. those assigned male at birth or [[intersex]]).
GALDEF trains attorneys on the complexities involved in winning such cases and with the hope of building a coalition of attorneys who are prepared to bring viable cases to U.S. courts of law.
GALDEF is compiling resources – — both educational and financial – — to assist a new generation of attorneys to bring successful cases challenging inadequate [[circumcision]] consent forms, hospitals and doctors who aggressively solicit parents for harmful infant [[circumcision]], [[forced foreskin retraction]], and state Medicaid payments for medically unnecessary [[circumcision]]s.
GALDEF seeks individuals for the Board of Directors, Board of Advisors, the Grant Review Committee, and other positions (media/social media, fundraising, graphics/website design, etc). GALDEF will emphasize being an inclusive and welcoming organization to ensure diversity with regard to sex/gender, race, religion and sexual orientation/gender identity within its board, officers and membership.