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In 2017, Human Rights Watch and interACT published a landmark report on medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children in the U.S., based on interviews with intersex adults, parents and doctors. They documented physical and psychological harm that can last a lifetime, and reached a simple conclusion: surgeries that carry real risk and can safely be deferred should wait until the child can take part in the decision. 📌 Save this, and read the full report, “I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me,” on hrw.org. Source: Human Rights Watch & interACT (July 2017). #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #IntersexRights #HumanRights #BodilyAutonomy

According to interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, genital surgeries on intersex children are usually performed before age 2. That’s far too young to understand what’s happening or to have any say. And in many cases, these surgeries aren’t urgent and could safely wait until the child is old enough to decide. 💬 Did you know this? Comment yes or no. Sources: interACT, via The 19th (March 2025); Human Rights Watch & interACT (2017). #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #IntersexRights #EndIntersexSurgery #BodilyAutonomy #ChildrensRights

What does “intersex” actually mean? Intersex people are born with chromosomes, reproductive organs or genitals that differ from what’s typical for boys or girls. It’s a natural variation in human bodies, and it has always existed. Intersex children don’t need to be changed to fit in. Like every child, they deserve the chance to make decisions about their own bodies when they’re old enough to decide. 🔁 Share this. Many people were never taught what intersex means. Source: Human Rights Watch & interACT (2017). #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #Intersex #IntersexRights #IntersexAwareness #BodilyAutonomy

Today is Intersex Awareness Day. Intersex children are too often subjected to genital surgery as infants, before they can have any say, when the surgery isn’t needed for their health or physical function. Three former U.S. Surgeons General have said that practice should stop. Every child deserves the chance to make decisions about their own body. That’s why equal protection has to mean all children. 💬 Tag the intersex advocates and organizations we should all be following and learning from. Source: Elders, Satcher & Carmona, Palm Center (2017). #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #IntersexAwarenessDay #IntersexRights #BodilyAutonomy

Many parents say circumcision was presented as a routine checkbox, not a decision. It’s surgery, and you’re allowed to ask questions. Before you sign anything, ask: 1. Is this medically necessary for my son? 2. What are the risks, including the serious ones? 3. What pain relief will he get? 4. Why not let him decide when he’s older? If the answers don’t convince you, “no” is a complete answer. 📌 Save it. Send it to every expecting parent you know. #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #ExpectingParents #BirthPlan #InformedConsent

One of the most common reasons parents are given, and one of the easiest to clear up. A baby’s intact penis needs no special care. Wash the outside during normal bathing, and that’s it. Never pull back the foreskin: it’s attached at birth and separates naturally over time, sometimes not until the teen years. Forcing it can cause pain and injury. That’s not our advice. It’s the guidance from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics. 📌 Save this for someone who’s expecting. #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #ExpectingParents #NewParents #BodilyAutonomy

Charles Wang was two days old. In February 2024, he was circumcised at a private clinic in Garden Grove, California. His parents brought him home, where he stopped feeding and grew lethargic. They say they were told it was normal. That night they found him cold and not breathing, and he was pronounced dead the next morning. The Orange County coroner ruled his cause of death bronchopneumonia due to acute Demerol intoxication. The doctor has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty; that case is ongoing, as is a wrongful death suit filed by his parents. Charles didn’t need surgery. He needed to go home and grow up. We share his story so that other families know the risks before anyone asks them to sign. 💙 Our thoughts are with Charles’s family. Sources: Los Angeles Times (March 2026); People (2026). #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #ChildrensRights #BodilyAutonomy #InformedConsent

In September 2026, the trial court in Hadachek v. Oregon ruled for the state on summary judgment. A trial court ruling is one step, not the end of the case. We’re preparing an appeal to take the fight for equal protection to a higher court. In Colorado, Huff v. Colorado continues. Thank you to the plaintiffs who stood up, to everyone who filled the courtroom, and to every supporter who made this case possible. We’re not done. Follow the appeal in The Intact Brief, our monthly newsletter, and support the cases at intactglobal.org (link in bio). #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #EqualProtection #ChildrensRights #HadachekVOregon #HuffVColorado

Under federal law, a girl is protected from non-medical genital cutting, even a pinprick, even if her parents consent. Anyone who does it faces up to 10 years in federal prison. A boy or an intersex child has none of that protection. Equal protection under the law should mean every child. We don’t think a child’s sex should decide whether their body is protected, and that’s the question our cases in Oregon and Colorado are putting before the courts. 🔁 Share this. Most people have no idea. Source: 18 U.S.C. § 116, as amended by the STOP FGM Act of 2020. #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #EqualProtection #14thAmendment #ChildrensRights #BodilyAutonomy

Around the world, people already know that cutting a child’s genitals without their consent is wrong. Most of the world doesn’t do it to boys, and the U.S. already bans it for girls. Now America is waking up. Newborn circumcision rates are falling. The doctors behind the AAP’s 2012 policy are rethinking it. And two constitutional cases, Hadachek v. Oregon and Huff v. Colorado, are asking the courts to protect every child equally. Over the coming weeks, we’re sharing one fact at a time: the research, the law and the people changing their minds. Follow along, share what you learn, and say NO. The more you know, the more you NO. 🔗 intactglobal.org #TheMoreYouKnowTheMoreYouNo #IntactGlobal #EqualProtection #ChildrensRights #BodilyAutonomy #IntersexRights

🚨 BREAKING: Influencer @jaketrann drops a powerful exposé calling out circumcision as male genital mutilation. This is a pivotal moment for the movement. 📢 As Oregon Equal Protection litigation launches in 2025, we need voices like Jake's reaching millions. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=ob4OADNI… Let’s amplify it. #GenitalAutonomy #EqualProtection #StopMGM #JakeTran #IntactGlobal

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