Protect Boys Too

Medically-unnecessary infant male circumcision is a clear violation of basic human rights. I’m asking the UK government to bring in an age of consent (18) so men can decide for themselves. Please sign below if you agree. chng.it/6Z7kqKzrMD

Two-thirds of the British public believe the bishops' bench should end. We work to end the archaic and undemocratic reservation of seats for clerics in our legislature. Find out more👇 secularism.org.uk/scrap-bishops-…

Male foreskin is anti microbial/ Highly specialised organ in its own right/ Undisputed facts Foreskin is not a birth defect The absence of foreskin is a defect called Aposthia. Aposthia is a rare congenital condition in humans, in which the foreskin of the penis is missing. Foreskin is a body part/ Highly vascularized and densely innervated double-layered fold of tissue that covers and protects the glans and urinary meatus. The tissue is highly dynamic & biochemically functions as a gliding mechanism. Foreskin is the primary erogenous zone of the male organ. Foreskin is a protective layer, much like how the eyelid protects the eye. The glans & inner mucosa are physically protected against external irritation & contaminants while maintaining a healthy & moist surface with specialised immunological properties, which defend against common microbes. Foreskin is anti microbial body part. Deborah Eshaghian/ Human Rights/Children's Rights Activist/ Intact Global Conference youtu.be/zZO14mRixk8?si…

Batting away myths, misperceptions, and misrepresentations, at TheTinMen, is a full time job. And nowhere am I swinging the bat of truth more frantically, than I am within circumcision, toward the many so-called ‘medical benefits’ that have been falsely promised to men and boys since the mid 1800s. Everything from curing idocy, to reducing bedwetting and syphilis, to promoting ‘racial hygiene’ and stopping teenage m*sturbation; circumcision is beleaguered with centuries of pseudoscience, which has kept the practice going, without question, for generations. But where is the truth to these so-called benefits? And what is the real motivation that drives circumcision in America? What do you think? Full podcast with @AttorneyClopper from Intact Global, out now youtube.com/watch?v=-BSsvU…

Twenty-six Anglican bishops are given seats as of right in the House of Lords - a deeply undemocratic anachronism in modern Britain. We campaign for a secular upper house with no specific religious representation, whether of Christian denominations or any other faiths.

@UNGeneva Do they belong to boys subject to non-therapeutic circumcision without their consent?

In every language, everywhere, human rights belong to all of us. They are non-negotiable. Learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: buff.ly/LOF08hO #StandUpForHumanRights

Millions of baby boys in America, and tens of millions around the world each year, in the first few days of life, have their bodily autonomy, and integrity invaded through infant male circumcision. A brutal, excruciatingly painful procedure, usually done without anesthesia. It is not “just a snip”, that is comparable to to a haircut, or having your ears pierced, circumcision removes more than half the nerve endings of the penis, and the most sensitive part; permanently altering the its appearance, and function, which can lead to life long sexual health issues. And all of it, done for no medical benefit whatsoever. The most carried out medical procedure in America, is the systematic, sexual violation of a baby boy’s bodily integrity; that comes with virtually no medical benefits and a raft of medical complications, such as erectile dysfunction, reduced sexual sensitivity, trauma, and even death. A baby boy dies every three days from circumcision in America. But times are slowly changing, with more than a dozen national medical organisations disavowing the procedure as having no meaningful medical advantage, and calling it what it is; “an assault”, “abuse”, and “in conflict with medical ethics.” And with that, support for circumcision is waning around America too, with the procedure finding lower numbers of approval with each generation. So when will it end? When will we listen to modern science, and protect the fundamental right to bodily integrity? What do you think? Full podcast with @AttorneyClopper from @IntactGlobalinc out now youtube.com/watch?v=-BSsvU…

@UNGeneva @UNFPA Of course, but I think you’re forgetting about the other 50% of human kind.

My body. My future. My choice. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 worldwide needs to know that she has a right to make her own choices over her body. #MyBodyisMyOwn #GenerationEquality @unfpa

“One potential approach is to defer the decision until the individual is capable... When a person is mature enough to understand the medical, ethical, cultural, and personal implications, they can make an informed choice aligned with their own values.” bioethicstoday.org/blog/why-bioet…

"Because both procedures involve significant alteration of genitalia, and social/culture reasons are prominent in parents’ decisions for both, the results suggest a gender bias in medical ethics applied to bodily integrity, which manifests itself in nomenclature that expresses negative value judgement toward the female procedure (‘mutilation’) but not the male procedure (‘circumcision’). The results add to emerging evidence of a ‘male empathy gap’ in public health." tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@ZackPolanski Everyone deserves the right to keep their whole body when they’re born. Medically unnecessary circumcision of boys is an abuse of human rights. Please sign and share our petition to Protect Boys Too: change.org/ProtectBoysToo

If there's one thing that will be guaranteed to cause people who protect the wealth and power of the super rich - it's people having a great time. I present to you Trafalgar Square today which was beautiful and alive and buzzing with just that. 💚😍

How do Britons really feel about religion in public life? New research from More in Common (for @NatSecSoc) gives one of the clearest answers yet. My analysis + full report 👇 secularism.org.uk/opinion/2026/0…

'It's not only the physical loss, it's the psychological harm of knowing that an irreversible decision about your body and your religious identity was made before you could speak' Victim of religious #circumcision calls on @UN_HRC to protect boys secularism.org.uk/news/2026/03/u…

48 more circumcision deaths. Unforgivable. newsday.com/news/nation/so…

The Government doesn't know (and perhaps doesn't want to know) how many boys are coming to harm as a result of #circumcision. An abysmal failure of child safeguarding.

'It’s time we asked some uncomfortable questions: is it ethical to circumcise boys for cultural or religious reasons when there is no medical need?'

Dr Ranj demystifies male circumcision, from medical facts to comfort and advice attitude.co.uk/life/dr-ranj-m…

Confronting testimony at UN Human Rights Council yesterday: Circumcision destroyed my relationship with my father and his faith. There's a deep sense of betrayal that comes from realising the people meant to protect you authorised an irreversible harm. youtube.com/watch?v=y0fnYA…

If you think male circumcision is trivial and harmless, consider watching this video. Evidence of physical and psychological harm is growing. Ignoring it isn’t a viable option. As Oliver says, “True religious freedom must include the freedom not to have beliefs inscribed on one’s body without consent.” secularism.org.uk/news/2026/03/u…

Conservative MP Esther McVey has called for a law to label halal and kosher meat so people can decide not to eat it 'Individuals concerned about animal welfare would want to know if an animal had been stunned prior to slaughter,' she said

"The fact that Mr Bux can perfectly legally continue to circumcise boys is a catastrophic failure of child safeguarding that is endangering the lives of boys." Our human rights lead is quoted👇 theguardian.com/society/2026/f…