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Allie (She/Her/Elle)

# Genital Autonomy Collective Summer GoFundMe Update: Portland Pride & InterConnect 2025

Sorry for the delay in this update, I’ve been taking a break after months of summer events.

Y’all may have seen that our board member, Perry, posted about Google trends of related search terms spiking along with our events. It’s been extremely motivating seeing objective measures of interest in the topic of genital autonomy. Our boots on the ground public outreach is clearly reaching people, and I’m extremely proud of everyone helping to make that happen! Y’alls time volunteering and generous donations have been extremely helpful.

## Portland Pride GALDEF Booth
Between **GALDEF**; The **Genital Autonomy Legal Defense & Education Fund**, **Intact Global**, and **Genital Autonomy Collective**, we had 9 volunteers helping out! It was even a bit cramped at times between the morning and evening shifts behind just one table. I had a great time meeting folks from Intact Global, and GALDEF in person again! There were many many good dogs, and I definitely did not bribe any with treats. We gave away all of the literature we printed out on Hadachek v. Oregon. The most popular was our zine: *Hadachek v. Oregon: Information about the lawsuit for LGBTQ+ People* written by T.T. Perry. This is available on our public drive folder for anyone that would like to print it. We had a small flier on foreskin restoration devices which was very popular and shows the need for accessible literature on foreskin restoration, which we’re currently working on.

I also talked to many other orgs running tables to possibly collaborate. Including:
* A local apparel company to make higher quality GAC logo shirts for future events
* Someone at OPB, Oregon Public Broadcasting, excited to bring Hadachek v. Oregon to their higher-ups
* A queer focused non-denominational church supportive of genital autonomy as an in-person location for support groups
* And, many others without concrete plans

### Hadachek v. Oregon Updates
We helped Intact Global easily collect **over 200 emails**. Ask anyone who’s collected emails before, and they’ll tell you it feels like pulling teeth. However, Oregonians show up to fight for human rights, and wanted to know how and when to support **Hadachek v. Oregon**. We ask that people come to the **Pioneer Square Courthouse** in Portland to show support on the day of the hearing. You can find out when by subscribing to the Intact Global email newsletter at the link below. You can join a Genital Autonomy Collective Discord server for updates as well!

Email sign-up:
<intactglobal.org/>
GAC Discord links:
<autonomycollective.org/groups/>
Donate to GAC:
<gofundme.com/end-circumcision->

# Free WAS Sexual Justice Webinar
This **Saturday, September 20th at 1 PM Pacific time**:
The **World Association for Sexual Health** (**WAS**) member, The **Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund** (**GALDEF**) commemeorates World Sexual Health Month with a **free** webinar:

**Circumcision and Sexual Justice:**
**What Can We Do?**

Speakers including Alliana from the Genital Autonomy Collective will be speaking from experience around:
* Identities including straight, gay, intersex, and transgender people
* Within the medical community
* Within the mental health community
* In the Courts
* Religious Communities

I encourage everyone to join to share, and watch for public comment to show the medical community that genital autonomy is included in sexual justice!

**Free tickets:**
<zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/circ>
More info:
<galdef.org/2025/09/02/sexual-j>

In Solidarity,
Alliana, founder of the Genital Autonomy Collective

P.s. have just found that the date for Hadachek v. Oregon hearing is October 23rd!

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #activism #lgbtq #genitalautonomycollective #pride2025 #pride2025

Allie (She/Her/Elle)

Genital Autonomy Collective stickers from Sticker Ninja turned out great! They gave quite a few complimentary stickers that show they're very queer too! Cut cisnormativity, NOT foreskin!

We have them in time for Portland Pride as well as our next conferences and bike rides. Designing more stickers for future events too.

If you'd like one come say hi to us at Portland Pride on the waterfront July 19th & 20th!

Stickers are a great way to introduce the topic of genital autonomy, people love stickers!
autonomycollective.org/

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #activism #lgbtq #genitalautonomycollective #pdx #stickers #localbusiness #stickerninja

Allie (She/Her/Elle)

Genital Autonomy Collective just tabled with our new banner from Elmer's Flag and Banner, Kites Too! which turned out great! Rad Pride was Rad! Almost everyone who spoke to us there thanked us for bringing genital autonomy to pride!

We handed out basically all of the literature we printed, and queer Oregonians are excited about Hadachek v. Oregon fighting to protect all children from forced genital cutting! Our Hadachek v. Oregon and the queer community zine was the most popular.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, and everyone who's supported us and volunteered! Also thank you to Elmer's Flag and Banner, Kites Too! for getting our banner made so quickly despite some technical issues.

gofundme.com/f/end-circumcisio
elmersflag.com/

Solidarity,
Alliana, Founder of The Genital Autonomy Collective

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #pride #activism #lgbtq #genitalautonomycollective #Pridemonth

Allie (She/Her/Elle)

I had a lot of fun talking as a guest on the Intact Again Podcast again! This time is a more casual cocktail hour, but we also talked about a lot of the events Genital Autonomy Collective is doing this summer! It should be out before the end of this month, be sure to follow them to catch when it goes live!
linktr.ee/intactagainpodcast

Here's the last episode I was on:
intactagainpodcast.alitu.com/e

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #pride #activism #lgbtq #genitalautonomycollective #Pridemonth

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Allie (She/Her/Elle)

Did our first tabling event yesterday with the genital autonomy collective! People there were very receptive to genital autonomy even if they've never talked about it before. We even had someone come up and tell us they're a foreskin restorer!

I gave a talk, my ex was in the audience so was a little activated but still managed. I'll upload the talk on YouTube later tonight
Thank you to everyone that has volunteered time, and supported us so far
💜❤️

Cut cisnormativity, NOT foreskin!

youtu.be/tapjcLqiF9M
gofundme.com/f/end-circumcisio

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #pride #activism #lgbtq #genitalautonomycollective

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Allie (She/Her/Elle)

# Crowdfunding Genital Autonomy Collective tabling to bring Intersectional Genital Autonomy to Pride

We're doing public outreach **tabling at events this Pride season** for the first time solo as an organization!

We're entirely community funded and **do not want to be beholden to systemic grants**, so **we need your help!**
Any amount even a few dollars makes a big difference. 💜💛

gofundme.com/f/end-circumcisio

Your donation will help us create outreach materials like zines/buttons/stickers/etc, cover hosting costs of our free support groups, allow us to continue working on research, and advocating for intersectional genital autonomy for all.

This year we're raising awareness about a timely topic: **Hadachek v. Oregon**, a lawsuit challenging the female genital cutting ban to expand it to **protect all children** including **protecting intersex children, and boys from circumcision**.

We will share how it will benefit trans, intersex, gender diverse peoples and other marginalized groups specifically. TIGD people are uniquely receptive to supporting intersectional genital autonomy when given the chance.

Circumcision harms more than just boys, and Oregon is ready to stand for bodily autonomy for all people!

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #pride #activism #lgbtq #genitalautonomycollective

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Allie (She/Her/Elle)

The first Bike Summer Ride for Intersectional Genital Autonomy w/Genital Autonomy Collective this year went great! Met some lovely folks who want to help out with the cause and it was a comfortable ride! I'd like to have some apparel for the future ones to really make them a visual resistance effort! Like a bike flag from a local store that I'm in talks of getting made.

I also hope to get an event calendar up on the GAC website for these events to be compiled.

Will be hosting two more group rides this year, event details at shift2bike!
shift2bikes.org/calendar/event
shift2bikes.org/calendar/event

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon
#GAC #bodilyautonomy
#childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc
#fgc #igc #activism #lgbtq #queer

#bike#groupride#bikesummer
Erik L. Midtsveen ☮︎꩜ૐ
I don’t collect Pokémon cards and never will because it’s just consumerism and not my thing. 😅

I’m guilty of posting images to Mastodon instead of Pixelfed, but honestly, I should use Pixelfed for images since that’s what it’s made for, sharing photos and visual content. 📸

Anyway, I only wanted my favorite Pokémon, Lugia, graded, no matter the grade, image, or company.

My older brother, who is really into collecting now, bought me these two cards. 🎁❤

The CGC card can be seen at the link below. The other card is from PCG, which is a lesser-known UK grading company that no longer exists today. 🃏🇬🇧✨

- https://www.cgccards.com/CERTLOOKUP/1401015031016/10_0/

So now, that’s one more thing crossed off my life’s wish list! ✅✨

#Pokémon #PokémonCards #Cards #Lugia #CardGrading #Grading #CGC #PCG #PSA
#psa
Allie (She/Her/Elle)

The leftovers from the Intact Global Press Conference were donated to a local free store. Glad I was able to help prevent them from going to waste, and that a hot coffee or tea might warm someone's day.

I plan to continue to use the resources The Genital Autonomy Collective might have such as a table and chairs for tabling to help in mutual aid efforts rather than having them sit in the garage when we're not tabling.

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #PDX #mutualaid

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Allie (She/Her/Elle)

At a local café and the staff were talking in support about Hadachek v. Oregon and Intact Global's challenge to expand protection from child genital cutting to all children including preventing circumcision of boys and intersex surgeries.

People are talking in support of genital autonomy this is not a fringe issue, less than 1 in 10 children are genitally cut in Oregon, and Oregonians are happy to fight for the rights of all children!

I shared more info with them such as our search for a plaintiff who has experienced intersex related genital cutting in Oregon.

Exerpt from my speech:
"I’ve been speaking up against child genital cutting for almost a decade with limited success until I moved here. Portland, Oregon really became my home because we also talk to neighbors here, and we know them. We know that they’re exceptionally diverse, and I believe we’re proud to fight for human rights because we know that. [Pause]
Many people assume that I was not affected by childhood genital cutting, but childhood genital cutting, including circumcision, affects more than just boys and men."

Alliana,
Founder of the Genital Autonomy Collective

#genitalautonomy #intactivism #intersex #trans #transqender #CGM #MGM ##GM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactalobal #hadachekvoreqon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc
#genitalautonomycollective #aenderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #cascadia #pacificnorthwest

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Allie (She/Her/Elle)

# Hadachek v. Oregon Intact Global 2025 Press Conference
Please let me know if you find more news coverage on this. We at the Genital Autonomy Collective spoke about intersectionality at the Intact Global 2025 press conference and hopefully some of the news will also mention that. The Hadacheck v. Oregon case will expand opportunities for trans, intersex, and gender diverse people in ways that more people need to be aware of. Circumcision impacts gender affirming surgery options, and impacts our freedom as well, and we're fighting with the broader genital autonomy movement for our shared rights.

An excerpt from my speech:
"Genital cutting is often talked about in the categories of male, female, and intersex, but those categories are not distinct in reality. People inherently defy those arbitrary boundaries. Because of this, many of the children assigned male at birth and subjected to penile circumcision, or other childhood genital cutting, are transgender, intersex, and otherwise gender-diverse
... Circumcision, by removing genital tissue and creating scars, physically limits options for adults seeking genital surgery. This stands in the way of our freedom to make the choice for ourselves as adults just like it does for boys and men. We are working with the intactivist movement for our shared freedom." youtube.com/live/S4-Cva6dVu4?s

With attention and advocacy opportunities the challenge is bringing, The Genital Autonomy Collective is in need of more volunteers to help. Please message me if you're interested in supporting intersectional genital autonomy for all children in Oregon. While we welcome help of all kinds, we specifically need help with: Graphic design, web design, contacts with press, fundraising, social media management, writing, non profit experience, academic research opportunities, tabling events, etc.

Intact Global is also looking for Intersex plaintiffs who have experienced Intersex related genital cutting in Oregon at any date to add to the Equal Protection Challenge against forced, non-religious genital mutilation. As well as trans plaintiffs who have experienced penile circumcision in Oregon to add to the legal challenge.

Please email me at Allie@autonomycollective.org if you'd like to come forward as a plaintiff or are interested in volunteering. If you're in need of support on violated genital autonomy or would like to help advocate you can join a group at our website: autonomycollective.org/groups.

Alliana,
Founder of the Genital Autonomy Collective

oregonlive.com/health/2025/03/

#genitalautonomy #intactivism
#intersex #trans #transgender
#CGM #MGM #IGM
#FGM #genitalintegrity
#circumcision #intactglobal2025 #intactglobal #hadachekvoregon #GAC #bodilyautonomy #childgenitalcutting #cgc #mgc #fgc #igc #genitalautonomycollective #genderdiverse #intersectionality #activism #oregon #portland #pnw #cascadia

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Allie (She/Her/Elle)

May 7th Is World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy.

A day to raise awareness of a human right that is frequently violated in the western world through male circumcision and intersex 'normalization' surgeries. Also, while no longer widely practiced there are still over 500 thousand victims of FGM in the US with extremely few avenues for support since their battle is often thought as 'won'. There's similar disenfranchisement of the grief of everyone who has experienced child genital cutting including an *incorrect* association with the manosphere/faschosphere.

I host two explicitly intersectional support groups on discord, one for the intersection (violated) genital autonomy and trans, intersex, and gender diverse peoples. I also host a support group for other marginalized allies in the same vein. You can access these at our work in progress website. It's currently at 19 PT on Tuesdays.

autonomycollective.org/groups/

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#genitalautonomycollective #GAC #supportforaffectedalliesofintersectional #genitalautonomy #SAIGA #genitalautonomy #cgc #CGM #IGM #FGM #MGM #endcgc #endmgm #endfgm #endigm #genitalintegrity #circumcision #malecircumcision #femalecircumcison #intersex #trans #endcircumcision # #WDoG #worldwidedayofgenitalautonomy #may7th #WWDOGA #foreskinrestoration #foreskin

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Benjamin Spider 🏳️‍🌈

Captain America 109 - October 3, 1968

The last big hurdle in finishing my collection Expanding on Captain America’s origin. Classic cover art by the legendary Jack Kirby. I wanted a white issue with a properly aligned cover. A crowning jewel to my collection. Just waiting on three more issues and the collection is complete.

I will crack it out this weekend.

#jackkirby#captainamerica#comics
Flippin' 'eck, Tucker!

Once upon a time on Usenet (for the youngsters: that's the social network your parents used) there was a group called comp.sys.sinclair for discussing the Sinclair ZX Spectrum (for the youngsters: that's the computer your grandparents used).

For the last 25-or-so years they've been running an annual Crap Games Contest. Now The Guardian has found out, but it's all actually OK.

theguardian.com/games/2023/jul

The Guardian‘It’s fun to cook up the stupidest idea’: the people competing to make the worst computer games possibleBy Rich Pelley
#Sinclair#ZXSpectrum#Gaming
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