Reposted by GALDEFDavid Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026youtube.com/shorts/Tv8qS...youtube.comUPDATE: Hadacheck v Oregon case #intactglobal #bodilyautonomy #equalityforall #equalprotectionYouTube video by Intact Global, Inc. 022
Reposted by GALDEFDavid Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/s... September 14 Hearing in Hadachek v. Oregon 022
Reposted by GALDEFDavid Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.galdef.org/2026/09/19/w... Witnessing History at the Hadichek v. Oregon Hearing 022
Reposted by GALDEFDavid Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/n... New Book Examines Infant Circumcision Through the Lens of Human Rights Theory 022
Reposted by GALDEFDavid Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/g... Global Survey Quantifies the "Pleasure Gap" and Psychological Harm of Infant Circumcision 022
Reposted by GALDEFDavid Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/g... Gloria Steinem (1934-2026): Male Circumcision Opponent 022
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/g... GALDEF / Intact Global Collaboration at 2026 Portland Pride 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/d... Dr. Thompson presents with Darbon and 15 Square at EFS in Lisbon 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/i... Intact Global Files Colorado Equal Protection Legal Challenge 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/w... On May 9th , GALDEF president Tim Hammond and board member Dr. Leif Thompson, were in Cologne, Germany to speak at the 14th annual Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy (WWDOGA). 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/a... Attorney Education Video Ads 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/c... Childhood Circumcision, Bodily Autonomy, and Transgender Experience: An Autoethnographic Reflection 151
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 22/06/2026A brief interview with Tim Hammond, President and Founder of GALDEF, with Brother K on June 15, 2026 prior to the Intact Global news conference about the filing of the Huff v. Colorado equal protection challenge in Colorado. drive.google.com/file/d/15Od4...drive.google.com 022
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 26/04/2026www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... GALDEF has created an attorney training video to help attorneys fight the medical, social, cultural and legal biases in cases involving involuntary genital cutting of healthy children. You can help power our mission! Please contribute now to help us reach our goal.zeffy.comHelp Promote GALDEF's Attorney Training Video🌟 Help us to educate attorneys about genital autonomy! 🌟GALDEF has created an attorney training video titled "Circumcision of Healthy Unconsenting Minors: Strategies for Eliminating Legal Biases in Im... 033
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 10/04/2026www.youtube.com/live/NGc5e04...youtube.comConference Update Featuring GALDEF Executive Director Tim HammondYouTube video by Eric Clopper 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 04/04/2026The Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund (GALDEF) would like to announce the release of a new video this Foreskin Day! The 90-minute video features interviews with attorneys Eric Clopper and David Llewellyn. Go to our YouTube page to watch the full video: tinyurl.com/circ-plainti... 000
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Are you passionate about bodily autonomy? GALDEF needs your help! Click on the link in our bio to learn more and join our team. 020
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 06/03/2026www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... To reach attorneys, law firms, law schools and law students, GALDEF will invest $10,000 in display ads in several legal magazines in Colorado and Oregon where equal protection lawsuits are underway or planned. Our ambitious goal is to raise $10,000 by May 15, 2026.zeffy.comHelp Promote GALDEF's Attorney Training Video🌟 Help us to educate attorneys about genital autonomy! 🌟GALDEF has created an attorney training video titled "Circumcision of Healthy Unconsenting Minors: Strategies for Eliminating Legal Biases in Im... 020
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 25/12/2025www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... Help us defend the right to physical integrity and bodily autonomy. Your timely contribution to GALDEF will support legal advocacy and educational programs that protect individuals from medically unnecessary, irreversible, nonconsensual genital modification surgeries.zeffy.com2025 Year End Giving: Donate to Change LivesYour support upholds the right to personal autonomy.By donating now, you reinforce legal advocacy and educational programs that protect individuals from medically unnecessary, irreversible, non-consen... 010
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 05/12/2025www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... Help us defend the right to physical integrity and bodily autonomy. Your timely contribution to GALDEF will support legal advocacy and educational programs that protect individuals from medically unnecessary, irreversible, nonconsensual genital modification surgeries.zeffy.com2025 Year End Giving: Donate to Change LivesYour support upholds the right to personal autonomy.By donating now, you reinforce legal advocacy and educational programs that protect individuals from medically unnecessary, irreversible, non-consen... 043
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Giving Tuesday is rapidly approaching! Please consider making a timely donation to GALDEF! Your donation can help change U.S. law in favor of ending genital cutting customs and promoting equal protection of children’s bodily integrity regardless of sex! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...zeffy.comYour Giving Tuesday Gift Can Change U.S. LawYour gift on or around Giving Tuesday - December 2, 2025 - helps GALDEF to support lawyers in courtrooms across the country to change the legal landscape in favor of ending genital cutting customs and... 032
Reposted by GALDEFGALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 27/11/2025www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... Giving Tuesday is rapidly approaching! Please consider making a timely donation to GALDEF! Your donation can help change U.S. law in favor of ending genital cutting customs and promoting equal protection of children’s bodily integrity regardless of sex!zeffy.comYour Giving Tuesday Gift Can Change U.S. LawYour gift on or around Giving Tuesday - December 3, 2025 - helps GALDEF to support lawyers in courtrooms across the country to change the legal landscape in favor of ending genital cutting customs and... 033
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 27/11/2025www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... Giving Tuesday is rapidly approaching! Please consider making a timely donation to GALDEF! Your donation can help change U.S. law in favor of ending genital cutting customs and promoting equal protection of children’s bodily integrity regardless of sex!zeffy.comYour Giving Tuesday Gift Can Change U.S. LawYour gift on or around Giving Tuesday - December 3, 2025 - helps GALDEF to support lawyers in courtrooms across the country to change the legal landscape in favor of ending genital cutting customs and... 033
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 17/10/2025www.galdef.org/newsletters/ Do you want to receive GALDEF's newsletters directly in your Inbox? Click on the link and subscribe!galdef.orgNewsletters - GALDEFNewsletters Not subscribed? Subscribe Now! 2025 January February March April May June 2024 January 11 January 24 February March April May June July August September October November December Year End... 110
Reposted by GALDEFThey/Them (T. T. Perry) @ttpphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Circumcision and Sexual Justice: What Can We Do? GALDEF Webinar, 20 September 2025 This global webinar event commemorated the World Association for Sexual Health declaration of World Sexual Health Day/Month. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_1Y... #SexualHealth #Circumcision #Justice #LGBTQIA #Autonomyyoutube.comCircumcision and Sexual Justice: What Can We Do? – 20 September 2025This global webinar event on 20 September 2025, sponsored by the Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund, commemorated the World Association for Sexual Health declaration of World Sexual… 121
Reposted by GALDEFGALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025September has been declared World Sexual Health Month by the World Association for Sexual Health. In observance of this event, the Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund will be offering a free webinar on 20 September 2025 at 4:00pm ET, 3:00pm CT,2:00pm Mountain, and 1:00pm/Pacific. 011
Reposted by GALDEFGALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025The topic of this month's webinar is “Circumcision and Sexual Justice: What Can We Do?” It will include a diverse panel of experts and passionate champions of genital autonomy who will share their unique perspectives in addressing this question. 021
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Admission is free but you will need to pre-register here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... Attendees can submit questions which the panelists will answer following their presentations. You won't want to miss this event! See you on September 20th! 010
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025The topic of this month's webinar is “Circumcision and Sexual Justice: What Can We Do?” It will include a diverse panel of experts and passionate champions of genital autonomy who will share their unique perspectives in addressing this question. 021
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025September has been declared World Sexual Health Month by the World Association for Sexual Health. In observance of this event, the Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund will be offering a free webinar on 20 September 2025 at 4:00pm ET, 3:00pm CT,2:00pm Mountain, and 1:00pm/Pacific. 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 17/06/2025In April, GALDEF launched a fundraising campaign for two vital projects with an ambitious goal of raising a combined total of $12,000 by June 30. So far we've raised $8,290. Please consider donating to help us reach our goal in the final weeks of the campaign! www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra... 011
Reposted by GALDEFGALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 02/06/2025GALDEF's How to Sue and Win Campaign continues through the end of June! Proceeds from this fundraiser will underwrite the production of training modules for attorneys and plaintiffs so they can win lawsuits against male genital cutting. Please donate today! Thank you! www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra... 012
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The latest book by Ron Goldman ("Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma" and "Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective") is now an Amazon Best Seller. "The Empathy Evolution" challenges various American cultural beliefs and practices, including infant circumcision. www.amazon.com/Empathy-Evol... 020
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 17/06/2025"Why do we still engage in the ritual, nonconsensual genital mutilation of newborn boys?" Scott Raab raises this question in his article, "The Case Against Circumcision," which appeared last month in Esquire Magazine. The article can be accessed here: www.galdef.org/wp-content/u...galdef.org 020
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 02/06/2025GALDEF's How to Sue and Win Campaign continues through the end of June! Proceeds from this fundraiser will underwrite the production of training modules for attorneys and plaintiffs so they can win lawsuits against male genital cutting. Please donate today! Thank you! www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra... 012
Reposted by GALDEFGALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025We're more than half way to our goal! How to Sue and Win Campaign Continues www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra... 012
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Don't forget to subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! Visit our home page and scroll to the bottom of the page! www.galdef.orggaldef.orgGenital Autonomy Legal Defense & Education FundIn the late 19th century in the U.S., doctors were the ones who decided if their male newborn patients should be circumcised. By the middle of the 20th century, hospitals began asking parents to decid... 010
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025We're more than half way to our goal! How to Sue and Win Campaign Continues www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra... 012
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025WWDOGA 2025: Inspiring Messages about Genital Autonomy and Equality www.galdef.org/2025/05/11/w... 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025www.galdef.org/2025/05/11/g... GALDEF Celebrates Skin in the Game Award 2025 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025GALDEF Presents at Inaugural Intact Global Conference bsky.app/profile/gald... 000
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 12/05/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBvT...youtube.comWWDOGA 2025: Inspiring Messages about Genital Autonomy and EqualityYouTube video by Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund 012
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/04/2025www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra... Help make "How to Sue and Win!" possible! GALDEF will produce 2 video training modules, 1 each for attorneys and potential plaintiffs, so they can be more effective in winning lawsuits against male genital cutting. Help us achieve our $12,000 goal. Thank you!zeffy.comHelp Make “How to Sue and Win!” PossibleGALDEF has begun fundraising for two vital projects this year and has set an ambitious goal of raising a combined total of $12,000 by June 30, 2025.HOW TO SUE AND WIN! VIDEOSWe’re very excited to anno... 011
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Got WWDOGA? The 13th annual Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy will occur on May 3 in Köln, Germany and online with livestreaming and pre-recorded videos. This year's main focus is GENITAL AUTONOMY and equality! 022
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025www.galdef.org/2025/04/09/h... GALDEF Announces Fundraiser for Video Training Modulesgaldef.orgMajor Fundraiser Announced: Help Make “How to Sue and Win!” Possible - GALDEFGALDEF has begun fundraising for two vital projects this year and has set an ambitious goal of raising a combined total of $12,000 by June 30. We’re very excited to announce that we're moving forward ... 000
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025www.galdef.org/2025/04/12/m... Medicaid Bill Fails in NH Senategaldef.orgMedicaid bill fails in NH Senate - GALDEFAs previously reported in February, the New Hampshire House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill to remove Medicaid funding for newborn circumcision and sent the bill to the Senate. On April 9,... 000
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025www.galdef.org/2025/04/09/g... GALDEF Presents at Inaugural Intact Global Conferencegaldef.orgGALDEF presents at Inaugural Intact Global Conference - GALDEFThe Inaugural Intact Global Conference and subsequent news conference, held March 29-31, 2025 in Portland Oregon, exceeded all expectations thanks to the presence, passion and collaboration of more th... 000
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This is a hugely important step toward establishing the moral principle and the legal precedent that the right to grow up with one's genitals intact is a sex-neutral, gender-neutral and fundamental human right. www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...oregonlive.comLawyers say Oregon genital cutting law discriminates against boys; seek circumcision banA father and son who were both circumcised at birth announce a lawsuit against the state of Oregon. 010
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 01/04/2025“Even if a surgery is executed flawlessly, if the surgery were unnecessary, the surgery in and of itself constitutes harm.” – Tortorella v Castro, California Court of Appeal, 2006 www.galdef.orggaldef.orgGenital Autonomy Legal Defense & Education FundIn the late 19th century in the U.S., doctors were the ones who decided if their male newborn patients should be circumcised. By the middle of the 20th century, hospitals began asking parents to decid... 000
GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 01/04/2025GALDEF's vision is to create a world in which the right of everyone to bodily integrity and the freedom to choose what’s done to their genitals is legally protected on an equal basis. www.galdef.orggaldef.orgGenital Autonomy Legal Defense & Education FundIn the late 19th century in the U.S., doctors were the ones who decided if their male newborn patients should be circumcised. By the middle of the 20th century, hospitals began asking parents to decid... 000