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The Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund (GALDEF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to creating a world in which the right of everyone to bodily integrity is legally protected. www.galdef.org

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David Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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UPDATE: Hadacheck v Oregon case #intactglobal #bodilyautonomy #equalityforall #equalprotection
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David Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/s... September 14 Hearing in Hadachek v. Oregon
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David Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/09/19/w... Witnessing History at the Hadichek v. Oregon Hearing
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David Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/n... New Book Examines Infant Circumcision Through the Lens of Human Rights Theory
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David Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/g... Global Survey Quantifies the "Pleasure Gap" and Psychological Harm of Infant Circumcision
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David Balashinsky @balashinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/09/16/g... Gloria Steinem (1934-2026): Male Circumcision Opponent
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/g... GALDEF / Intact Global Collaboration at 2026 Portland Pride
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/d... Dr. Thompson presents with Darbon and 15 Square at EFS in Lisbon
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/i... Intact Global Files Colorado Equal Protection Legal Challenge
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.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).
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/a... Attorney Education Video Ads
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/c... Childhood Circumcision, Bodily Autonomy, and Transgender Experience: An Autoethnographic Reflection
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
www.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.
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Help 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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Conference Update Featuring GALDEF Executive Director Tim Hammond
YouTube video by Eric Clopper
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Are you passionate about bodily autonomy? GALDEF needs your help! Click on the link in our bio to learn more and join our team.
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
www.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.
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Help 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
www.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.
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2025 Year End Giving: Donate to Change Lives
Your 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
www.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.
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2025 Year End Giving: Donate to Change Lives
Your 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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Your Giving Tuesday Gift Can Change U.S. Law
Your 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
www.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!
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Your Giving Tuesday Gift Can Change U.S. Law
Your 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
www.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!
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Your Giving Tuesday Gift Can Change U.S. Law
Your 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
www.galdef.org/newsletters/ Do you want to receive GALDEF's newsletters directly in your Inbox? Click on the link and subscribe!
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Newsletters - GALDEF
Newsletters 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...
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They/Them (T. T. Perry) @ttpphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Circumcision 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 #Autonomy
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Circumcision and Sexual Justice: What Can We Do? – 20 September 2025
This 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…
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
September 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.
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The 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.
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Admission 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!
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The 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.
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
September 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.
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
In 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
GALDEF'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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The 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...
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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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
GALDEF'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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We're more than half way to our goal! How to Sue and Win Campaign Continues www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Don't forget to subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! Visit our home page and scroll to the bottom of the page! www.galdef.org
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Genital Autonomy Legal Defense & Education Fund
In 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We're more than half way to our goal! How to Sue and Win Campaign Continues www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
WWDOGA 2025: Inspiring Messages about Genital Autonomy and Equality www.galdef.org/2025/05/11/w...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
www.galdef.org/2025/05/11/g... GALDEF Celebrates Skin in the Game Award 2025
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
GALDEF Presents at Inaugural Intact Global Conference bsky.app/profile/gald...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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WWDOGA 2025: Inspiring Messages about Genital Autonomy and Equality
YouTube video by Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
www.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!
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Help Make “How to Sue and Win!” Possible
GALDEF 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Got 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!
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
www.galdef.org/2025/04/09/h... GALDEF Announces Fundraiser for Video Training Modules
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Major Fundraiser Announced: Help Make “How to Sue and Win!” Possible - GALDEF
GALDEF 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 ...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
www.galdef.org/2025/04/12/m... Medicaid Bill Fails in NH Senate
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Medicaid bill fails in NH Senate - GALDEF
As 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,...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
www.galdef.org/2025/04/09/g... GALDEF Presents at Inaugural Intact Global Conference
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GALDEF presents at Inaugural Intact Global Conference - GALDEF
The 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
This 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/...
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Lawyers say Oregon genital cutting law discriminates against boys; seek circumcision ban
A father and son who were both circumcised at birth announce a lawsuit against the state of Oregon.
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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.org
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Genital Autonomy Legal Defense & Education Fund
In 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...
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GALDEF @galdef.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
GALDEF'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.org
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Genital Autonomy Legal Defense & Education Fund
In 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...
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