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!

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

# 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." https://www.youtube.com/live/S4-Cva6dVu4?si=uO4-J9OzUMfypDZD&t=5127

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: https://autonomycollective.org/groups.html

Alliana,
Founder of the Genital Autonomy Collective

https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/03/lawyers-say-oregon-genital-cutting-law-discriminates-against-boys-seek-circumcision-ban.html

#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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From @dspacestv@tiktok.com, talking about the first continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump, invented by Dr. Ernst Friedrich Pfeiffer. We've come a long, long way with our #Dexcom and #FreestyleLibre devices.

https://www.tiktok.com/@dspacestv/video/7437198497117670702

Dexcom G7 has arrived in Australia but they aren't subsidised by NDSS yet. It took a while didn't it? #diabetes #CGM

Any recommendations for #MailOrder #CGM sensor? Medicare requires we order the #diabetic sensor by a mail pharmacy.

Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) wearers - How often do you reach 100% ? #diabetes #cgm #continuousglucosemonitor #type1diabetes #G7 #dexcom

I lost touch with many of my #mutualaid #diabetic friends when I left the bad site, so please boost for me.

My wife’s Opa passed away this week, leaving behind ~vials of #Humalog #insulin and a number of #Dexcom #G7 #CGM sensors (non-pump compatible). Everything is paid for and we don’t want it all to go to waste.

Please let me know who could use this. Thank you.

A fascinating area: Immunomodulation to prevent / slow onset of Type 1 Diabetes.

The technology to manage established diabetes is really good now (if can afford it) - I'm thinking #CGM #pumps #loops

Given that, is immunomodulation worth the risk from its adverse events?

(to avoid doubt, I'm not arguing against it, especially if #immunomodulation can prevent #T1D outright, but we maybe in a grey zone at present). #medicine #MedMastodon #diabetes #type1diabetes

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2312091?query=TOC&cid=NEJM%20eToc,%20December%207,%202023%20DM2307322_NEJM_Non_Subscriber&bid=1966576644

@Mary625 @greeblehaus Love the Libre 3. Been on it since it basically released. It’s tiny, and so far, it’s been reliable. When high, at least for me, it tends to read a little higher than my BG meter, but still within 10% of error for the most part. Adhesive is better than the 2, I almost never use an overpatch. Have had no problem with them lasting the entire 2 weeks.

Type1Toucan on etsy makes cool decorative stickers for them! I have Winnie The Pooh on my current one.

Well that was weird. The iOS security update messed with my Libre glucose sensor alarms so I didn’t get the alert I needed. Not sure how or why, but I think for the future I’m turning off automatic updates.

Fellow #Diabetics - I have just switched to the #FreestyleLibre3 #CGM today. Interested in hearing your experiences!