Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson: The foreskin is easy for a boy to keep clean

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson of the Seattle Mama Doc 101 blog discusses what the foreskin is, and how easy nature has made it for a boy to take care of his own penis without meddling from parents.

Dexter Bligh: Circumcision would make sex more difficult for me

Dexter Bligh discusses his feelings and personal observations about genital integrity, having a foreskin, the effect that circumcision would have, and the locker-room myth.

Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon: Using “foreskin restoration” to contemplate the effects of circumcision

Jewish American independent filmmaker Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon explains why he included discussions and explicit images of foreskin restoration in his landmark documentary film:

Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision

Michael B. Wicks: I was circumcised as an adult and I get it

Michael B. Wicks chose for himself to undergo adult circumcision when he was 30 years old; he was suffering from phimosis, which is a relatively rare and frequently inappropriate diagnosis.

Today, Michael laments the fact that he didn't investigate—and wasn't informed about—less invasive alternatives to treating his condition, and he's been inspired by the way the Intactivist Movement has pushed the conversation around circumcision into the light of the mainstream, where the foreskin is finally being defended as a valuable part of a person's body.

The following conversation took place between shows in the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project's Foreskin Awareness Booth during a Vancouver street fair on Davie Street.

Dustin Marquardt: “I feel such a sense of loss”

Dustin Marquardt shares his thoughts about circumcision after visiting the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project's Foreskin Awareness Booth at Victoria Pride, where the unique performance artist Glen Callender made live demonstrations about the wonders of his foreskin.

Lloyd Schofield: People in the San Francisco Bay Area are already voting with their children by not circumcising them

Lloyd Schofield discusses the events of the 2011 San Francisco Ballot Initiative to ban circumcision of children in the City of San Francisco.

Brian Levitt: My body was used in some Jewish ritual

Brian Levitt is a Jewish intactivist living in San Francisco. He describes his own story of the stages of awakening consciousness.