@Pyretta There's a Wikipedia article with some information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_in_history
I think this speech touches on it for a little bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A1rO3eDVM8
talkin bout genital mutilation
@jordyd@octodon.social @popefucker@cybre.space
However, my parents said that part of the reason they had me circumcised is because it had to have a medical benefit if it was done in the old testament.
I was cut so tight that my skin would sometimes tear and bleed, but restoring my foreskin has helped with that.
Real life bodily autonomy horror
@wilbr @thufie Yeah, cutting someone's genitals before they can consent is wrong, whether they are male, female, or intersex. All children need to be protected from genital cutting, only an adult should be able to choose to have parts of their own genitals cut off.
I was circumcised as an infant, and my skin was cut so tight that it would sometimes tear and bleed when puberty started. I thought that the pain was normal before I found out what circumcision was. I restored my foreskin to try to regain autonomy over my own body, and that has helped a lot, but that doesn't change that my genitals were mutilated without my consent.
nonconsentual genital mutilation
@thufie Oh yeah, sorry about that.
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@thufie His adopted mom was very religious, and she caught him looking at gay porn. She had him circumcised against his will, and there wasn't much he could do about it since he was under 18. He still has nightmares about it. I think she was also very abusive in other ways too.
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@thufie oof. I have a friend who had his genitals cut when he was 14 as punishment when his mom found out he was gay.
@cjd Older trackpoints were made for low resolution screens. New ones are a lot better. You should also turn the acceleration up a bit. I like it since I don't have to take my hands off of home row to move the cursor. I use a trackball with my desktop.
@tom needs more emacs
I love #emacs, #gnu, and #freesoftware
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I'm an intactivist, all children have the right to be protected from genital cutting before they can consent, regardless of their genitalia. A consenting adult has the right to do what they want with their own body. #intactivism #i2 #autonomy