Shelley has long been a powerful force in the genital integrity movement. As early as 2013 she bravely went out to the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD, with her wagon filled with information, to educate the public of the harms of forced genital cutting and the benefits of the intact penis.
“I was online, when the first Bloodstained suit made its presence in America. I was looking at the pictures, videos and dialog of the 2012 AAP protest in New Orleans on social media.”
“I saw Jonathon Conte wear the suit, spread legged and barefoot. I thought, how ironic!! The same thing happened to him as an infant, and now he’s showing the world. How extraordinary and powerful! I remember vividly the reactions from the doctors looking at him and their shock to a man speaking up.”
“I felt I had no choice but to wear the suit. I take male child genital cutting personal because I have two sons with less rights than their sister. To me that makes no sense, especially in the land of the ‘free.’ Equal rights and freedom to choose what happens to our bodies are basic human rights and that’s huge for me. Honestly I have never felt more American than when I wear the bloodstained suit. I am speaking up for my sons and their rights to equal protection under law.”
“I first wore the bloodstained suit in Washington DC at a yearly protest called GIAW (short for Genital Integrity Awareness Week.) it was in 2012, and the BSM were still a brand new idea in Intactivism. It wasn’t easy. At that time the BSM were not exactly welcomed into our movement. There was a lot of resentment and fear.”
“Resentment that was palpable against fellow activists who wore the suit. We were asked to “move” farther away from other Intactivist camps, and we were shunned. I still vividly remember being accused of “scaring the children” and heated discussions at that time coming from more “peaceful” activists who thought the BSM were over the top. As for me? I believe one shoe does not fit all, so having different angles in protesting styles is an advantage that attracts all types of people.”
“I still believe there is no other means to protest as powerfully as wearing the Bloodstained suit. I’ve actually done experiments on this back at home. I’ve worn regular clothes at my protests and the suit. By far, people are more moved by the suit and can not deny what they’re looking at. I mean, circumcision is a literal bloody mess and the bloodstained suit really evokes people and reminds them of it.”
“I’ve been right there, supporting the bloodstained suit since its inception. I’ve been in my home state protesting with Brother K, traveled in the early days with the BSM and later even evolved my own “bloodstain.” My protest pants now have in red writing the words, “men’s rights.” To me, nothing quite says FU circumcision like the bloodstained crotch does. Nothing else is so visceral, or undeniable and watching physicians observe BSM protests is most interesting to me. Seeing them forced to reckon with what they’ve done to babies. Standing up to them with more knowledge about the normal intact male body then they ever learned in med school. Physicians have blood on their hands and they and the nurses know it.”
“Whoever is reading this, I ask you to reconsider the issue if you’re “for” child and baby penis cutting. Male babies and children are in a war. Their bodies show the scar of defeat. People’s genitals should be free of pain and marks from culture, tradition and religion. Scarred, genitals have NO PLACE in a child’s underwear.”
“I have been a public solo protester since 2011 and am known for pulling a wagon with a banner attached to it down the boardwalk of Ocean City, MD. for hundreds of thousands of people to see. I’m also proud to have contributed to the MGM bill for two years, I have wrote letters to Delaware’s (41 representatives and 21 senators.) I’ve traveled to California and marched in pride parades with Bay Area Intactivist’s, and I’m the person who to came up with the frequently used BSM sign slogan, “circumcision removes 16 functions. “ That particular phrase has been more widely used, than any other wording to inform and educate the public of male genital cutting harm.”
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Shelleys letters to Delaware’s representatives and senators on the proposed MGM bill and their responses.
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Letters to the Medicaid directors in DE, MD and VA and their responses.
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Videos of me speaking on the forced genital cutting of children.
https://youtu.be/G57XVTcBHCw
A video at the San Francisco Pride Parade
https://youtu.be/6P4zN7C0h-4
In 2013 Shelley traveled to San Francisco to march in Pride with the Bay Area Intactivists. This is a video of meeting among activists during her stay:
Intactivists Discuss Strategy for Ending the Circumcision Nightmare
https://youtu.be/DtuOm7hCFZo
This is an instructional video that Shelley put together to encourage other activists get out on the street and educate about the harms of forced genital cutting:
Public speaking intactivism
https://youtu.be/ZK1-kWfHKOQ
Shelley shared her thoughts on bloodstained suits in this thoughtful video:
Bloodstained Victims of Circumcision
https://youtu.be/nLHbG2UgLqw
Video Credit James Loewen
Shelley participating in a Bloodstained Video Exercise
Circumcision - America's Disgrace!
https://youtu.be/xqVx-Wlza2s
Video Credit: James Loewen
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