Anti-circumcision supporters stage demonstration in downtown New Haven

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'During demonstrations, Brother K wears white pants with a strategically placed fake blood stain that alludes to the name of the nonprofit organization he established.

The organization is called Bloodstained Men and it aims to call attention to what Brother K refers to as a cruel and barbaric medical procedure: male circumcision. The fake blood stain is located in the crotch region, which Brother K said is a kind of “shock treatment” for people who are in denial about the seriousness of the practice.

“It’s destructive, harmful and unnecessary,” Brother K said. “The blood stain on my pants is the wound that I wear under my pants, it’s scarred on my body.”

On Saturday morning, Brother K was joined by a handful of supporters on the corner of Chapel Street and College Street, holding up signs and handing out cards with information on the organization and the reasons why it opposes circumcision. But don’t call Brother K an activist; he prefers the term “intactivist,” a combination of “intact” and “activist”.

“We’re determined to reach parents,” Brother K said. “They think it’s like the baby getting its toe nails trimmed or something. They don’t understand.”

The procedure itself is harmful, Brother K said, as he said it usually involves strapping down an infant. The procedure is destructive because removing the foreskin eliminates some pleasure sensors; it also removes tissue meant to function for protective purposes, Brother K said.'