Intaction | Our Mission | Our Founder | Our Directors
Intaction and the Health Equality Campaign, founded in 2010, are dedicated to advancing the health, well-being, and bodily autonomy of boys and men. Together, our work serves as an important reminder that men’s health begins in infancy and that every individual deserves the fundamental right to make informed decisions about their own body.
Every boy deserves the opportunity to grow up with his natural, intact body protected. Every man deserves the right to decide for himself whether to undergo permanent bodily alterations. Bodily autonomy is not merely a legal principle—it is a cornerstone of lifelong physical, psychological, and sexual well-being.
When healthy infants are subjected to non-therapeutic circumcision before they are capable of consent, that autonomy is permanently taken away. Protecting boys from unnecessary genital cutting is therefore a men’s health issue, a human rights issue, and increasingly a public policy issue.
Through education, public awareness, legislative advocacy, and engagement with lawmakers and health agencies, including Health and Human Services, Intaction and the Health Equality Campaign work to protect the bodily autonomy, health, and human rights of boys and men. We advocate for evidence-based policies that respect informed consent, promote health equity, and ensure that future generations are afforded the same bodily rights and protections that society increasingly recognizes for all people.
As policymakers continue to examine whether taxpayers should subsidize medically unnecessary procedures, our organizations remain committed to advancing reforms that prioritize health, autonomy, human dignity, and responsible stewardship of public resources.
Intaction’s Inception
Intaction was founded by Anthony Losquadro, who combined the leadership, strategic planning, and communications skills developed through his military and business careers to create a pioneering organization dedicated to protecting bodily autonomy and advancing the well-being of boys and men.
Driven by a commitment to evidence-based advocacy, Losquadro assembled an extensive research library covering the history, anatomy, ethics, and medical literature surrounding circumcision and genital cutting. Drawing from hundreds of studies, books, and historical sources spanning more than a century, he established a foundation for addressing an issue where medicine, culture, religion, economics, psychology, and human rights intersect.
Today, Intaction is supported through private donations and the dedication of volunteers who share a commitment to bodily autonomy, informed consent, and health equity. Our mission is to promote the value of the intact body, educate the public about the lifelong implications of non-therapeutic genital cutting, and advocate for policies that protect every individual’s right to bodily integrity.
We pursue these goals through education, public awareness, legislative advocacy, grassroots activism, and engagement with lawmakers, health agencies, and community leaders. Intaction also provides a constructive community for individuals seeking to address the physical, emotional, and psychological impacts associated with genital cutting.
As a volunteer-driven organization, Intaction operates without highly compensated executives or staff. Our success is measured by the lives we impact—helping parents make informed decisions, supporting men affected by genital cutting, and advancing public understanding of bodily autonomy as a fundamental human right.
Intaction’s work has received national attention, including being featured in HBO’s How To with John Wilson (Season 1) and The New Yorker’s 100th Anniversary Issue. Through public outreach, media engagement, digital advocacy, and policy initiatives, Intaction continues to advance a future in which every child is protected from unnecessary bodily alterations and every person retains the right to make informed decisions about their own body.
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Intaction’s Founder & Spokesperson
Anthony Losquadro at the 15th International Symposium on Genital Autonomy and Children’s Rights
San Francisco CA.
Anthony Losquadro is the founder, Director, and media spokesperson of Intaction. He founded the organization to counter the influence of the U.S. healthcare system that has a vested financial interest in the promotion of genital cutting. He also wanted to give children a voice over their body autonomy, and to raise awareness on the importance of an intact body. He says, “Once I understood what our society was doing to babies every hour of the day, and what was done to me, I realized this had to be stopped. The thought of torturously removing this important body part from innocent babies became reprehensible to me.”
Anthony has spoken before the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate Joint Committee about proposed circumcision legislation.
At the Massachusetts State Senate Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Anthony speaking at the protest against the 2012 Annual Meeting of American Academy of Pediatrics in New Orleans, LA. He told the Washington Post, “Like any change in culture, it takes time,” he said, “but I think people realize that babies are born intact and you don’t need to correct a perfectly functional body part with surgery.”
Circa 2012; At the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans LA.
Anthony has lectured at the 15th International Symposium on Genital Autonomy and Children’s Rights in San Francisco on May 7th 2018, and presented “Maximum Impact with the Foreskin Revolution.”
While advocacy is serious work, Anthony can also be found at parades getting into costume to raise awareness with his fellow intactivists, along with other events to make intactivism fun and engaging.
Acacia O’Connor writing in “She Knows Media – The Anti-Circumcision Movement Is Gaining Momentum” said: “Anthony is blue. No, he is literally blue. Nude except for a pair of speedo bathing trunks, Losquadro is getting his body painted for the 2018 Coney Island Mermaid Parade (to promote foreskin awareness.)”
At the Coney Island Mermaid Parade
He’s been humorously called “A man that’s passionate about his penis” by NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser, and also described as a “gallant chauffeur” of Intaction’s mobile education vehicle by writer Charlotte Shane of Fusion.
Anthony is regularly interviewed as an expert on the topic of circumcision by many radio stations, TV shows, and podcasts coast to coast. Notably he has appeared on HBO’s “How to with John Wilson” S1E4 and “Unplugged With Eraldo & Daryn” WLNY-NY TV55.
In addition, Anthony has also been interviewed on the topic of circumcision by the Times-Picayune, The New Yorker Magazine, NY Post, NY Post/Andrea Peyser, Vice Media, Fox News, BBC WorldService, SiriusXM Urban View, KGO-810AM San Francisco, The Independent, FUSION Media, She Knows Media, L’Effet Papillon – CANAL+TV (France), Huffington Post, Village Voice, The Daily Beast, Salon.com, Vibe.com, Narrative.ly, El-Diario NY, El Periodico, News 7 Miami, News 23 Miami, Queens Times-Ledger, Broward Palm Beach Times, and Popsugar/Babycenter.com.
He also can be heard on the Circumcision Chronicles Uncut Podcast on YouTube and all major podcast outlets.
Anthony is a New York native, and a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He was formerly a Merchant Marine/U.S. Naval Officer (Retired). In addition to this advocacy, he works in real estate management and affordable housing. He has served on various boards of directors for local, state, national trade organizations, and community groups.
Intaction Board of Directors
- Craig Adams
- Aura Bobadilla, Latino coordinator
- Jonathan Friedman
- David Grant
- William Kaye
- Anthony Losquadro
- Adam Zeldis
- Michael Winnel (Sydney, AU) Australian Liaison
DIRECTORS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND NOT COMPENSATED.
Intaction Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) organization and a registered corporation under the Not-For-Profit Laws of New York State.
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