We've invested in new molds which give the surface of a
tugger and the interior of a
retaining cone a real shine, so it cleans up easy, lasts longer,
and grips like CRAZY.
The new molding system also lets us offer cones in clear (or
white upon request) and in sizes from infant to giant.
Clear cones allow users to detect and correct excessive skin
wrinkling for extended comfortable wear. White will be
easier to find if it gets lost in the bedding (without turning
on all the lights while your partner tries to sleep). Clear
will be shipped by default. Contact
us promptly after you order to request white. Contact
us to discuss your special size requirements.
Then a few days later, Jay plays Ron's entry Grow
it back Again for his Home Grown Song Contest. The
song is not voted the winner, but thousands are forced to
confront the brutality and harm of male infant genital
mutilation.
"A boy refusing to go through circumcision is carried by
volunteers during a mass circumcision in Kampung Nakhoda
village, north of Kuala Lumpur, December 19, 2008.
About 25 boys, aged between 7 and 11 years old, were given a
grand welcome to a mass circumcision surgery, including a
ceremony similar to the reception of a groom at a wedding, in
festivities some consider as a celebration of reaching manhood."
See page 127 of the NOVEMBER issue which hit news stands
September 30, 2008. Author Elisa Ludwig probes all sides
of the circumcision debate and discovers Foreskin
Restoration. She interviews men using the TLC Tugger and
TLC-X to get back a measure of what was taken from them. Surgical
reconstruction is mentioned, but rightfully relegated to a
mere curiosity. For the overwhelming majority of
circumcision victims, non-surgical
tissue expansion is the best way forward.
Video coming soon. The conference
coincided with a joint announcement by the International
Coalition for Genital Integrity (ICGI) and
FORWARD
(a leading organization dedicated to ending female genital
mutilation everywhere). The two groups pledged to work
together to end all involuntary genital modifications, and
launched a new drive to promote Genital
Autonomy for boys, girls, and intersexed
persons.
There is no culture which mutilates females that does not
also circumcise boys. Female genital mutilation (even a
mere pin-prick to draw a ceremonial drop of blood) is illegal
for 94% of the world's population. Male circumcision is
conducted with impunity in every country, although a
few have implemented restrictions and more
are on the verge of doing so.
TLC Tugger founder Ron Low participates in the Prettiest
Penis Contest for the on-air bachelor party of Star Trek's
George Takei. George will finally marry his long time
partner Brad Altman now that California's Supreme Court has
ruled in favor of equal marriage rights. Congratulations
George and Brad. The Stern gang was still a little puzzled
about foreskin restoration when the time allotted for their
contest had lapsed, but staffer Artie Lange and guest George
Takei did both request foreskin restoration cones.
Listen to Howard
Stern on Sirius-XM
Satellite Radio and watch videotaped highlights on HowardTV,
through InDemand digital cable television.
After years of moonlighting and sleeping very little, TLC Tugger
co-founders Ron and Alice Low leave their day jobs behind and
decide to survive on just the income from helping circumcised
men get back a measure of what they have lost. With over
10,000 clients (2/3 from within the US) and 5 straight years of
sales growth of about 25% annually, it's not as risky a move as
it may seem.
"We thank our daughters for the part-time hours they've
put in to help build the business, and for meticulous and professional help with
production/assembly and with servicing the free
bumper sticker clients."
Literally years in development have yielded a dynamic tension
device with comfort of food-grade latex-free silicone and the
tight taper restorers deserve. See the Demo
Video. The new TLC-X can
be used as conventional tapeless tugger, as a strapless variable
packer, or as a self-contained elastic strapless tensioner.
In The Great Uncircumcision Debate
Time Magazine reporter JENINNE LEE-ST. JOHN gets to the bottom
of the foreskin restoration issue. To quote Ron Low in the
article: "Foreskin feels really good."
Ron Low was delighted to be on the agenda
of HalloWeeM
32, the 32nd annual Chicago Regional gathering of American
Mensa. Ron spoke for an hour with a lighthearted but
explicit PowerPoint
slide show entitled Foreskin Restoration for Fun and
Profit. (YouTube video coming soon).
TLC Tugger users will notice a new shape and look to the tugging
handle. It's now a duller looking but more corrosion
resistant stainless steel. It also features a new shape to
afford more options for attaching straps, weights, and fail-safe
laces.
Beloved screen (Spy Kids) and stage (Three-Penny Opera) performer Alan
Cumming has joined critic Brian Sewell - each is now a
generous patron of NORM-UK.org,
a registered UK charity providing support for restoration and
education promoting intactness worldwide. Congratulations,
NORM-UK for this acknowledgment of your valuable good
works!
The first research to comprehensively compare the sensitivity
thresholds of cut an intact penises found, . . . guess
what?, . . . removing over half the sensual nerve endings has a
dramatic effect on a male's capacity to perceive pleasure.
Previous flawed research ignored the foreskin, comparing only
the parts intact and cut men had in common.
A nice
piece covering both sides of the issue, with an admonishment
for parents to think long and hard before taking their son's
right to decide, plus the good news for men - that restoration
is available. (It ran in several Tribune company
papers, but read
it from the TLC archives if the above Tribune link has
lapsed).
For episode 1,
Ron Low and his father discuss how on earth Ron fell victim to
amputation of normal healthy tissue in 20th century
America.
For episode 2,
we feature Ron's appearance on Chicago radio station WCKG 105.9
FM with hosts Stan and Terry.
Subscribe to the whole Circumspect series through iTunes.com.
Just search the iTunes store for "circumcision" or
"foreskin" and then sort the result by price.
The FREE podasts will pop top the top.
Friends of the pro-intact movement were invited to submit
drawings to highlight the human rights struggle to win genital
integrity for all. Congratulations to winner Pam
Thompson. See all
entrants.
TLC will sponsor the contest again for 2007. Entries due ASAP and no later than
midnight Christmas Eve 2007.
A non-custodial divorced father sued to prevent the mother of
a 9 year-old boy from having him circumcised. The judge
agreed there was no compelling reason to let the mom have the
boy cut, and ordered that he be left intact until he is 18 and
can decide for himself.
This could prove to be an important precedent for human
rights. Of course, no parent has the moral right to have a
healthy child mutilated. The Chicago Tribune article is archived
here.
Friends of the pro-intact movement submitted songs and poems
and won hundreds of dollars in cash and prizes. See
winners/entrants gallery.
TLC will sponsor the contest again for 2007. Write an original song or parody, submit a poem, or just
point us to a previously published work about
intactness. Every creative entrant will receive TLC discount
certificates just for entering. Entries due ASAP and no later than
midnight September 3nd, 2007. Click
for 2007 contest details.
In response to Mel Gibson's self-outing as an anti-semitic
maniac, Joy declares on ABC's The View that:
"Mel Gibson's indiscretions of the past few days should be punished
by a public circumcision."
So circumcision is indeed punishment. What is an infant
being punished for? Write
Joy.
The BBC3 documentary series Mischief
covers a variety of topics in a fun and irreverent
manner. Circumcise
Me? is the title of their investigation into the merits
of intactness. The "programme" premiered on the digital channel BBC Three
(available on Sky, Cable and Freeview) on Thursday, January
5th at 10:30pm. Watch for other showings.
Official trademark registrations 3049638 and 3049639
grant exclusive use of these marks for "penile enhancement devices that
stretch and restrain the skin over the glans to facilitate elongation and restoration of penile foreskin."
Editor Russ Kick's newest defuse-the-illusion volume
includes a chapter on circumcision and restoration written
by Diane Petryk-Bloom. See page 283 or 290
for TLC's 15 minutes of fame.
Very clear and human-focused article "Sore
Point" about circumcision, foreskin
restoration, and the good works of NORM-UK in England.
Read it from the TLC archives, or do a
Google on "Guardian UK circumcision" to see if you can still find it
at Guardian.Co.UK
Howard Stern, the aptly known King Of All
Media, once
again used his radio show to rail against those who would
deny a child's right to intact genitals. From October
10th: "God made it - or whatever - and we're busy
mutilating these little babies; it doesn't make any
sense." HEAR
the 8-minute October discussion. Earlier, he
also said "Circumcision should be illegal in the US and all over
the world." HEAR
the 7-minute August newscast. Howard is now heard on SIRIUS Satellite Radio,
where he will no doubt continue to make the case for genital
integrity in no uncertain terms (free of FCC
restrictions). Hear
the 11/15/05 2-min follow-up Other Howard Stern Audio
Welcome MINNESOTA to the list of states which
have voted to remove funding for routine circumcision from public
medical programs! (other states: Arizona, California,
Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maine,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, and Washington;
plus Canada, the UK, and most everywhere else in
Europe).
In cooperation with Zazzle.com, TLC fans can now get
TLC Tugger shirts for men, women, and infants.
See them at our Intactivist
Boutique page, or search "TLC Tugger" at Zazzle.com. TLC
fans cans earn 10 TLC dollars by submitting a photo modeling
the attire.
The award-winning Showtime documentary series by
renowned skeptic magicians Penn & Teller gives the
slam-dunk debunk treatment to circumcision in their third
season. THIS IS HUGE! Watch for it again in
re-runs or download it with bittorrent.
Welcome COLORADO and IDAHO to the list of states which
have voted to remove funding for routine circumcision from public
medical programs! (other states: Arizona, California, Florida, Maine,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, and Washington;
plus Canada, the UK, and most everywhere else in
Europe).
Folks searching with Google for
"circumcision" or "delayed ejaculation"
and various other phrases will see a sponsored link in
Google's right column results informing them about TLC
Products. Recommend a
search phrase we should key off of.
Go to MGMBill.org
for help contacting your US lawmakers. Urge them to
support the bill that would merely extend the protection
against genital mutilation that US girls now have to
American boys. Contact Oprah, John Stossel, Andy
Rooney, and David Letterman while you're at it.
Very well footnoted article brings the intactness gospel to a
very wide audience. Read it from the TLC archives, or do a
Google on "Wired foreskin" to see if you can still find it
at Wired.com.
We believe this is the first time in history foreskin restoration
products have been advertised on the radio. See
and hear the
ads in mp3 format. We bought two weeks on the
"Private Lives" sex-talk program (weeknights) and Howard
Stern's local station breaks (mornings) on WCKG 105.9
FM in Chicago. We also sponsored Q101's Sex-Talk web page for a
month. Recommend a
station for us to try advertising on.
Our simple affordable tapeless device for retaining your own skin over your
glans 24/7. Filing date 9/22/03, Appl No 60/503,815,
covering Your-Skin Cone, Conical Spacer, Cylindrical Spacers, and
molding fixtures. Title: Tapeless device for retaining the foreskin of
a circumcised penis over the glans.
With the help of the open directory project, the site returns a
high-ranking with Google for "tapeless foreskin restoration,"
"intact penis sensitivity," and "penis cone."
Ebay censors respond to complaints about "adult
oriented" material by canceling several listings. The
graphics and descriptions are toned down a bit. Complaints drop
off to about 1 per month (1 complaint per 30 listings).
After a modest investment in tooling and a batch of expensive
food-grade RTV silicone, the first Your-Skin Cones
are sold to patient ebay bidders. The buyers got free shipping for their
trouble. Daily ebay listings commence.
Since 2001, every buyer of these custom bumper stickers has been
offered free pro-intact stickers. Surprisingly few take
advantage of the offer.
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