Forced genital cutting of male minors irreversibly damages a boy's genitals. It is not needed, painful, involves a violation of their bodily integrity, and structural deformation of a boy's genitals. It has gotten condemned by multiple medical organizations throughout the world, but still happens to millions of American boys every day.

The United States of America proudly protects female minors from forced genital cutting at the federal level in Title 18, Section 116 of the U. S. Code. Lawmakers have far too long ignored the issue of forced male genital cutting of male minors. The President of the United States should call on Congress to change the federal Female Genital Mutilation Act of 1996 so that boys are similarly protected from *all* forms of forced male genital mutilation.