There is a logic to waiting for symptoms of breast cancer as treatments have improved over time while screening (which never 'worked') only causes more harms. What's the point in being a grateful victim of a medical label? Ash Paul Vinay Prasad MD MPH Breast Cancer Now

We thank the The FA for inviting us to discuss their Transgender Policy. 2.6 million women and girls play football in the UK. The FA confirmed there are 72 males currently self-identifying into the UK women’s game.

That’s 72 women or girls whose place on a team has been taken by a

Professor Michael Biggs explains that the Tavistock GIDS 2011-2014 early intervention study with puberty blockers failed to replicate the positive results of the early Dutch model. GIDS failed to publish their negative results until 2019 when they came under pressure to do so.

Tomorrow I will accompany black lesbian barrister Allison to court to observe her appeal on the point of whether Stonewall instructed, caused or induced her chambers’ unlawful discrimination against her on account of her gender critical beliefs. Details 👇

Sonia Appleby explains that the Tavistock GIDS struggled to provide holistic services to the increasing number of children and young people referred there, many with complex problems.
'These challenging demographics actually compounded a dysfunctional clinical model'.
Sonia

My appeal against Stonewall will be heard at the Employment Appeal Tribunal in London this week, 14 -15 May 2024.

Four and a half years ago, I was a barrister at Garden Court Chambers. It was 2019 and I had decided that I could not ignore what was happening to women and to

Baby removals trigger whistleblower to tell of 'inhumane' practices and mothers' trauma - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

🧵 I can see a lot of work went into this but how do I know this is for midwifery? I am 5 pages in before the word midwife appears. If it includes midwives then the midwife needs to be mentioned and acknowledged...preferably in the title/front page. 1/

Watch Dr Anna Hutchinson, Clinical Psychologist, speaking at the CAN-SG conference 2024 on What Happened at GIDS and What Next for Gender Questioning Children?

1. Thread on recent news review lead by Professor Dame Nicola Dandridge following my successful employment tribunal:

Today this has been announced:

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Midwives are the heroes of millions of stories unfpa.org/events/interna…

'Instead of demanding all women use language which panders to self-alienation, a female-centred support group should be helping all women not to feel diminished by femaleness and female connections.'

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Absolutely brilliant by Victoria Smith Victoria Smith on what is driving the La Leche League crisis. A must read.

'Even more worrying is the drive to normalise biologically male people “breastfeeding” babies.'

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We are proud to post this follow-up statement from concerned La Leche League GB trustees. LLL has always been a mother-to-mother support organisation; by breastfeeding mothers for breastfeeding mothers. LLL International are attempting to rewrite history.

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La Leche League get a whole edition of The Word is Woman to themselves this week! The link is in my bio. Includes several examples of their determined erasure of women, along with testimonials from several other 'leaders' (not the board) about what happens to dissenters.

Six trustees of a nationwide breastfeeding support group have been suspended for demanding that biological men be excluded from their services.

The British wing of La Leche League (LLL), which gives mother-to-mother support to those finding it hard to breastfeed, has been told

I see the sexist witch hunt against Kate Forbes is in full swing again this morning amongst some of our male commentariat. Cynical misrepresentation of her positions positively dripping with misogyny.

Breastfeeding charity suspends trustees who want to stick to helping breastfeeding mothers, and not men who want to lactate.

Charity Commission asked to investigate

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The idea that breastfeeding counsellors are being suspended for refusing to support 'male lactation', either in reality or in principle, seems shocking, but if you've been involved in birth or breastfeeding in the past 5 years or so, it's unsurprising.

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