‘Father’s Milk’

The most disturbing creep of trans activist language is in medicine. We’ve come to expect euphemisms in describing controversial treatments for gender dysphoria (e.g., “gender-affirming care”), but the use of activist jargon to describe women’s health issues is something else.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has released new guidance on inclusive language for those who do not “conform to a binary man/woman dichotomy.” The Times of London reports:

The document also says that trans women should be put on female wards despite controversy over the issue as some patients self-identifying as women retain male sex organs. It details best practice for pregnancies in transgender men — those who identify as male but can carry a baby as they were born with female reproductive organs.

The royal college urges staff to ask men whether they want to “chestfeed” their baby, adding: “For trans men who choose to chestfeed, offer chestfeeding support in the same manner as for cis women [women whose gender identity matches their sex].” This section on “infant feeding” contains seven references to chestfeeding, which is seen as a gender-neutral term, mentioning breasts or breast milk twice.

Similarly, a position statement from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine suggests “father’s milk” as a “gender inclusive” term.