A bit behind on my telly, I watched the last leg last night which ended with Adam Hills having a prostate exam to show how easy and painless it is.
And they kept talking about MEN - MEN having prostate exams, men going to the doctor for prostate exams, men's prostate, men's health, men's bodies.
At no point did anyone point out that WOMEN have prostates too. And how can it be made more comfortable for women to have their prostates examined, can they please insist on a female proctologist? Can they please stop using language that excludes trans health care?
Not even Sarah Pascoe, who was a guest on the show, stood up for the poor, excluded, insulted transwomen, you would think she would have pointed out how transphobic it was to refer to a prostate exam as something only men need?
Shocking. I sure hope they got a lot of stick on twitter afterwards from Munroe Bergdoff et Al?
#isitokay to exclude transgener folk from essential health care by implying that prostate cancer only effects men, or that only men need a prostate exam? Look at the good example set by institutions, from charities to the NHS, to use trans inclusive phrases such as pregnant people, people who menstruate etc.
Why wasn't Adam Hills immediately cancelled online?
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