Was just looking at the Guardian online, and noticed an ad: 'Support the Get Lippy Campaign for the eve appeal'. The ad featured four photographs; the person in the second photograph has a closely cut beard.
I wondered whether 'lippy' was something female-related, so I clicked the link in the ad. Here is the link to the page I landed on: eveappeal.org.uk/getting-involved/take-part-in-an-event/get-lippy/?utm_source=third_party&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=TheGuardian.
The main text says: "Nearly 1/4 of women and people with gynae organs have felt not listened to when seeking medical help for their gynae health. This needs to change! We need to Get Lippy to bust the shame, get everyone comfortable talking about gynae health and enable people with a gynae cancer to get diagnosed as early possible."
I have never seen the female primary sex system referred to as 'gynae organs' before. I very much agree with the need to ensure that health services/campaigns are trans-inclusive, but this cannot be at the expense of clear language - especially bearing in mind women who have lower English literacy, who do not have gynaecologists or are familiar with the term 'gynae', etc.
The main website (eveappeal.org.uk) is much clearer in its messaging, even referring to Women's Stories. It's unfortunate that the ad and initial link did not have the same cut-through.
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Get Lippy / The Eve Appeal campaign
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TalkingFeminism · 17/05/2021 13:27
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