Banned from breastfeeding group for objecting to males breastfeeding

Or to expect all the rest of the group to sit listening to that. It could create all sorts of problems esp if the leader won’t actively differentiate advice for fear of being accused of bigotry

What a pointless comment with careless assumptions

This is a forum where anyone can voice their opinions / comments / concerns, a lot more discussions need to be had before issues like this are sorted out and things are set in place where everyone is happy and comfortable, there is no point in trying to sweep issues under the carpet and hope they go away

I still see the current situation with regards to trans issues as work in progress,

Again thank you for your service @Blueskies25
See what your question elicited.
The lurkers are reading it all and public opinion is forming. Keep going with the questions!

It’s also not really fair to expect breast support group leaders to have helpful knowledge and understanding for transwomen hoping to breastfeed. Almost none of what is typical or worrying for a postpartum breastfeeding mother is going to apply. To give an example - how long should a baby be spending on a feed? I would expect a breastfeeding support leader to know the answer to that question and to know when there might be a problem that indicates a new mother should be getting her baby weighed regularly or taking them to the GP or back to the maternity unit of the hospital. None of that knowledge is going to apply to a transwomen trying to breastfeed and it’s not fair to expect a support leader who is quite probably a volunteer to have any of that very niche knowledge.

See, this is the point of the Supreme Court decision. The group could legitimately argue that it needs to offer a single sex (NOT GENDER) service in order for breastfeeding women to feel comfortable.
They could also offer a session specifically aimed at transgender parents who breastfeeding, if there was ever enough demand for that. I’d imagine it might be more frequent (though still rare) to have transmen or non-binary mothers who would have their own different difficulties with breastfeeding.
Whatever my own personal thoughts on the idea of transwomen attempting breastfeeding are, there is no denying that their experience is going to be enormously different to that of postpartum mothers breastfeeding. I don’t think there’s any value in peer support between the two groups beyond making the transwomen feel validated, which is absolutely not the responsibility of the postpartum mothers!

See, this is the point of the Supreme Court decision. The group could legitimately argue that it needs to offer a single sex (NOT GENDER) service in order for breastfeeding women to feel comfortable.
They could also offer a session specifically aimed at transgender parents who breastfeeding, if there was ever enough demand for that. I’d imagine it might be more frequent (though still rare) to have transmen or non-binary mothers who would have their own different difficulties with breastfeeding.
Whatever my own personal thoughts on the idea of transwomen attempting breastfeeding are, there is no denying that their experience is going to be enormously different to that of postpartum mothers breastfeeding. I don’t think there’s any value in peer support between the two groups beyond making the transwomen feel validated, which is absolutely not the responsibility of the postpartum mothers!

Read the news - clue 16th April 2025.
Single Sex exception. A breast feeding group is clearly for females. If the organisers want to be inclusive they can but they have to make this clear when advertising.

Fear of being accused of being discriminatory

On what grounds, and under what legislation?

Of course it could, don’t be ridiculous?!?

Allowing a man in is discriminatory against women with religious and cultural backgrounds that preclude breastfeeding in front of a man. And we have already established that they don't let men in, so excluding a man who happens to erroneously identify as a woman is not discriminatory, as they are not treating him any differently from a non trans identifying man, so they are not discriminating on the basis of transition.

Your comment makes no sense😂

No, it really couldn’t! Not by those with a grip on reality.

Excluding a trans woman who was seeking advice on breast feeding from a breast feeding support group could be seen as discriminatory

There are grey areas in the legislation that still need to be bottomed out, I presume it will be in time

There are grey areas in the legislation that still need to be bottomed out, I presume it will be in time

The bullying of society from TRAs that has convinced groups like this one that it is more important to include men in breastfeeding groups than women who are trying to breastfeed.

@Blueskies25 could you explain how it would be discriminatory to exclude a male from a female only group?

What bullying are you referring to?

So bullying works does it? Is that the standard we should be aspiring to in society rather than respect for the rule of law?

You haven’t got the hang of this have you

Because of fear of being accused of being discriminatory/ not inclusive