Charity being funded to promote "chestfeeding" of newborns by males

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How do people feel about transwomen (males) breastfeeding babies? I feel very concerned that newborn babies are being fed an experimental liquid, to enable the transwoman to feel affirmed.

‘Queer Milk’ charity gets public money to promote chestfeeding

It's child abuse.

First post nails it.

That half a million quid of public money could be put to so much good use. It is insane it’s being used to support child abusers.

That’s one of the most disturbing things I’ve read in a while , seriously wtf. The world has gone mad

Fuck me that’s warped

Even babies being pulled into what appears to be cosplay.

I thought the term chestfeeding was for transmen that want to give birth and breastfeed whilst pretending that these things have nothing to do with female bodies. I'd have thought a transwoman that wants to breastfeed would want the same term to go along with the real woman narrative.

It's all very confusing and doesn't seem to be about what's right for the babies involved.

This is ridiculous and makes a mockery of breastfeeding/won’t help attitudes around it. We need to be investing in properly training all health professionals to help mothers who want to breastfeed.

These men are not feeding babies, they are having babies suck on their nipples to turn them on. It's a fetish, which will no doubt escalate, and the fact that public money is being put into enabling this is beyond appalling. It's fuck all to do with 'affirming' more to do with, yet again, working the normalisation of abuse of babies and children into society. There are none so blind as those who will not see.

It is child abuse. It’s obscene that any money let alone public funds are being given to this

It's horrendous. Has anyone got a gender critical MSP they contact about this? Mine is utterly hopeless so not even sure it's worth bothering.

Wtaf has the world come to?

According to reserchers 'Lactation induction in transgender women is a clinical and research priority in the field of breastfeeding medicine'

Does anyone ever in these organisations have the guts to just say NO to these perverts?

Vile.

This just shouldn’t happen.

There is already a perfectly good alternative to breastfeeding - formula. Trans women wanting to feed their children can use that. And would, if they’re putting their babies first.

Would milk from male bodies provide the same level of nutrition even if it is possible to provide?

Surely public money would be better used to improve breastfeeding rates in women.

Surely public money would be better used to improve breastfeeding rates in women.

100%. So many women who give up breastfeeding before they wanted to because they hit problems and there's no help, advice or support. What a waste of money to indulge a few men.

And stating the bleeding obvious to all of us who have fed babies - using whatever method - it's not about us as mothers. It's about the BABY. Ensuring the baby gets the nutrition it needs to grow and thrive. Mother's preference/needs is secondary to that.

Men "chestfeeding" is not about what is best for the baby. It will never be best for the baby to feed it a drug-induced fluid. Fuck me, mothers (the proper, female sort) are told to avoid ibuprofen or Piriton when breastfeeding, but it's OK for men to be taking god knows what and then stick their nipple in a baby's mouth? Well no, it's not OK.

I also think that it's better to try and normalise breastfeeding especially for women from communities where it isn't so normal but who really want to give it a go.

"Defenceless and innocent babies are not props to be used to affirm delusional men"

Quite.

I couldn't breastfeed because I have breast hypoplasia ie insufficient mammary tissue. I cannot believe that any of these men who induce minor breast tissue growth through taking high levels of artificial hormones will ever have sufficient mammary tissue to produce much milk at all. This is such a massive waste of time, energy and money.

It's not milk.

It’s obviously utterly vile but will anyone in public life ever say no to these perverts?

If anyone says 'NO' they are accused of 'HETERONORMATIVITY' and cancelled.

That public money is being spent to sacrifice innocent babies to this ordeal, so that a bunch of men can get their rocks off living out their fetishistic fantasy is absolutely appalling.

Anyone working with children has safeguarding (rightly) drummed into them. How can this not be a concern? The babies will not receive the nutrients they need and in what other circumstance would children being forced to suck male nipples not be classed as paedophile SA?

Who decided to set it up? Why is it not on the news? Maybe someone contact stv so it's out in the open.