The BBC features breast binding in a programme aimed at a young audience. More responsible behaviour from the national broadcaster at a time when the number of young girls presenting at Tavistock has skyrocketed from 40 in 2009 to 1806 in 2018.
Frankie, the patient, has worn a binder for more than four years. His back is hunched and his ribs pop out of place as he walks.In one scene, Frankie, who has 36D breasts, tells the doctor: “I can’t walk a lot. It compresses my chest so much I can’t breathe properly and I can’t really leave the house without it.”The programme, The Unshockable Dr Ronx on BBC3, is intended for a young audience. Dr Ronx Ikharia, who describes herself as a “queer, black, androgynous intersectional feminist”, establishes that Frankie is wearing binders two sizes too small and should swap them