What the Freakout Over Trans Women Breastfeeding Is Really About

3 years ago by 🌱 šŸ„šŸŒ± to c/news

The science behind it is actually pretty neat.

More research, and perhaps general monitoring of the outcomes, for both trans and cis women who breastfeed kids using the Newman-Goldfarb protocol seems desirable. (Trans women are demonized for choosing to mother in ways that include potential risks; cis women are often expected to perform certain actions and roles, any potential risks that they may personally be uncomfortable taking on be damned.) But it would be a stretch to imagine that induced lactation presents any significant public health concern, or even wild deviation from the inventive ways human beings have thought about milk over the years. The current meltdown over trans women breastfeeding is based not on science but a fear that science is being implemented to help and benefit the wrong people

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DannyMac 28 points 3 years ago

It is fantastic that a trans women can breastfeed. It clearly appears the public needs to be educated about this, but also people need to mind their own fucking business.

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Turkey_Titty_city 2 points 3 years ago

the people in question view these types of a things as a violation of the natural order.

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little_cow 8 points 3 years ago

yet they often don't view taking testosterone to counter the effects of low-t as a violation of the natural order

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markr 7 points 3 years ago

Nor do they get outraged about gender affirming surgery like breast augmentation as long as the person is cis.

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