A very well written article and I totally agree with you ,as any rational person should. As an ex midwife ( retired ) and a mother of 4 ,(former breast feeder as well ) ,I definitely know 100% what a WOMAN and a MOTHER is ,without qualification. Shame on LLLI for their capitulation to this sinister cult at the expense of the mothers and babies who depend on their support. THEY are the sole reason for LLLI existing at all. Well done. Keep fighting.x
I wonder who wrote the guide to queering Mothers Milk support organisations? it is uncanny to see all the organisations March in lock step off the cliff. More power to LLLGB in belatedly holding the line around terf island.
Excellent round up of this outrageous situation - thank you. As a retired midwife and past LLLGB leader I appreciate the background information (I’m not into SM in general). I find it heartbreaking that the organisation that supported me breastfeeding my 2nd and 3rd babies having not found such support first time around is captured so… I also feel it was LLL that guided me in my journey to midwifery as it was at one of their conferences that I was introduced to ARM (the Association of Radical Midwives) which I am still very active in after >30 years. ARM was very nearly captured but there were enough old feminists around to resist - it is an ongoing battle frankly but we ain’t letting go either. I wish LLLGB leaders resisting much love and luck - maybe one of them would like to write an article for the ARM magazine Midwifery Matters?
Absolutely all of this. And it is disturbing that the support for 'trans and non binary parents' that they publish does not mention the very real damage caused by breastbinding, cross-sex hormones and mastectomies.
It is a shame that the cranks and the quacks have blighted what was once a world renowned voice for mothering through the normal course of breastfeeding (before the words 'lactation', 'tongue-tie' and gender proliferated chatter on our screens). Now LLL is a laughing stock.
Women: working for centuries to gain basic civil rights, and recognition of their unique needs. Denying the existence of women is a way to sabotage this.
Men who chest feed are engaged in sexual harm against an infant as they are fulfilling their own fetishistic longings. LLL is 100% wrong here. It is some kind of house of horrors that calls for an ancient exorcism.
not to coopt womens rights which is what the Breastfeeding mothers associations original mission is ; the theft and coopting is akin to invasion of the body snatchers but add to that parasitic language and indentity snatchers too
A very well written article and I totally agree with you ,as any rational person should. As an ex midwife ( retired ) and a mother of 4 ,(former breast feeder as well ) ,I definitely know 100% what a WOMAN and a MOTHER is ,without qualification. Shame on LLLI for their capitulation to this sinister cult at the expense of the mothers and babies who depend on their support. THEY are the sole reason for LLLI existing at all. Well done. Keep fighting.x
I wonder who wrote the guide to queering Mothers Milk support organisations? it is uncanny to see all the organisations March in lock step off the cliff. More power to LLLGB in belatedly holding the line around terf island.
Excellent round up of this outrageous situation - thank you. As a retired midwife and past LLLGB leader I appreciate the background information (I’m not into SM in general). I find it heartbreaking that the organisation that supported me breastfeeding my 2nd and 3rd babies having not found such support first time around is captured so… I also feel it was LLL that guided me in my journey to midwifery as it was at one of their conferences that I was introduced to ARM (the Association of Radical Midwives) which I am still very active in after >30 years. ARM was very nearly captured but there were enough old feminists around to resist - it is an ongoing battle frankly but we ain’t letting go either. I wish LLLGB leaders resisting much love and luck - maybe one of them would like to write an article for the ARM magazine Midwifery Matters?
Absolutely all of this. And it is disturbing that the support for 'trans and non binary parents' that they publish does not mention the very real damage caused by breastbinding, cross-sex hormones and mastectomies.
It is a shame that the cranks and the quacks have blighted what was once a world renowned voice for mothering through the normal course of breastfeeding (before the words 'lactation', 'tongue-tie' and gender proliferated chatter on our screens). Now LLL is a laughing stock.
Women: working for centuries to gain basic civil rights, and recognition of their unique needs. Denying the existence of women is a way to sabotage this.
Men who chest feed are engaged in sexual harm against an infant as they are fulfilling their own fetishistic longings. LLL is 100% wrong here. It is some kind of house of horrors that calls for an ancient exorcism.
Write on Lucy, fight on. We are listening.
Great piece! It's infuriating to see women getting duped like this.
Lucy, great article that cuts through the chase. I deeply appreciate this reminder:
According to the LLLI bylaws Article II, section 3: "The purpose of La Leche League is
· To help mothers learn to breastfeed their babies;
· To encourage mothering through breastfeeding;
· To promote a better understanding of breastfeeding and related subjects.
Discussing Gender ideologies interferes with our mission.
Thank you for your voice!!
not to coopt womens rights which is what the Breastfeeding mothers associations original mission is ; the theft and coopting is akin to invasion of the body snatchers but add to that parasitic language and indentity snatchers too
Love your work Lucy! Thanks for another great read. LLL gone rogue....idiotic.
sick pricks