(The Christian Institute) — A woman says she felt forced to resign from Doula UK after being labeled “transphobic” for saying only women can give birth.
Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert was working for the charity — which provides women with “birth coaches” to assist them during pregnancy and childbirth — when she criticized Cancer Research UK for dropping the word “woman” from its messaging on smear tests.
Doula threatened to suspend McCarthy-Calvert if she did not remove her Facebook post, after 20 trans activists complained.
A Doula UK spokesperson told reporters, “We are proud to say that we seek to listen to the lived experience of marginalized groups and make changes — including changes to the language we use — if we believe it is necessary to make the Doula UK community more welcoming and supportive.”
Continue reading this story >>
Become a Christian News Network Supporter…
Dear Reader, has ChristianNews.net been of benefit and a blessing to you? For many years now, the Lord has seen fit to use this small news outlet as a strong influential resource in keeping Christians informed on current events from a Biblical worldview. With much compromise and many falsehoods in modern-day Christianity, we strive to bring you the news by keeping Christ and His word in focus. If you have benefited from our news coverage, would you please prayerfully consider becoming a Christian News supporter by clicking here to make a one-time or monthly donation to help keep the truth of God’s word widely and freely published and distributed? May Christ continue to be exalted through this work!
Comments are closed.