Gender: A Wider Lens

198 - The Trans Inclusion Controversy That Took Over La Leche League with Helen Joyce & Marian Tompson

Dec 20, 2024
In this discussion, Helen Joyce, a journalist and feminist campaigner, interviews Marian Tompson, co-founder of La Leche League, who resigned over the organization's shifting focus. They explore breastfeeding's physiological aspects and the historical struggles women faced. The conversation delves into the challenges of incorporating transgender individuals into female-centered spaces, raising crucial questions about safety, societal perceptions, and the emotional toll of these changes on traditional motherhood and community dynamics.
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1
Intro
00:00 • 5min
2
Reflections on Legacy and Inclusion in La Leche League
05:03 • 3min
3
Exploring the Intricacies of Breastfeeding and Maternal Identity
08:17 • 6min
4
Breastfeeding, Gender Identity, and Societal Norms
14:16 • 5min
5
The Enduring Struggle and Significance of Breastfeeding
19:26 • 2min
6
Navigating Gender Identity and Breastfeeding: A Controversial Shift
21:56 • 2min
7
A Journey Through Breastfeeding Challenges in the 1950s
24:21 • 3min
8
The Birth of La Leche League: A Support System for Breastfeeding Mothers
26:57 • 3min
9
Grassroots Beginnings of a Breastfeeding Movement
29:56 • 6min
10
The Nuances of Breastfeeding and Societal Pressures
36:18 • 6min
11
Revolutionizing Motherhood: From Breastfeeding to Inclusivity
42:19 • 6min
12
Navigating Breastfeeding and Safety in a Trans-Inclusive Environment
48:04 • 3min
13
Navigating Gender and Breastfeeding in Women’s Spaces
51:14 • 3min
14
Navigating Tensions of Inclusion in Breastfeeding Support
54:15 • 9min
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Family Bonds and the Quest for Support
01:03:26 • 3min
16
Reflections on Parenting and Gender Roles
01:06:31 • 6min
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The Courage to Be Authentic: Navigating Beliefs in a Critical World
01:12:20 • 53sec
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Exploring Authenticity in Gender Identity
01:13:13 • 49sec
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Celebrating Connection and Family
01:14:02 • 12sec
20
Heartfelt Farewell and Community Appreciation
01:14:13 • 8sec
21
Exploring Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:21 • 5sec
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Navigating the Controversy of Trans Inclusion in Motherhood
01:14:21 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:26 • 5sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Support
01:14:31 • 1sec
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Navigating the Trans Inclusion Debate in La Leche League
01:14:32 • 3sec
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Navigating the Controversy of Trans Inclusion in Parenting Communities
01:14:35 • 3sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion and Women's Rights
01:14:38 • 3sec
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Navigating the Controversy of Trans Inclusion
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Exploring Gender Identity and Women's Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion Debate in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Debating Trans Inclusion in Parenting Communities
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Controversies in Trans Inclusion and Breastfeeding Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Debating Inclusivity: Trans Perspectives in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Gender Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Exploring Gender Identity in Breastfeeding Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Exploring Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating the Trans Inclusion Debate in Parenting Communities
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Exploring Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Exploring the Trans Inclusion Debate in Parenting Support
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Exploring Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Transgender Inclusion in La Leche League
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The Intersection of Motherhood and Gender Politics
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Mothering Spaces
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Controversies of Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League: A Controversial Discourse
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Controversial Debate
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Controversies of Trans Inclusion in Parenting Support
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Controversial Dialogue
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Gender Identity Debate in Maternal Support
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League: A Complex Debate
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Controversies of Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Debating Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Support
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Exploring Trans Inclusion in Maternal Support Organizations
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Women's Advocacy
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Women's Advocacy
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Advocacy
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Transgender Inclusion and Its Challenges in Breastfeeding Support
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Exploring Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Inclusion and Identity in Women's Support Groups
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League: A Controversial Debate
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Complex Debate
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Trans Inclusion Controversy in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and Controversy in La Leche League
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Controversy of Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Support
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Inclusion Controversy in Women’s Spaces
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Controversial Debate
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: Navigating Controversy
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Exploring Trans Inclusion in Women's Organizations
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Maternal Health
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Controversies of Trans Inclusion at La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Exploring Transgender Inclusion in Traditional Organizations
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Emotional Landscape of Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Support
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Maternal Support Organizations
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League: A Controversial Dialogue
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Debate on Trans Inclusion within Women's Organizations
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Controversy of Gender Inclusion in Women's Organizations
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion Debate in Lactation Support
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Controversy of Trans Inclusion
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Gender Inclusivity in Parenting Support
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Controversy of Gender Inclusion in Maternal Support
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Exploring Gender Identity and Breastfeeding Support
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Inclusivity in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Controversy of Trans Inclusion in Parenting
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Debating Trans Inclusion in Maternal Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and the La Leche League Controversy
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Controversies of Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion within Parenting Communities
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Exploring Trans Inclusion and Community Dynamics in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion and Women's Rights in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Maternal Support
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Support
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Navigating the Controversy of Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Support
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating the Trans Inclusion Debate in Maternal Support Groups
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Navigating the Controversy of Trans Inclusion
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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The Intersection of Trans Inclusion and Motherhood
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Gender Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Controversial Dialogue
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and Breastfeeding Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Controversial Debate
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Exploring Gender, Identity, and Controversy in Breastfeeding Advocacy
01:14:41 • 0sec
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Navigating the Controversies of Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Navigating the Debate on Trans Inclusion in Women's Groups
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and Its Controversies
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Navigating the Trans Inclusion Debate in Maternal Health
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Examining Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion Controversies in La Leche League
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Controversies of Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Exploring Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and Breastfeeding Advocacy
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Exploring the Trans Inclusion Debate Within Women’s Spaces
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Community Debate
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Controversial Perspectives on Gender Inclusion in Activism
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Controversies of Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Trans Inclusion in Maternal Support
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Controversies of Inclusion in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and Breastfeeding: A Complex Dialogue
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League
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Navigating Gender Inclusion in La Leche League
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The Debate Over Trans Inclusion in Breastfeeding Advocacy
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Trans Inclusion and the La Leche League Debate
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Navigating Trans Inclusion: Controversies and Perspectives
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League: A Complex Dialogue
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Complex Debate
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion Controversy in La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League: A Controversial Debate
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Trans Inclusion in La Leche League: A Complex Debate
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Trans Inclusion and La Leche League
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Trans Inclusion in Women's Health
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