A charity that advises medics to refer to a vagina as a “bonus hole” to avoid upsetting transgender men has been accused of dehumanising women.
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust offers a guide on its website detailing the appropriate language healthcare professionals should use when dealing with trans men.
“Bonus hole” and “front hole” are deemed acceptable alternatives to vagina, a word which could “cause someone to feel hurt or distressed”, it states.
The advice features on a section of Jo’s website under the header “Language to use when supporting trans men and/or non-binary people”.
The glossary was created in partnership with the LGBT Foundation.
Bev Jackson, a women’s rights activist and co-founder of LGB Alliance, said: “Disgusting language like this which intentionally dehumanises women must be rejected by all reasonable people.
“The fact is, women have vaginas. It’s appalling that anyone would think that reality is offensive. If you think it’s offensive, then that’s your problem.
“There is no reason for the rest of society to adapt our language so as not to offend people who are offended by reality.
“Some people wish to ignore the very clear biological differences between men and women.”
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