The transgender boss of an endometriosis charity says she felt bullied, bruised and upset when Women's Hour presenter Emma Barnett asked why she didn't use the word 'woman' to describe sufferers of the female-only disease.
The transgender boss of an endometriosis charity says she felt bullied, bruised and upset when Women's Hour presenter Emma Barnett asked why she didn't use the word 'woman' to describe sufferers of the female-only disease. Steph Richards, 71, who sparked controversy this week being appointed to the top job at Endometriosis South Coast, fueled a pile-on of Ms Barnett after appearing on the show. During the interview, the radio host, who is one of 1.
5million UK sufferers of the disease, questioned Richards on her suitability for the role and any problems with her being in the position. And in an exchange listeners praised as 'defending biological reality' Ms Barnett pushed on why the CEO had not used the word 'woman' in her charity statement. The interview prompted Richards to later post on X, formerly Twitter: 'Did Emma Bartlett (sic) want to talk about #endo or the word 'woman'? 'A missed chance I suspect, to raise awareness of this truly awful diseas
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