The conflict between truth and ideology continues to play out in the unlikely realm of breastfeeding.

In Britain, a group of former La Leche League Great Britain (LLL) trustees have launched MoMa Breastfeeding, a new women-only initiative born out of necessity.

MoMa’s founders were expelled from LLL after objecting to the inclusion of men in mother-baby support groups. The directive from LLL’s global board was clear: support “all nursing parents”, regardless of biological sex.

Defending the truth that only women can breastfeed became an inexcusable offence to La Leche League Great Britain and they were branded “hateful bigots”.:.

Trustee Miriam Main and founder Marian Tompson also left the organisation over the decision to admit men, describing it as a travesty.

This wasn’t a mere policy tweak. It was a wholesale ideological shift – replacing “mothers” with “parents”, “breastfeeding” with “chestfeeding”, and women’s experiences and needs with an activist agenda.

“This shift from following the norms of nature, which is the core of mothering through breastfeeding, to indulging the fantasies of adults, is destroying our organisation,” Tompson wrote.

Sound familiar? Here in Australia, HRLA is defending Jasmine Sussex, a breastfeeding expert who faces a drawn-out legal dispute for saying something that was common sense just a decade ago: men can’t breastfeed.

For stating this truth Jasmine was dumped by the Australian Breastfeeding Association and is being taken to court for “vilification” by a trans-identifying man.

The parallels are unmistakable. From London to Brisbane, women are being punished for telling the truth about biological sex – punished for protecting children and standing up for mothers.

But the tide is turning.

In April, the UK Supreme Court ruled that in discrimination law “sex” means biological sex, not gender identity.. The unanimous decision affirmed that the word “woman” refers to someone born female. This matters. It affirms the right of women to organise in women-only spaces, speak clearly about their bodies, and advocate for the unique needs of mothers and babies. It’s a win for common sense and truth against an ideology that wants to suppress both.

MoMa’s founders are not culture warriors. They’re midwives, mothers, and counsellors.

As MoMa’s Justine Lattimer said:

We’re not here to police language or fight culture wars. We just want to help mothers breastfeed their babies. The world won’t end if we call mothers ‘mothers’ and say no to men occasionally.

These women want what Jasmine Sussex wants: to support women and mothers at a precious and vulnerable time in their lives and to be able to speak truthfully as they do so.

As Jasmine’s case proceeds, HRLA remains committed to defending her right – and the right of all Australians – to speak the truth freely. Statements of fact about biological sex are not hateful, and women should not be subjected to a legal process for articulating them.

^{Image source: Six of the seven LLL founders at the time of creation}