A WOMB condition charity is under fire for hiring a trans woman as its chief executive.
Steph Richards, 71, was appointed as the head of Endometriosis South Coast on Sunday.
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Endometriosis causes tissue similar to the womb lining to grow outside the uterus and affects as many as one in 10 biological women — or trans men who were born female.
And the appointment of Steph, who was born a man, triggered a backlash from women’s rights campaigners.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one called it a “gross insult to women”.
Another added that Steph “will never know what it’s like to have endometriosis”.
Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at campaign group Sex Matters, said the appointment was “outrageous”.
She added: “No matter how small the organisation, appointments like these matter.
“Women who have suffered the pain of endometriosis, which is an under-recognised women’s health issue, deserve better.”
The Endometriosis South Coast website states: “The vast majority of writing on endo overlooks the fact that endo is not a condition that only affects women.”
A website run by Steph responded to the backlash, stating: “Helping those in need has nothing to do with ‘sex’.”