A seemingly innocuous crossword clue in an ABC magazine has been blasted as ‘hate speech’ by a breast surgeon, sparking a furious backlash.
Dr Rhea Liang, who is a clinical associate professor at Queensland’s Bond University, tweeted her dismay at finding the crossword in a February edition of Gardening Australia asking for a five-letter word that meant ‘adult human female’.
She argues the obvious answer ‘woman’ discriminates against those born with male sex organs who identify as female.
