The mother of Neil Kinnock’s trans grandson opens up about her concerns about his double mastectomy
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt shared her concern that Milo would not be able to breastfeed
- Last year, Milo underwent breast removal surgery after coming out as ‘non-binary’
Denmark’s first female prime minister has spoken about her fears about her 23-year-old son’s decision to undergo a double mastectomy after changing genders.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the daughter-in-law of former Labor greats Neil and Glenys Kinnock, said she was concerned that Milo, formerly known as Camilla, would no longer be able to breastfeed if the children arrived on the scene.
Speaking on a podcast series last month in which Milo opened up about his gender-swapping experience, Ms Thorning-Schmidt said: “It’s a huge operation and the only thing that challenged me was that you can’t breastfeed if you have kids.” .
‘It’s great to be able to breastfeed your baby.
‘I did it myself with great pleasure and I am very happy to be able to breastfeed my two children. It’s a great thing to give up.
Last year, Milo underwent breast removal surgery after coming out as ‘non-binary’. Pictured: Johanna Kinnock, Milo Kinnock, Helle Thorning Schmidt and Stephen Kinnock
Ms. Thorning-Schmidt was so concerned about the issue that she questioned Milo, who refers to himself as “non-binary transmasculine” and uses masculine pronouns, to the point of “getting upset.”
“But that’s fair: my role in life is to test if Milo was completely sure of his decision,” he added.
However, she clarified that she realized being non-binary was “a pretty cool place to be” because “you don’t have to pick sides.”
It was revealed in The Mail on Sunday last year that Milo had undergone breast removal surgery after coming out as ‘non-binary’, meaning a person does not identify as either a woman or a man.
In the three-part podcast series ‘Han/Ham/Milo’, which aired in Danish, Milo said that before the mastectomy, her father, Labor MP Stephen Kinnock, traveled to Denmark to be with him.
According to Milo’s sister, Johanna, their father made a ‘delicious’ curry the night before surgery and the family watched a Harry Potter movie.
Describing the moment Milo, who was still ‘a blur’, was picked up from the hospital after undergoing surgery, Ms Thorning-Schmidt said: ‘It was quite a special experience and we were relieved it was over. You’re always a little worried when someone has surgery.
Milo recounted in another episode how one of the most ‘liberating’ experiences since the operation has been going swimming without breasts.
Following the surgery last October, Lord Kinnock, 80, told The Mail on Sunday: “We are a very close family who appreciate him and we wish him all the best.”
“Swimming is probably 70 percent of the reason I had surgery,” she said, adding that she can now remove her top “without thinking and to show the scars.”
“I think scars are great,” Milo said. ‘My scars have many layers. For one thing, they show the world that I’m trans. I want to show that I am trans and proud.’
But Milo admitted that even after the mastectomy he was “still a bit confused”: “There is a sense of confusion about the body, where it is.”
Following the surgery last October, Lord Kinnock, 80, told The Mail on Sunday: “We are a very close family who appreciate him and we wish him all the best.”
