My gender therapist told me this in response to something I said referencing my chest. It was a while ago but it’s stuck with me. I’m wondering what you all think of this comment? The comment felt disqualifying, like I was less male for calling my chest a “breast”, or I would be seen as less male because of it, but I can be pretty sensitive so I might be overthinking and she might be right that men don’t talk like that.
Men can get breast cancer. It’s more rare for men than women, but not totally uncommon. If we called it chest cancer, that would be confusing since the heart and lungs also reside in the chest. I wonder what your therapist would think about that.