A former Childline volunteer says a cartoon image of a transgender person with mastectomy scars used on a Costa Coffee van is 'glorifying' surgery which is 'dangerous and damaging' to young girls.

A backlash against Costa Coffee over a cartoon seemingly featuring a trans man with mastectomy scars grew today as campaigners joined a boycott. The chain had defended its use of the image to ...

A popular British coffee chain has come under fire for using a cartoon image it claims was chosen to "promote inclusivity and diversity". Patrick Staveley Digital Reporter 2 min read ...

Another person added: "Costa Coffee wanting to be remembered the wrong way. Ooof, such a poor judgment move..." A third person said: "A new corporate low." Maya Forstater, who is on the board of human ...

Costa used the image, taken from a mural designed for Brighton and Hove Pride last year, on a mobile coffee van. It shows a 'trans man' with scars underneath his nipples drinking from a coffee cup.

The UK coffee brand Costa featured a controversial image of a transgender man with scars after receiving a double mastectomy on its express vehicles.