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No Dems, Trans People Didn’t Lose You the Election
After attacks on the trans community in the wake of the election, Riki Wilchins takes a look at the actual data.
Biden Admin Now Opposes Access to Surgery for Trans Youth
The shift, which took place under pressure from the New York Times, represents a crumbling of one of the last bulwarks of protection for the tiny number of families whose children need such care.
NYT Removes Superfluous Reference to Trans Woman’s Gender Inserted by Cis-Identified Science Reporter
Azeen Ghorayshi mentioned the trans identity of WPATH President Marci Bowers, but did not include the identities of people mentioned in the story who were cis.
Missouri LGBTQ+ Org Raises Alarm at NYT Podcast Plans
Missouri families are reporting that Azeen Ghorayshi of the New York Times has sought their participation in a podcast that will cover gender affirming care. The largest LGBTQ+ organization in MO is warning families not to agree.
NYT Won’t Be Correcting the Name of Deceased Trans Conjoined Twin
Despite pressure from GLAAD, the NYT resisted efforts to update their obituary for Lori and George Schappell to remove repeated uses of a previously used female name for George.
Politico Offers Rare Peek Behind the NYT Curtain
A story in Politico on tensions between the Biden administration and the New York Times contains intriguing hints about A. G. Sulzberger’s role in shaping coverage of Biden and, perhaps, transgender issues.
62-year-old Cisgender Man Declares Hilary Cass Empathetic
David Brooks is not qualified to judge this, or anything else, about transgender healthcare.
A Doctor’s Case Against Assigning Sex at Birth
Doctors assign their best guess at sex based on a cursory visual examination of an infant’s genitals. But, what if they didn’t?
No One Ever Said J. K. Rowling Might Be Jailed for Misgendering
A BBC Radio 4 interview was misrepresented in the UK press, then JK Rowling went on a transphobic tear, then Caitlyn Jenner amplified the misinformation, and now we’re doing a story on it.
Conservatives Freak Out At Cecilia Gentili’s Big Queer Funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral
The cons were spitting mad that a trans woman’s life was celebrated.
Pamela Paul Shows NYT Opinion’s Lack of Accountability to the Truth
Will readers understand that Pamela Paul’s lengthy opinions on gender-affirming care don’t represent reporting, or the truth?
US Coverage of Brianna Ghey Murder Downplays Killers’ Transphobia
The teens who murdered Ghey referred to her as “it” and discussed her trans identity in dehumanizing ways as they psyched themselves up to stab her in a public park.
Remember Bone Density Concerns? Study Finds Few Long-Term Issues One Year After NYT Article
Last November, the New York Times devoted thousands of words to concerns that puberty blockers might cause lifelong problems with skeletal health. A new study validates critics who suggested these concerns were overblown.
NYT Editor Repeats That Standing Up For Journalistic Ethics in Trans Coverage Violated Policy
Jazmine Hughes, who resigne after signing a letter protesting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, also signed an earlier letter objecting to biased coverage of trans issues by the paper where she worked as a staff writer.
Both Sidesing Anti-Trans Repression: the NYT Sinks to Absurd New Depths
The family of a trans boy whose medical care was outlawed and who would have been forced to use girls bathrooms at school is not the same as retirees moving to be close to their grandkids.
The Reason Gender-Affirming Care is Controversial is Base Prejudice
Viewed as medicine, the treatments are remarkable only in their ability to give hope to patients with no other evidence-based treatment.
Anthropology Rejects Attempt to Inject Culture Warring into Major Conference
Conservatives are outraged that a transparent attempt to troll a major anthropological conference was rejected, and the mainstream media is helping to cover up the details of what was planned.
NYT Takes Victory Lap After MO Clinic Closure
The paper, which amplified dubious allegations from a former clinic staff member despite catching the staffer in a lie, has consistently exaggerated the extent of the medical questions around gender-affirming care for youth.
“You Betrayed Us, Azeen”
A story on the allegations of former St. Louis gender clinic staffer Jamie Reed left parents who spoke with NYT reporter Azeen Ghorayshi crushed.