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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.
Uh Oh! Conservative Brits Take EIC Roles at Two Major US News Orgs
The Washington Post and the Daily Beast have featured responsible, factual coverage of trans issues. That’s now threatened as two editors who helmed culture war focused papers have been put in charge.
Boston Globe Story on ADF-Backed Case Thumbs Scale Against Trans Youth
Coverage of a Christian school challenging non-discrimination law contains subtle attempts to skew the story against transgender girls’ participation in sports.
TWIBS: What’s in a Dead Name?
The dead naming of murder victim Brianna Ghey is one particularly egregious example of how hurtful the use of trans people’s previous names can be.
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.
Dax Shepard Podcast Ep Reveals How Uninformed Even Many Trans Allies Are
On an episode of Armchair Expert podcast, Jonathan Van Ness wound up defending trans youth as Shepard revealed the way anti-trans talking points had impacted his thinking.
In England, Lengthy Waits for Gender-Affirming Care Led to Tragedy
The mainstream press in the United States has been quick to tout England’s removal of care from vulnerable youth, but the dire consequences don’t fit the narrative.
“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.
NYT Treats Key Source’s False Allegations as an Aside in Latest Anti-Trans Smear
A New York Times reporter, a questionable source, and the chance to smear gender-affirming care are a match made in hell.
Helen Lewis is Cosplaying as a Moderate
In the Atlantic, Lewis mischaracterizes the positions and evidence of those who favor of trans rights, portraying anyone who disagrees with her as an activist.
The Bud Light Boycott is Somehow Still a News Story
Three months in and everyone, especially the right wing press, continued to be fascinated with the power of a transphobic tantrum over Bud Light’s partnership with a blameless trans woman.
Erik Wemple Doesn’t Think the New York Times is Biased
The Washington Post columnist seeks to exonerate the Times, but only manages to showcase his own lack of knowledge.
Media Avoids “Terror” to Describe Violent Campaign Against Pride Displays
Why can’t the media call a terroistic spade a spade?
No Misconduct at Transgender Center, Review Finds
The obviously bogus allegations by former clinic worker Jamie Reed did not result in any finding of misconduct at the Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
FL Republicans Ban Trans People From Bathrooms, Apologize for Comments
Florida Republican State Representative Webster Barnaby, who voted with other Republicans to advance a bill banning trans people from public restrooms, apologized for calling trans people “demons.”
Washington Post Both-Sides Medical Consensus on Affirming Care
An article on the Utah ban on gender-affirming care contrasts Republicans opinions with those of activists, subtly downplaying the medical consensus on gender affirming care.
Your Outrage Over Hamline University is Helping Destroy Higher Ed
A false right wing narrative about campus culture and free speech is responsible for an environment where Ron DeSantis can seek to dismantle the honors college of Florida and turn it into a conservative Christian school.
Media Fetish for Bipartisanship Obscures Risks to Trans Youth
Sometimes a bias towards compromise and bipartisanship papers over the truth.
Is the NYT an Anti-Trans Paper?
People are asking questions, and some of those questions are about the paper of record’s increasingly clear anti-trans bias.
Why Americans’ Support for Trans Rights has Declined
The Washington Post didn’t really give an answer, but we will.