Jillian Page- Media, Protect Your Transgender Sources!

[SandraJane]

The Gazette
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Media, Protect Your Transgender Sources!


Posted by: Jillian Page | February 6, 2012. 10:28 pm • Section: Trans Talk

http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/02/06/media-protect-your-transgender-sources/

Too often, trans people give interviews to the media believing they will do a fair, objective job of reporting. And mostly, the media do a good job, even if some of the news outlets get their pronouns mixed up occasionally. BUT, where the media fails sometimes is in not monitoring the reader comments that are posted to the articles . . . and too often the trans people who gave the interviews are unfairly ripped to shreds by comments from  homophobes, transphobes, bigots and all manner of ignorant people who don't have a clue what they are talking about .