Hi guys,
I know I haven't been on here that much lately (long story), but got an important email from my support group just now:
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Hi all
This is going round the community. T-Boys has had requests for information, which have been deleted. Please see email below, from MORF.
Thanks,
Lee
Hi all
As you may have seen recently, there have been reports in the UK press about a pregnant trans man. The man has not been identified, and the press are now in a race to try and find out who he is. We at MORF have been asked if we know who he is - please rest assured that we would NEVER pass any details of any of our members on to the press for ANY reason at all.
If you are approached by the press, we would strongly advise that you do not engage with them at all. Yesterday, Natacha Kennedy issued the following statement:
Time to maintain trans solidarity.
by Natacha Jessica Kennedy on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 at 11:58 •
The Sun, and apparently other tabloid newspapers are trying to find any transman who is about to give birth or who has given birth post-transition. There will be a lot of journalists poking around trying to find out names.
Anyone who has been in touch with what Trans Media Watch has been doing over the last few weeks in preparation for the Leveson Inquiry will know that when the press gets hold of ANY information about trans people it is intrusive to the point of destroying people's lives. One must consider the effect of unwanted disclosure to the gutter press on the child in particular.
Of course this represents the ultimate hypocrisy as the Sun also claims that its journalists are subject to a witch-hunt. If this is not a witch-hunt par excellence, I don't know what is.
What is clear though, is that every trans person, and all supporters of trans people need to stand shoulder-to-shoulder on this and keep quiet, no talking to the press, no disclosures, just a magnificent solidarity in silence.
I will be complaining to the PCC for what it is worth, and so should others, although my expectations of the PCC are at rock-bottom.
However the main thing will be for trans people to maintain silence. We did it two years ago over a trans child, we can do it again.If you are being hounded by any journalists, you can contact Trans Media Watch for support and advice:
http://www.transmediawatch.org/ or, of course, you can contact the MORF committee.
Regards
MORF Committee
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Please spread the word as far and wide as you can.
Cheers.
