Law & Order: SVU postmortem: How 'Transgender Bridge' 'could've gone the wrong w

[stephaniec]

Law & Order: SVU postmortem: How 'Transgender Bridge' 'could've gone the wrong way'

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/30/law-order-svu-transgender-bridge-postmortem

Entertainment Weekly/by Megan Lewis 09/30/2015

"Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: SVU, titled "Transgender Bridge," follows the events that unfold after a transgender teen is pushed off a bridge"

"However, the act was not entirely intentional. Darius (Dante Brown), a teen as well, sees Avery (Christopher Dylan White) as a "dude in a dress" and decides to prove his manliness to his friends by pushing her around and taking her camera. When Avery falls into Darius, he panics and pushes her away, unaware that the edge of the bridge is so close. The episode goes on to deal with forgiveness, education, and understanding"

[JulieWeeks]

I had high hopes for this episode but was very disappointed in it.  To me, it sent the message that transphobia is ok as long as you feel bad or sorry for it afterwards.  Lots of mis-gendering and the prosecutor was made out to be the bad guy for some reason.

This episode could have been about so much more, I really do think they blew it.  I get that is just TV, but it did nothing to educate those that already know little about what it is like to be transgender.