MTPC and GLAAD rap Herald for trans slurs
Bay Windowsby Ethan Jacobs
7/16/2008
The article placed a particular emphasis on the detective's experience rooting out transgender prostitutes and used the term "->-bleeped-<-s" both in the headline and in the body of the story. "The language was so jarring. Using the word '->-bleeped-<-' by anyone outside of the transgender community is derogatory. That was the first jarring aspect of that story," said Gunner Scott, executive director of MTPC.
