Media stirs up Transphobic responses to children dealing with gender change
Posted by Rikki at 2:38 PM
http://gendershift.blogspot.com/2009/09/media-stirs-up-transphobic-responses-to.htmlThe Sun - Boy, 12, turns into girl
Daily Mail - Boy, 12, turns up for school as a girl after sex swap during the summer holidays
Daily Telegraph - Boy, 12, turns into girl
The Sun - Now boy, 9, is a girl
I have not posted here for a while but the events of the past few days have demanded a comment – and possibly even more action. I think it must have been difficult for anyone to miss the press comment over the past few days about "sex change" children.
As an expert in the field of gender diversity I have been appalled at the manner in which newspapers like the Sun and the Daily Mail have misrepresented the stories in a manner designed to stir up huge levels of transphobic and homophobic hatred. Their coverage of the issue will inevitably cause damage not only to the children in question and their friends and families, but to other children struggling to cope with gender identity and sexuality issues.
