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Title: Seventeen Slammed for Transphobic Article
Post by: Shana A on October 29, 2009, 09:26:49 AM
Post by: Shana A on October 29, 2009, 09:26:49 AM
Posted on Advocate.com October 28, 2009
Seventeen Slammed for Transphobic Article
By Julie Bolcer
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/28/Seventeen_Slammed_for_Transphobic_Article/ (http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/28/Seventeen_Slammed_for_Transphobic_Article/)
A young LGBT activist has launched a Facebook campaign against Seventeen magazine in response to its publication of an article that portrays transgender people in a highly negative way.
The November issue of the teen glossy includes an article called "True Life Drama: My Boyfriend Turned Out to Be a Girl," written by a young woman named Sheri, as told to editor Jessica Press. In the article Sheri recounts her experience with Derek, who is ultimately revealed to be a young trans man.
Seventeen Slammed for Transphobic Article
By Julie Bolcer
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/28/Seventeen_Slammed_for_Transphobic_Article/ (http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/28/Seventeen_Slammed_for_Transphobic_Article/)
A young LGBT activist has launched a Facebook campaign against Seventeen magazine in response to its publication of an article that portrays transgender people in a highly negative way.
The November issue of the teen glossy includes an article called "True Life Drama: My Boyfriend Turned Out to Be a Girl," written by a young woman named Sheri, as told to editor Jessica Press. In the article Sheri recounts her experience with Derek, who is ultimately revealed to be a young trans man.