Broadcasters urged to increase on screen portrayal of transgender people
Published Wednesday 19 January 2011 at 17:34 by Matthew Hemley
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Broadcasters are being encouraged to sign an agreement to increase the positive portrayal of transgender people on television.
The memorandum of understanding has been drawn up by Trans Media Watch, a voluntary group set up to combat prejudiced and inaccurate depictions of transgender people.
It is aimed at all media outlets - including newspapers and broadcasters - and follows a conference held last year, at which both the BBC and Channel 4 admitted that transgender people were missing from television programmes because of commissioners' lack of confidence and understanding about the issue.