"The Dr. Oz Show" Raises the Bar for Transgender Talk Show Coverage
February 18, 2010 by Anna Wipfler, GLAAD's Transgender Advocacy Fellow
http://glaadblog.org/2010/02/18/the-dr-oz-show-raises-the-bar-for-transgender-talk-show-coverage/This afternoon the highly anticipated Dr. Oz Show episode featuring transgender children and their families aired, exhibiting some of the best nationally televised conversations about gender identity, despite some missteps in promotional materials and on-screen visuals.
In the introductory segment of his hour-long health show, Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted two transgender children and their families to discuss their process of realizing and embracing their respective identities. Eight-year-old Josie and her mother Vanessia, members of the organization Trans Youth Family Allies, who some may recognize from their recent appearance on "The Tyra Show," talked about first learning the word transgender and how drastically Josie's life improved once she stopped being forced into a masculine identity that did not fit her.
