Trans people victims of 'horrific' press coverage


Trans Media Watch hopes Leveson Inquiry will 'empower' trans people to make a difference

09 February 2012 | By Matthew Jenkin

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-people-victims-horrific-press-coverage



A charity hopes transgender people will be 'empowered' after hearing evidence given at the Leveson Inquiry.

Trans Media Watch (TMW) treasurer, Helen Belcher, yesterday appeared at the inquiry which has been investigating invasions of privacy by the British press since November.

Leveson Inquiry submission by Trans Media Watch


This entry was posted on 9 February 2012, 10:40 | Retrieved from the Internet on February 13, 2012 by SJ


For those not following on Twitter, a Transcript of Helen Belcher's oral evidence to the Leveson Inquiry yesterday on behalf of Trans Media Watch is now online (PDF Link) and worth a read. Her evidence begins on page 10 of the PDF, page 37 in Leveson's own numbering, and there is also a plain text version available.