The horrendous news that the memorial to transgender people was urinated on by multiple people before being irreparable damaged was not covered by any of the national newspapers in the UK
The biggest story that got most people talking in Trans Land this week featured JK Rowling and absolutely no trans people, again.
Following the interim Cass report; advice suggested closing Tavistock Gender Identity Clinic for transgender youth and replacing it with regional services. British media have chosen to report on this in the worst way possible and sought comment almost exclusively from anti-trans activists.
Jayne Ozanne writes in Pink News that Penny Mordaunt is “by far and away the best” candidate and that Jayne believes Penny “is a true champion of all the LGBT+ community”. Which is just wrong. She isn’t our best candidate, she’s yours Jayne. By which I mean semi-wealthy white cisgender queers. She’s got your back, and judging by your endorsement of her after her tirade? Clearly you’re fine with sticking the knife in ours if it means you don’t have to look over your shoulder so much any more.
So what happened is that a few people on the internet saw Halifax make an inclusive gesture – during pride month, when brands tend to do that sort of stuff – and got upset about it online. The media then got involved to amp up the story and try to make it into a moment by writing about and sharing it widely via their platforms. Which they did entirely for the clicks because they don’t really care one way or another what happens with regards to trans inclusion – they literally just want you to visit their site and share it with your friends for the ad revenue.
Mainstream media sources have focused on Halifax’s decision to give its staff the option to include pronouns on their badges, at the height of a sex scandal involving the Prime Minister; Boris Johnson
It will come as no surprise to most trans people that the majority of the mainstream media completely and utterly ignored thousands of people outside…