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Transgender Media

Un(dress)ing Laughter

Sam Stiegler | Posted 05.11.2013 | Gay Voices
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Sam Stiegler

Why can we more easily acknowledge bullying of queer and trans youth when situated in reality but when the same bullying motives are masked through 'comedy' does their danger transform into something deemed uproariously funny?

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Why Transgender Identity Matters

Rebecca Juro | Posted 01.01.2012 | Gay Voices
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Rebecca Juro

Those who saw Ed Shultz's segment and took it as accurate and representative of the reality of transgender lives would likely be led to believe that all transgender people are gay, that being transgender is just another form of homosexuality.

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Trans Representation in the Media

Emerson Whitney | Posted 12.26.2011 | Gay Voices
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Emerson Whitney

As a reporter, I hope that new media will grow to encompass transgender and gender-variant expressions as varied as my own. Awareness of trans issues is expanding, and we deserve expansive news sources, too.

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