Community Reporting
Society, the medical profession and the media have a long history of subjecting the trans community to a treatment that would now generally be considered inhumane and degrading. This has produced a victim mentality in many trans people – “it’s always been this way so why should it change now?” Which in turn has led to a feeling of being forced into colluding with transphobic or misogynistic attitudes – “why should we be pleading for special treatment?”
And with the trans community feeling generally powerless, the complaints that do come from the few activists in this area can be easily challenged – the lack of response from the general trans population being interpreted as implicit acceptance. Indeed, sometimes complaints from activists get shot down by the very people who are the victims.
Regulators have complex procedures for reporting complaints – and media companies frequently have standard responses.
So how do we engage trans people sufficiently to report media coverage they feel uncomfortable with, and in a way that the media and the regulators cannot ignore?
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