As news coverage of Roe v. Wade continues, it is important to remember that people who are not women do get pregnant and do get abortions.
With that in mind, here are some of our best practices. 🧵
Trans Journalists Association
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Trans Journalists Association
@TransJA
Promoting more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media. Supporting gender-expansive journalists in their workplaces and careers.
Joined February 2020
- Reminder: there is NEVER a reason to publish someone's deadname. We are delighted @TheElliotPage, star of Juno & The Umbrella Academy, loves being trans & is sharing that part of himself. We urge journalists and media outlets to treat Elliot with respect & not deadname them.
- Some personal news: We are a collective of trans journalists who have felt erased and misrepresented by the industry at large. Today, we launch the Trans Journalists Association. 1/
- Replying to @TransJAInstead use phrases like abortion patients or people seeking abortions, or other wording as applicable, e.g. pregnant teens. (In many contexts, something as simple as “patients” or “people” can suffice.)
- Replying to @TransJAIt is unnecessary to avoid the word “women” by substituting phrases like “birthing people,” “people with uteruses” and the like. This language can offend both transgender and cisgender people.
- Replying to @TransJATerms like reproductive health care or gynecological care are preferable to women’s health care. Many people (cisgender and transgender) undergo medical procedures or have health conditions that alter their reproductive processes.
- Replying to @TransJAIt's sometimes important to use more limited and specific language. If discussing a study that only includes cisgender women, it would be most accurate to use gender-specific language (e.g. “pregnant women”) to reference that study’s findings.
- Replying to @TransJAYou can read our full statement on how to approach inclusive coverage of abortion and reproductive health here:
- Replying to @TransJAYou can clearly identify Elliot to your audience by highlighting the projects he is best known for. There is no reason to deadname them in your coverage today or in the future. Be sure to check out our style guide for additional guidance.
- If you're an LGBTQ+ journalist covering the CO Springs shooting and its impact, in CO or elsewhere: your colleagues want to support you. We're collecting + distributing food delivery gift cards donated by journalists. Email us transjournalistsassociation @ gmail . com for info.
- now more than ever, it is essential to hire trans journalists and listen to the trans people already in your newsroom
- Replying to @TransJAFor more resources check out: ➡️This study on pregnancy among trans men bit.ly/3ydnCJ8 ➡️This study on abortion among trans and non-binary people bit.ly/3LQ0CE8 ➡️This story in which trans people share their abortion stories bit.ly/3FgxbbI
- we've been doing a lot of friendly reminders lately but ... friendly reminder that if you're going to write a story about trans people, you should probably talk to some trans people
