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Taking a Critical Eye to Transphobic Headlines- Why anti-trans language is front and center:

  Taking a Critical Eye to Transphobic Headlines- Why anti-trans language is front and center: Originally written 16th June 2021 Many of us (trans people in the UK) are fed up with headline after headline announcing hatred for trans people, with a seemingly simultaneous endless love for transphobes. I for one, check the news frequently enough to notice things that perhaps those who haven’t been glued to each headline won't do– that being a very interesting trend of journalism standard pattern breaking that betrays the BBC's innermost policy on trans news articles. The BBC is a very interesting media outlet to look at- especially because it is supposed to have an unbiased look upon the world. Realistically, we all know that completely unbiased reporting is nigh on impossible for any person- it’s part of the human experience that we tend to slip benign and malignant views into our work- be it written, visual or otherwise intended for wide audiences. Now, I’m no prescriptivist. I

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  Luke A. B. ‘s Trans Blogging  Hello there! I’m Luke. This has been a long time in the making but I’m finally getting my thoughts together on a blog.  I’m a 20-something trans guy and a writer. I’m currently working on a Welsh LGBTQ+ dictionary  and have 3 other books I’m writing or have written about transmasculinity. I’m a Welsh speaker  (learning at Uni) and studying Celtic Studies. I have a twitter for my dictionary at @LLyfr_Enfys  (here).