GLAAD has announced it won’t be giving the New York Post press access to the GLAAD Media Awards on March 16 because the paper has never owned up to its bigoted coverage of the trans community
Ironically, GLAAD was founded by Vito Russo in 1985 to challenge The Post’s homophobic coverage of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The paper has wised up about gays and lesbians (to a degree) but is still printing headlines like
“Bravest gets off easy on she-male beat” and “Fire kills tranny in dairy den”
With 26% of transgender people reporting they’ve been physically assaulted because of anti-trans hatred, GLAAD’s point is that throwing around incendiary slurs isn’t just mean, it’s dangerous. “The Post has been digging its feet in the ground for too long on this issue,” said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. “Transgender people, particularly those who are victims of crime, deserve more than the vile slurs and underhanded ‘jokes’ with which the Post describes them. Until this paper changes its ways and apologizes for the damage done, GLAAD has no interest in supporting their work.”
The GLAAD Media Awards always draw celebrities and other notables, but with Madonna scheduled to give Anderson Cooper an award this Saturday, the Post is really missing out.
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Teleny
Thanks to GLAAD for remembering us transgendered folk. The media always tries to play slick with Tranz stories.
2eo
@Teleny: You’ll get some in the neck from a select few here later too. Don’t worry though, they are not a representation of this site and what actual people think.
RI
The NY Post really should come rolled on small tubes for the bathroom. That’s all that ‘news’ paper is good for.