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News sites dared to use a trans woman’s birth name in obituaries
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:03 pm
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LGBTQ advocates leveled the New York Times and others with fierce condemnation this week after the news outlets opted to include transgender woman Aimee Stephens' birth name in articles announcing her death.
Stephens, who was the plaintiff in a pending high-profile transgender rights Supreme Court case, died Tuesday of kidney failure at the age of 59.
Following news of her death, several major news publications, including the New York Times, the Associated Press, and U.S. News & World Report, used Stephens' birth name — Anthony Stephens — in their stories — a practice known colloquially as "deadnaming."
That didn't sit well with several LGBTQ advocates on Twitter.
"Shame on the [New York Times]," the National Center for Lesbian Rights wrote on Twitter. "Deadnaming and misgendering individuals is wrong, and also sends a message to trans or non-binary people that their existence is not valid."
Lambda Legal, a national pro-LGBTQ rights organization, also chimed in saying "Aimee deserves better."
ProPublica editor Ken Schenwke slammed the publications for stripping Stephens of her dignity.
Nico Lang, an LGBTQ correspondent for Vice, noted Thursday that while the AP removed Stephens' birth name, several other outlets that ran the AP news wire story have not made the update.
After the sharp criticism, the New York Times and the Associated Press edited their articles to remove Stephens' birth name.
"An earlier version of this obituary included the name Ms. Stephens was given at birth, which she no longer used. That reference has been removed," an editor's note in the Times obituary now states.
An update on the AP story reads: "The story has been edited to remove a former name in accordance with AP Style to use the name by which the person lived and avoid former names unless relevant."
In an op-ed on NBC News, trans activist and staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, Chase Strangio, slammed the outlets for deadnaming Stephens, attempting to explain the damage that the practice causes.
"An obituary is supposed to be a sign of respect for who a person was, but deadnaming is a way to shame trans people for who they are," Strangio wrote.
LGBTQ advocates leveled the New York Times and others with fierce condemnation this week after the news outlets opted to include transgender woman Aimee Stephens' birth name in articles announcing her death.
Stephens, who was the plaintiff in a pending high-profile transgender rights Supreme Court case, died Tuesday of kidney failure at the age of 59.
Following news of her death, several major news publications, including the New York Times, the Associated Press, and U.S. News & World Report, used Stephens' birth name — Anthony Stephens — in their stories — a practice known colloquially as "deadnaming."
That didn't sit well with several LGBTQ advocates on Twitter.
"Shame on the [New York Times]," the National Center for Lesbian Rights wrote on Twitter. "Deadnaming and misgendering individuals is wrong, and also sends a message to trans or non-binary people that their existence is not valid."
Lambda Legal, a national pro-LGBTQ rights organization, also chimed in saying "Aimee deserves better."
ProPublica editor Ken Schenwke slammed the publications for stripping Stephens of her dignity.
Nico Lang, an LGBTQ correspondent for Vice, noted Thursday that while the AP removed Stephens' birth name, several other outlets that ran the AP news wire story have not made the update.
After the sharp criticism, the New York Times and the Associated Press edited their articles to remove Stephens' birth name.
"An earlier version of this obituary included the name Ms. Stephens was given at birth, which she no longer used. That reference has been removed," an editor's note in the Times obituary now states.
An update on the AP story reads: "The story has been edited to remove a former name in accordance with AP Style to use the name by which the person lived and avoid former names unless relevant."
In an op-ed on NBC News, trans activist and staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, Chase Strangio, slammed the outlets for deadnaming Stephens, attempting to explain the damage that the practice causes.
"An obituary is supposed to be a sign of respect for who a person was, but deadnaming is a way to shame trans people for who they are," Strangio wrote.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:05 pm to Crimson Wraith
Does the article say whether the person in question legally changed their name?
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:05 pm to Crimson Wraith
Then what's the point of having a legal name then?
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:05 pm to Crimson Wraith
"Today a dude in a wig died"
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:06 pm to Crimson Wraith
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This post was edited on 11/17/21 at 11:10 am
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:07 pm to Crimson Wraith
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but deadnaming is a way to shame trans people for who they are
*furiously deadnames at all opportunities*
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:09 pm to Stealth Matrix
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Then what's the point of having a legal name then?
Its okay, these people are nihilists. Nothing really means anything to them. Gender means, nothing, biology and DNA means nothing, names are whatever you want it to be, up is down and down is up.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:33 pm to Crimson Wraith
This article gave me cancer .
Good lord, people have too much time on their hands.. even before Covid
Good lord, people have too much time on their hands.. even before Covid
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:37 pm to Lawyered
Can we get China to have to next engineered virus target these lunatics?
This post was edited on 5/15/20 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:44 pm to Crimson Wraith
It's great to watch them eat their own.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:45 pm to Crimson Wraith
Nice to see that important issues are being addressed once again.........
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:50 pm to TrueTiger
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It's great to watch them eat their own.
This can be interpreted more than one way
Posted on 5/15/20 at 5:56 pm to DesScorp
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"Today a dude in a wig died"
I laughed.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 6:01 pm to wackatimesthree
Between this story and the PA health official, the one thing I learned today is trans are not hot.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 6:02 pm to DesScorp
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"Today a dude in a wig died"
If I would not have just made a sig quote with DTG’s latest offering, this would be in use. Awesome.
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