Attitude’s Editor-in-Chief Cliff Joannou to host panel on trans issues in the media

Attitude’s Editor-in-Chief is leading a discussion on reporting trans issues (Image: Attitude/Kit Oates/Pexels)

Attitude’s Editor-in-Chief, Cliff Joannou is hosting a panel on how the media should discuss trans issues.

The event, organised by the British Society of Magazine Editors, comes at a time when trans rights and issues are under attack, with many parts of the media negating to include trans people at all.

How to Discuss Trans Issues in the Media will look at why, with trans people only making up 0.5% of the UK population, the media is disproportionately focusing on issues such as bathrooms.

In August a YouGov poll revealed that over half of transgender Brits (56%) believe the public has a negative view towards transgender people. 

The BSME panel on trans issues in the media

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