It’s (rhetorically) funny how flexible the commitment to “balance” is—which voices it’s deemed unacceptable to exclude and which voices it’s totally fine to exclude.
It’s particularly sharp in this case, but one of the reasons Both Sides is a worthless principle is because Both Sides has never actually meant Both Sides. It’s not really a principle at all; it’s an anti-principle, a post facto self-justification.
Yeah I can’t think of another reason to not ask trans people about these discriminatory laws other than to be gratuitously anti-trans in coverage. It sucks and I hope this changes ASAP.
Thank you for highlighting just how awful the New York Times has been on matters affecting the trans community. It's one thing to sense that they're bad, but another to have the stats to back it up.
The NYT's coverage of detransitioners is especially galling. They speak at length with one person who probably should not have transitioned in the first place--not blaming them but, rather, their care team--and mention in passing that ALMOST ALL trans people are happy with their decision and that for many people gender affirming care is lifesaving.
I can't think of anything even remotely like this treatment, except that if there's a bill in the legislature strengthening penalties for rape, they don't interview rapists. Is that what the Times thinks of trans people?
It’s (rhetorically) funny how flexible the commitment to “balance” is—which voices it’s deemed unacceptable to exclude and which voices it’s totally fine to exclude.
It’s particularly sharp in this case, but one of the reasons Both Sides is a worthless principle is because Both Sides has never actually meant Both Sides. It’s not really a principle at all; it’s an anti-principle, a post facto self-justification.
Yeah I can’t think of another reason to not ask trans people about these discriminatory laws other than to be gratuitously anti-trans in coverage. It sucks and I hope this changes ASAP.
Big, tough Mr. Sulzberger, trumpeting his courage in standing up against people who have no money or power to hurt him.
Thank you for highlighting just how awful the New York Times has been on matters affecting the trans community. It's one thing to sense that they're bad, but another to have the stats to back it up.
Keep calling out mainstream media on these transgressions!!
The NYT's coverage of detransitioners is especially galling. They speak at length with one person who probably should not have transitioned in the first place--not blaming them but, rather, their care team--and mention in passing that ALMOST ALL trans people are happy with their decision and that for many people gender affirming care is lifesaving.
NYT, biased in favor of GOPerverts ?
I can't think of anything even remotely like this treatment, except that if there's a bill in the legislature strengthening penalties for rape, they don't interview rapists. Is that what the Times thinks of trans people?
Completely shameful.