Articles about Trans Media Watch

29 May 2013
Government tells press to ‘get on’ with reform following Lucy Meadows inquest 10 The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has commented on the inquest into the death of transgender teacher Lucy Meadows and says it is now time for the press industry “to get on with setting up an independent, self-regulatory body.”
29 May 2013
Daily Mail defends transphobic Richard Littlejohn column despite criticism by Lucy Meadows’ coroner 28 Following stinging criticism by coroner Michael Singleton, the Daily Mail has defended an article by Richard Littlejohn about transgender primary school teacher Lucy Meadows.
29 May 2013
Trans Media Watch calls for press to end ‘character assassination’ of trans people 3 Trans Media Watch has welcomed the coroner's remarks at the inquest into the death of Lucy Meadows.
26 March 2013
Comment: The Lucy Meadows bandwagon 54 In the wake of Lucy Meadows’ death, Paul Canning casts a spotlight on several online petitions that are now calling for the sacking of the Daily Mail’s columnist Richard Littlejohn.
26 March 2013
London: Hundreds gather outside Daily Mail offices to remember Lucy Meadows 1 Up to 300 members of the trans community and supporters gathered outside the Daily Mail offices in central London on Monday evening to hold a candlelit vigil for Lucy Meadows.
22 March 2013
UK: Activist Helen Belcher to meet MPs over media mistreatment of trans people 8 Helen Belcher of Trans Media Watch has contacted MPs over the mistreatment of Lucy Meadows, the trans teacher who was hounded by the media, and who was found dead this week.
17 January 2013
Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore attacks PinkNews 87 Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore has launched an outspoken attack on PinkNews after it published a story about the killing of a trans woman in Brazil.
14 January 2013
Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore apologises for ‘Brazilian transsexual’ remark 28 Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore has returned to Twitter and apologised for some of her controversial comments about the trans community.
29 November 2012
Leveson Report: Press has failed to respect the dignity of trans people 3 Trans Media Watch (TMW), the charity that works to improve media coverage of transgender and intersex issues and had previously submitted testimony to his inquiry, has welcomed the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s report into media standards.
8 February 2012
Trans charity to speak at Leveson Inquiry today 11 The Leveson Inquiry will hear today from Trans Media Watch, a charity which supports accurate and respectful reporting on trans and intersex people in the media.
14 April 2011
Transgender group furious at BBC for ‘offensive’ Russell Howard sketch 341 BBC comedy Russell Howard's Good News is under fire from transgender campaigners who say a recent sketch ridicules a "vulnerable minority".

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