April 25, 2014, by the Chelsea Manning Support Network
While reporting on Chelsea Manning’s legal name-change, on-screen text contained the slur “Gender-Bender” and Fox & Friends hosts continually referred to Chelsea as male.
This continues the network’s trend of insensitivity towards Chelsea and trans-issues. Andrea Tantaros, from Fox News’ The Five, previously referred to Chelsea as “Bradleen” and network coverage of Chelsea’s name-change has featured incorrect pro-noun usage, referring to Chelsea as “he” and “him”.
This morning’s Fox & Friends also contained factual errors, claiming Chelsea wishes to live with female prisoners, and that her name-change altered her birth certificate.
The Advocate points out that Fox News is, “adding to the network’s long track record of deprecating trans individuals.”
To read the full story from The Advocate, click here.
Also, GLAAD has a great “Transgender 101″, available here.