
News Brief: The Battle Over NYT's Lurid, Tabloid Coverage of 'Trans Issues'
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The New York Times Style Guide for Queer Journalism
The New York Times has been criticized for its treatment of trans and non-binary people. A letter to the paper's masthead was sent by a journalist who worked there several years ago. The writer, Julia Carmel, says she felt uncomfortable when introducing herself as "Julia Carmel," using they, them pronouns. She writes that journalists need to be able to use their own names without having to correct each other.
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