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The Impact of Trans Journalism on the Press

I was encouraged by the newspaper industry to apply to this committee that writes these rules, which is formed of the editors chaired by at the time the Daily Mail editor. And six years later, I still sit on that panel. In the room with the editors who respect me as a member of the public, who has a brain and can contribute usually and nearly exclusively about things and nothing to do with being trans. That makes a difference. But I just don't claim it changed everything. No, but it goes to show that one person taking charge of a situation and being willing to sacrifice yet more of their privacy can have an impact.

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