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transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

PinkNews refuses to cover trans issues on the basis it jeopardises ad revenue and is "contentious" [cw: transphobia]

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PinkNews refuses to cover trans issues on the basis it jeopardises ad revenue and is "contentious" [cw: transphobia]

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transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

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PinkNews refuses to cover trans issues on the basis it jeopardises ad revenue and is "contentious".

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While Transgender lives in the UK and US are at risk, PinkNews abandons its transgender readers.

tweet, quoting transphobia

PinkNews CEO Benjamin Cohen refusing to campaign on trans issues ahead of the election, dismissing them as “incredibly contentious” and insisting they’re different to the equal marriage fight.

He doesn’t want Pinknews to be seen as "some sort of charity” for the trans community

https://x.com/PinkNewsStaff/status/1825453361086251124 [audio linked]

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This is incredibly disappointing news and also terrifying to think advertisers have so much control now on our press

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