Media coverage and transgender people
This is about the politics of media coverage of sex and gender minorities. For media resources to assist in a gender transition, please go to Resources.
Homeland Security / University of Dayton study
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program commissioned a report from University of Dayton on how extremists use media to recruit new members.
While the report was focused on white nationalism and christofascism, many key anti-trans media outlets were included:
Tier 1:
- Fox News
- The Heritage Foundation
- American Conservative Union Foundation
- Natonal Rifle Association
- Christian Broadcasting Network
- John Birch Society
- American Tea Party
- Republican Party
Tier 2
- Quillette
- PragerU
- Turning Point USA
- InfoWars
- Breitbart
- MAGA / Make America Great Again
- Proud Boys
- Patriot Prayer
- Three Percenters
- “Come and Take It”
- Blue Lives Matter
Tier 3
- American Renaissance
- National Policy Institute
- Stormfront
- Daily Stormer
- Sonnenrad
- Kekistan flag / chan culture
- Blood & Honour
- American Nazi Party
- American Identity Movement
- Identitarian Lambda
- Patriot Front
Tier 4
- Aryan Nations
- Atomwaffen Division
- Sturmabteilung
- National Socialist Legion
Controversies
I am currently working on a wide-ranging project on this topic, based on a major media controversy from 2003:
References
University of Dayton () PREVENTS-OH https://udayton.edu/artssciences/ctr/hrc/extremism/extremism-prevention.php
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