The Sun is a British tabloid that also produces an American version. It publishes consistently anti-transgender content that is highly sensationalized, with occasional neutral stories about trans celebrities.
For the conservative American paper based in New York, see New York Sun.
Background
The Sun was launched in September 1964 by International Publishing Corporation. It was originally aimed at the leftist middle class. In 1969, following financial losses, the paper was sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited, and it was relaunched as a tabloid with a populist editorial style.
In 1970, The Sun introduced the “Page 3” feature with a photograph of a topless woman, generating controversy. During the 1970s, circulation increased rapidly, and in 1979, the paper supported the Conservative Party in the general election won by Margaret Thatcher. Print circulation peaked in the mid-1990s.
The Sun backed Labour in the 1997, 2001, and 2005 elections, before returning to Conservative support in 2010. In January 2015, the paper ended topless Page 3 images. By the 2020s, print circulation had declined significantly, reflecting wider changes in the UK newspaper industry.
The Sun launched its first dedicated website in 1997 under the name CurrantBun.com. This site later evolved into Bun.com before being sold in 2000, after which The Sun maintained its own web presence at thesun.co.uk.
Resources
The Sun (thesun.co.uk)
- Transgender
- thesun.co.uk/search/transgender
- The Sun (US)
- the-sun.com
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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