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Rethinking how we represent transgender children in the media

  • Written by Damien Riggs, Associate Professor in Social Work, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Flinders University
imageHow the media represent transgender people can greatly affect how young transgender people see themselves.Screen Shot, Australian Story, ABC

Transgender children have been the focus of considerable media attention in Australia over the past two years. Two examples this week are episodes of Australian Story and 60 Minutes, where viewers shared in...

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