So, a Top Guardian Editor Was Married to the Founder of Mumsnet
“Objectivity,” trans coverage, and one bit of media gossip I have been unable to get into any other piece.
There have been lots of discussions of transphobia in the media over the past few weeks. Where does it come from? What does it mean? When the New York Times publishes a series of misleading articles about trans people, sourcing its talking points from anti-trans organizations, and those articles are subsequently cited by state legislatures seeking to strip us of rights and healthcare coverage, is that “transphobia?” Or is that just “objectivity,” and if so, aren’t trans people to blame for not sitting back and letting the newspaper murder us all?
It’s a tough topic, media transphobia. It’s complex. It’s nuanced. You can almost forget that top editor Ian Katz — formerly the deputy editor of the Guardian, then the editor of BBC’s Newsnight, now head of programming for Channel 4 — was, until quite recently, married to Justine Roberts, co-founder of TERF forum Mumsnet, and that they were together for twenty-five years.
Seriously: When do you ever just sit and think about the fact that Ian Katz of the Guardian (recently boycotted for its transphobia) and the BBC (routinely protested for its transphobia) was married…
