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Anti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis reveals - Amnesty UK

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IwantToRetire · 26/05/2026 19:37

Amnesty International UK’s latest analysis exposes the scale of anti-trans influence in UK media and maps the rapid rise of anti-trans organisations.

  • Four UK newspapers published 17,000 articles on ‘trans issues’ in five years, averaging 9 articles a day
  • Reporting overwhelmingly excludes trans voices and amplifies anti-trans perspectives
  • ‘Trans issues’ elevated to top-tier political debate, despite low public salience

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/new-uk-analysis-reveals--anti-trans-influence-media-politics/

Posting more as a point of information as no doubt this will be endlessly quoted to show how trans voices are never heard or amplified in UK media!

Anti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis reveals

Amnesty’s analysis exposes scale of anti-trans influence in UK media and maps rapid rise of anti-trans organisations

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/new-uk-analysis-reveals--anti-trans-influence-media-politics/

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Tooobvious · 26/05/2026 20:31

If it was true, about time! Up tinting recently the "influence" has all been the other way, with organisations in thrall to Stonewall.

Incidentally, does "I am who I say I am" also apply to Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who says she is black, I wonder?

Mapletree1985 · 26/05/2026 20:25

So dishonest and tendentious of them to call these organisations "anti-trans" when in fact they are women's rights organizations - something you'd think Amnesty would be in favor of.

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IwantToRetire · 26/05/2026 20:18

Great to know it is being talked about, but part of the reason for starting a thread is that FWR titles get picked up.

Plus for those of us who dont have time to be on FWR 24/7(!) it acts a a sort of news flash.

Though Amnesty making a total fool of themselves probably isn't news.

But would love to see the stats that prove their headline.

I supposed if you only looked at the Telegraph, Times, DM and ?? you could easily prove a trans critical stance. But taken as a whole it is shere nonsense to say they dominate the news media in the UK.

The BBC alone would probably outway the number of articles that are pro trans against all the articles about gender critical voices in a minority of media outlets.

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MarieDeGournay · 26/05/2026 20:04

You know the acronym DARVO?
You know it stands for "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender"?
Well if you're looking for an illustration of the RVO bit, look no further!
'Anti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis reveals'

3beesinmybonnet · 26/05/2026 20:02

@MrsOvertonsWindow beat me to it while I was busy correcting my SPAG errors

3beesinmybonnet · 26/05/2026 19:58

@IwantToRetire There's another thread about this, or a similar article, from a few days ago which you might find interesting. It's about halfway down the 2nd page of FWR threads. Sorry I'm too hot to think about how to link to it 😂

soddingspiderseason · 26/05/2026 19:58

I think they realise the jig is up.

EmpressaurusKitty · 26/05/2026 19:49

I still can’t believe Amnesty are stupid enough to think I AM WHO I SAY I AM is a sensible thing to put on a placard.

It’s a safeguarding nightmare.

Imdunfer · 26/05/2026 19:41

They just don't get it, do they. It's not anti trans it's pro women!