"It's just treating someone with dignity and respect," said Oliver-Ash Kleine, founding member of the Trans Journalists Association. The Times union collectively decided to request the policy change as one of many proposals in its bargaining over a new contract. Doing so, Terheggen said, is "about dignity," echoing the sentiment expressed by Kleine of the Trans Journalists Association. Kleine said most trans journalists they know of are freelancers, which means they have likely written for a variety of publications — making a tricky task even more difficult. Oliver-Ash Kleine, founding member of the Trans Journalists AssociationFor newsrooms, Kleine said all news organizations should adopt a policy to correct deadnames and hire trans journalists.

Source: CNN June 01, 2021 12:59 UTC