LGBT Activists Condemn Kansas City Media For 'Deadnaming' Raytown Homicide Victim

First, as always, we must define terms: 

Deadnaming is the act of referring to a transgender or non-binary person by a name they used prior to transitioning, such as their birth name.

Accordingly, here's the advocacy/reporting on the topic from a leading LGBT publication:

"Following the initial police report from the Raytown Police Department, which misidentified Minor by her deadname and misgendered her, several Kansas City media outlets reported the story using the erroneous details.

"The initial misidentification by the Raytown Police Department set the tone for subsequent media reports, raising questions about the need for police to be more aware and respectful of gender identities in their reports."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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