More than a Media Moment: The Influence of Televised Storylines on Viewers’ Attitudes toward Transgender People and Policies

Gillig, Traci K.; Rosenthal, Erica L.; Murphy, Sheila T.; Folb, Kate Langrall

doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0816-1

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“…Studies show that exposure to television and film portrayals of characters from marginalized groups can impact attitudes (Ayoub & Garretson, 2017; Cohen, 2001; Oliver et al, 2012; Slater et al, 2006). Specifically, acceptance of the LGBTQ community generally increases with increased exposure to LGBTQ characters (Gillig et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Reporting on transgender victims of homicide: Practices of misgendering, sourcing and transparency

Seely

2021

Newspaper Research Journal

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Media representations of violence against transgender individuals have implications for public opinion, awareness and policy. A sample (N = 212) of U.S. mainstream news articles about 53 transgender 2018–2019 victims of homicide were studied by content analysis and qualitative methods. About 13% of articles referred to victims by their deadnames (no longer used birthnames), but about 18% of articles drew attention to the harms of misidentification. Deadnaming declined significantly from 2018 to 2019. About 30% of the full sample discussed violence against transgender individuals in social context. Police and transgender community advocates were sources in 80% and 50% of articles, respectively.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Reporting on transgender victims of homicide: Practices of misgendering, sourcing and transparency

Seely

2021

Newspaper Research Journal

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“…Transgender people—whose gender identity is incongruent with the sex assigned to them at birth—are increasingly publicly visible. 1 Despite, or perhaps because of this, they are extremely vulnerable to discrimination, violence, and marginalization, the experience of which has extremely negative impacts on their health and well-being. 2 Shockingly high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (SITBs), previously identified as averaging 55% for ideation and 29% for attempts over the lifetime, are a clear indication of these negative impacts.…”

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Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Transgender Adults in Relation to Education, Ethnicity, and Income: A Systematic Review

Adams

Vincent

2019

Transgender Health

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Introduction: This systematic review assessed the impact of race/ethnicity, education, and income on transgender individual's lifetime experience of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (SITB) in gray and published literature (1997–2017).Methods: Sixty four research projects (108 articles) were identified in WorldCat, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Articles were included if they were published in Canada or the United States, included original quantifiable data on transgender SITBs, and had ≥5 participants, at least 51% of whom were ≥18 years.Results: Across all projects suicide ideation averaged 46.55% and attempts averaged 27.19%. The majority of participants were Caucasian, whereas the highest rate of suicide attempts (55.31%) was among First Nations, who accounted for <1.5% of participants. Caucasians, by contrast, had the lowest attempt rate (36.80%). More participants obtained a bachelor's degree and fewer an associate or technical degree than any other level of education. Suicide attempts were highest among those with ≤some high school (50.70%) and lowest among those with an advanced degree (30.25%). More participants made an income of $20–$50,000/year and less $10–$20,000 than any other income bracket.Conclusion: SITBs, among the transgender population, are both universally high and impacted by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and income. These findings may be useful in creating culturally and factually informed interventions for transgender individuals experiencing SITBs and in informing future research on this topic.

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“…Studies find reduced prejudice toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations resulting from exposure to LGBT persons or fictional LGBT storylines in mass media (Bond & Compton, 2015; Flores et al, 2018; Galinec & Korajlija, 2017; Garretson, 2015; Gillig et al, 2018; Hoffarth & Hodson, 2018; Jones et al, 2018; McDermott et al, 2018; Riggle et al, 1996; Schiappa et al, 2006; Solomon, Kurtz-Costes, 2018). Where transgender persons are concerned, this research finds ameliorating effects on various cognitive and affective measures of anti-transgender bias, but disagrees over whether parasocial interactions induce more pro-transgender policy preferences.…”

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The Politics of Being “Cait”: Caitlyn Jenner, Transphobia, and Parasocial Contact Effects on Transgender-Related Political Attitudes

Miller

Flores

Haider‐Markel

et al. 2020

American Politics Research

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Celebrities saturate American culture and often become relevant in politics, yet political science has largely left unstudied how celebrities affect mass political behavior. We focus on the 2015 story of Caitlyn Jenner revealing her transgender identity. Using an original nationally representative survey from that summer, we examine whether following the Jenner story and evaluations of its social significance affected attitudes toward transgender rights policies. Specifically, we examine how age and transphobia interacted with engagement with the Jenner story to shape attitudes toward transgender rights. We find, counterintuitively, that older respondents who were more transphobic were less likely to see her story as representing negative social trends if they followed it in the media. Furthermore, more transphobic older respondents were more likely to support pro-transgender policies if they viewed Jenner’s story less negatively. We then discuss the implications of our findings for research on celebrity effects on politics and transgender rights.

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More than a Media Moment: The Influence of Televised Storylines on Viewers’ Attitudes toward Transgender People and Policies

Cited by 72 publications

References 40 publications

Reporting on transgender victims of homicide: Practices of misgendering, sourcing and transparency

Reporting on transgender victims of homicide: Practices of misgendering, sourcing and transparency

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Transgender Adults in Relation to Education, Ethnicity, and Income: A Systematic Review

The Politics of Being “Cait”: Caitlyn Jenner, Transphobia, and Parasocial Contact Effects on Transgender-Related Political Attitudes

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