Tag Archives: Richard Littlejohn
Parliament and the Press Complaints Commission
Yesterday I, with one other, paid a visit to the Press Complaints Commission. I was asked why, as the generally accepted view is that its days are numbered. But my purpose was quite simple. I wanted to spur them into some kind of pre-emptive action, and to explain to them just some of the emotion that […]
Vigil
Monday’s vigil seemed to come from nowhere. It’s certainly nothing to do with Trans Media Watch. It’s strongly positioned as a vigil of respect, not as a vigil of protest, for which I’m relieved. I plan to be there, to show my respects to another trans person, harassed then monstered by a press who wouldn’t […]
The Ongoing Saga of Tabloids and Trans People
It’s not been a good 24 hours for trans people’s relations with the British press. Yesterday evening, the Press Complaints Commission ruled that Julie Burchill’s January article did not breach the Editors Code. On a strict “legal” definition, that’s true, as the Code only specifically restricts discriminatory articles against named individuals, and accuracy more generally. […]
Challenging Journeys (Phase 2) 
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