With the nomination of Rachel Levine for Undersecretary of Health in the Biden administration, it was possible to see at a glance how news producers are still far from writing for a path to equality.
The art of headlining news is not easy: there is a limit to words and they must be captivating, without falling into lies or biases.
However, this last indication has been left behind and now it is about selling the warm tortillas yes or yes.
As simple as “googling” Levine’s name to give us an idea of the situation to which I refer.
Almost all of the media decided to spend their precious headline words to ensure that Rachel is a transgender person, but without the context of struggle that comes with being the first to occupy a federal nomination.
Headlines like “transgender doctor…”, without referring to the historical importance of her identity, they should sound our alarms of fairness and justice.
There is a huge difference in the previous pun and, for example: “first transgender woman …”.
If the title includes gender or sexual identity, but does not mention your contribution to the fight for equality and it is clear in the headline and wording, you are failing society as a medium.
It is important to ask ourselves from what point of view are the media positioning their gender identity? Since inclusion? Or from the yellowishness that invalidates your resume?
If it is about making a highly discriminated community visible, then more content and spaces should be generated for them, they and them within the medium, not just an incomplete heading that discriminates or simply makes it clear that not being a man in public service is a reason for surprise.
Levine, the LGBTIQ + community and all women entered the public sphere must be written from their struggle, the rights and normalization of the occupation of positions, which because they are citizens belong to us and should not be entertainment, but history.
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