When context is missing, minds are easily swayed, and humanity often forgotten.

When you’re not given the full story, poor judgement and forming of opinion is inevitable. Some narratives, in the media and then beyond, are spun without full context, without all the details, and without key voices given any precedence. When this happens, as is often the case when it comes to trans people and their rights currently, opinions are made without critical consideration for who is really in harm's way and who really needs support and allyship. With spun tales in want of a reader, and without context, the reality of situations is often warped, and with that, people's humanity and dignity are often quashed, removed from the minds of those not set on looking deeper.

Often, some people’s outrage is platformed, reported, given airtime, whilst others’ is not. Take for example the biggest Trans Pride March in the history of the UK – which happened in London last weekend – where reportedly 100 thousand LGBT people and their allies stood in solidarity and showed their outrage at recent decisions affecting trans people’s lives and at how this community are being scapegoated, demonised and weaponised. This was barely covered by the media.

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At the same time tens, perhaps even hundreds of pieces have covered the views of those against the progress of trans rights. This outrage shown in London doesn’t fit the dominant narrative, and so it is not the story that is told. So, for many, it remains context unseen in the wider narrative. It remains hidden and remains unable to affect how people are thinking about these issues – people do not see the mounting support for trans people and the majority view that trans people should be afforded their rights and should........

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