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I have a lot to say about about the way @JillAbramson seems to frame trans identities here as intentionally "edgy" (because I'm sure anyone who knows me will tell you that I am oh-so-edgy), but I'll just ask folks to read this thread on her poor reporting.
Trans folks are like... everyone. Because we exist everywhere. Across nationalities, religions, races, classes, professions, etc. And the "edgy" or "provocative" framing makes it seem like we're "being trans" for attention or because it's cool. And y'all, that is really shitty.
It'd be nice if @JillAbramson got to know trans people and our history instead of dismissing us as some hipster fad. I'm one trans person; I happen to be a white military veteran from Central Texas. I go to church. I love country music. But what's even more shitty here...
...is the way @JillAbramson seems to portray trans folks who are not like me: trans folks of color, trans folks who are atheists, trans folks with a different sense of style, etc. -- they're also professionals and shouldn't be reduced to some bullshit "them vs. us" dichotomy.
Trans people have been around forever, and for a journalist to insinuate that gender diversity in newsrooms is some pandering nonsense to appeal to kids is pretty much insulting to everyone involved. I'd encourage @JillAbramson to step outside her bubble and engage in good faith.
