Thread by @jack_turban

I'm a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who has spent a decade studying #trans youth mental health

After 100+ #NYT contributors expressed concern about the paper's #trans youth coverage, the NYT replied it's "proud" of its work

Let's take a look at the work they're proud of 🧵

In one recent piece, @mega2e falsely claimed that researchers from a large NIH-funded study on the benefits of gender-affirming medical care for #trans youth never reported their results:

https://twitter.com/jack_turban/status/1592274404771500034?s=20

I let the #NYT know about the error in @mega2e's piece, and they ignored it, despite using me as a source in their past coverage

https://twitter.com/jack_turban/status/1597681212516368384?s=20

In a separate NYT piece by @emilybazelon, the Times relied on a quote from @afspnational's @cmoutierMD, which made incorrect claims about the research on gender-affirming care for #trans youth. The times ignored this when notified

https://twitter.com/jack_turban/status/1537215889744924673?s=20

The health section has assigned Azeen Ghoryashi to cover trans issues for the paper, despite her history of misgendering the people about whom she writes

https://twitter.com/jack_turban/status/1538766372263448576?s=20

In addition to these disrespectful moves, she has also made a number of scientific errors. To her credit, unlike Twohey and Bazelon, she has made corrections. But these reporting errors are not something to be "proud of."

https://twitter.com/jack_turban/status/1521918553133256704?s=20

In summary, the NYT's coverage of #trans issues has, at the very least, been inaccurate and full of sloppy reporting. That they would say they're "proud"of it can't be read as anything other than bias.

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