The Atlantic tried to artistically show gender dysphoria on its cover. Instead it damaged the trust of transgender readers. – Poynter

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The Atlantic tried to artistically show gender dysphoria on its cover. Instead it damaged the trust of transgender readers. – Poynter

A 2018 Atlantic cover story about families with transgender teenagers misgendered its cover model and crossed ethical boundaries in the process.

via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2020/the-atlantic-tried-artistically-show-gender-dysphoria-cover-instead-damaged-trust-transgender-readers/

Brewer was 22 at the time, used they/them pronouns (but goes by he/him pronouns now), and had no idea he was even being considered for the cover.