{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/87b894a9-6a7a-4f17-b80b-8f7169544d4f/6880fbef498abee41620c733?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The media and advertising industry's role in rising transphobia","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e323106c05e31caf4077b/1753283515101-d4fb9ed2-559b-4e45-9aba-3f39b9799f34.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This year, for the first time since tracking of it began - Trans+ rights in Europe retracted, instead of grew. In the UK, hate crimes towards trans people are up nearly 1400% in the last decade. Meanwhile, as hate plays out on the streets - the addiction in some parts of the media to hateful, clickbait headlines that drive attention to news providers, but division in communities all over the world has continued.</p><p><br></p><p>This week on QueerAF, in an episode supported by Publicis Media Groupe UK - we’re going to ask: What is the media's role in rising transphobia? How can the advertising industry change the media? What can we, as individuals, do about this - can we play a role at work to advocate for better responsibility from businesses?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Credits:</strong>&nbsp;Hosted and produced by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jamie_wareham/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Wareham.</a> This episode was supported by Publicis Groupe UK. With thanks to <a href=\"https://tgeu.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transgender Europe</a>, JP, Julia Franks and Kate Williams.</p>","author_name":"QueerAF"}