‘Need To Be More Sensitive In The Language And Portrayal Of LGBTQ+ Community In Media’

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Pune, 15th September 2022: Even today, the media negatively portrays transgender and transsexual communities. Disha Pinki Shaikh expressed her opinion that “the portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community in media should be done in a more sensitive manner.”

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A two-day state-level workshop on ‘Participation of transgenders in Democracy’ has been organized in association with the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra, and Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). In the first session on the second day of this conference, the topic ‘Communication with parents who have accepted the sexuality of their child’ was discussed. On this occasion the interaction with the parents of Ramesh and Surekha Shinde, Kalubai Padavi, Madhuri Ghogere, and others took place.

On this occasion, the complexities, experiences and acceptance of emotions while living as a parent of a transgender were discussed. The second session discussed the depiction of ‘Transgenders: Language, Literature, Journalism and Film.’ Rajan Gavas, Disha Pinki Shaikh, Dr Santosh Pathare, Alka Dhupkar, and other dignitaries were present as speakers.

In this session, Disha said, “When the news of theft by a man is written by journalists, it is mentioned that a certain person has stolen. But if the same theft is committed by a transgender, then the headline is given as theft by a Transgender. So we need to make this subtle but long-lasting change. Even today, in many films, transgenders are shown asking for money or playing a negative role – this picture needs to be changed.”

On this occasion, Rajan Gavas said, “The treatment given to transgender persons from our social system should be changed.”

Alka Dhupkar said, “Words used to insult transgenders should be banned.”

Dr Sadhana Natu was the interlocutor in the first session and Sriranjan Awte for the second session. Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra Shrikant Deshpande, felicitated all the dignitaries.

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