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The 519 Media Reference Guide

The 519’s Media Reference Guide helps you navigate fair & inclusive reporting with 2 Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse communities.

These documents provide a guideline for media, and outline how to share information and stories about trans and gender-diverse people in an accurate and respectful way. It also provides examples of disrespectful and dehumanizing language that should be avoided.

Media Reference Guide – Discussing trans and gender-diverse people (PDF)

Media Tip Sheet (PDF)