Brief Media Analysis: Media Coverage Of A Filipina Trans Woman’s Case
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A trans woman was arrested and detained in connection to a nude incident in Kuala Lumpur on 13 March 2019. The video of the incident had also gone viral, and received extensive sensational media coverage.
The analysis is based on 27 news reports – 18 in BM and 9 in English – in relation to the case of the Filipina trans woman published on 13, 14, 20 and 21 March 2019. 20 out of the 27 reports had misgendered the trans woman
- 5 out of the 9 English news reports had misgendered the trans woman. All 5 articles were sourced from Bernama
- 15 out of the 18 articles in BM had misgendered the trans woman. 3 were sourced by Bernama
8 out of 11 news reports on 21 March featured a photo of the trans woman with the police officers outside the courtroom. Only 1 out of 8 articles that featured her photo had pixelated her face. 7 out 8 articles exposed her face in the photos.
TERMS USED TO IDENTIFY THE TRANS WOMAN
- Lelaki (10)
- Mak Nyah (4)
- Transgender (3)
- Pondan (3)
- Lelaki berperwatakan wanita (3)
- He (3)
- Male (2)
- Individu (2)
- Transwoman (1)
- She (1)
- Lady (1)
| Date | Number
of articles BM |
Number of articles ENG |
Articles | Outlet | Misgendered
(X – yes) |
| 13 March | 4 | 2 | Dancing in the street: Transgender goes stark naked in Bukit Bintang | The star | |
| Naked Transgender Spotted Dancing and Running Up Cars in Bukit Bintang | World of buzz | ||||
| ‘Mak nyah’ bogel berjalan, menari tengah jalan gemparkan warga kota! | Awani | X | |||
| [VIDEO] Lelaki berbogel di Bukit Bintang | Utusan | X | |||
| Lelaki warga Filipina berbogel di Bukit Bintang | Berita harian | X | |||
| Pondan bogel ‘catwalk’ tengah kota [METROTV] | Harian metro | X | |||
| 14 March | 2 | 1 | Dancing transgender in Bukit Bintang remanded for 14 days | The star (video) | |
| Pondan berbogel di Bukit Bintang direman 14 hari | Berita harian | X | |||
| Mak nyah bogel tiada masalah mental | Harian Metro | ||||
| 20 March | 4 | 2 | Pelancong Filipina didakwa berkelakuan tidak sopan dengan panjat kereta sambil berbogel | Bernama | X |
| [UPDATE] Mak nyah bogel ‘menginap’ di penjara | Harian metro | ||||
| Pelancong Filipina didakwa panjat kereta sambil berbogel | Mkni (bernama) | X | |||
| Warga Filipina berbogel panjat kereta di tempat awam didakwa | Malaysian insight | X | |||
| Filipino tourist charged with indecent behaviour after Bukit Bintang strip-off | Malaymail | X | |||
| Filipino tourist who strolled naked in centre of KL charged | FMT | X | |||
| 21 March | 8 | 4 | Filipino trans woman pleads not guilty to public obscenity | NST | |
| Second charge for Filipino tourist who strolled naked in KL | FMT | X | |||
| Filipino tourist charged for strolling naked in KL | The sun | X | |||
| Filipino tourist charged with insulting public’s modesty | Bernama | X | |||
| Mak nyah bogel dihantar ke Penjara Sungai Buloh | Kosmo | ||||
| Bogel di tempat awam: Pelancong Filipina didakwa lagi | Sinar harian | X | |||
| Video tular, pelancong bogel didakwa di mahkamah | Bernama | X | |||
| Pelancong Filipina didakwa ganggu kesantunan orang awam dengan berbogel di Jalan Sultan Ismail | Awani | X | |||
| Pondan tak mengaku ganggu kesantunan | Utusan | X | |||
| Pondan Bogel Di Jalan Imbi Dihantar Penjara | Warta daily | X | |||
| Pelancong Filipina didakwa lagi ganggu kesantunan orang awam dengan berbogel | Bernama | X | |||
| Pondan bogel ditahan di penjara | BH | X | |||
| Total | 18 | 9 | 20 | ||
ARTICLES PUBLISHED ON 21 MARCH 2019 (ON SECOND CHARGE)
| Title | Media outlet | Terms used | Misgendered | Name as per IC revealed | Photo |
| Mak nyah bogel dihantar ke Penjara Sungai Buloh | Kosmo | mak nyah | No | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed |
| Filipino transwoman pleads not guilty to public obscenity | NST | transwoman | No | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed |
| Second charge for Filipino tourist who strolled naked in KL | FMT | He | Yes | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed |
| Filipino tourist charged for strolling naked in KL | The sun | He | Yes | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed |
| Filipino tourist charged with insulting public’s modesty | Bernama | He | Yes | Yes | File pic |
| Bogel di tempat awam: Pelancong Filipina didakwa lagi | Sinar harian | Pelancong lelaki
Tertuduh |
Yes | Yes | Photo with police, face pixelated |
| Video tular, pelancong bogel didakwa di mahkamah | Bernama | Lelaki | Yes | Yes | File pic |
| Pelancong Filipina didakwa ganggu kesantunan orang awam dengan berbogel di Jalan Sultan Ismail | Awani | Lelaki | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed | |
| Pondan tak mengaku ganggu kesantunan | Utusan | Pondan | Yes | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed |
| Pondan Bogel Di Jalan Imbi Dihantar Penjara | Warta daily | lelaki berperwatakan wanita | Yes | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed police |
| Pelancong Filipina didakwa lagi ganggu kesantunan orang awam dengan berbogel | Bernama | Lelaki | Yes | Yes | File pic |
| Pondan bogel ditahan di penjara | BH | Pondan
lelaki berperwatakan wanita |
Yes | Yes | Photo with police, face revealed |
This analysis was published on Justice for Sisters website