POLL: Courier-Mail controversy

POLL: Courier-Mail controversy

QUEENSLAND’S Courier Mail newspaper has been accused of “sickening” transphobic sensationalism and faced a deluge of criticism following today’s front page and their reporting on the death of a Brisbane trans woman.

The story of 27-year-old Mayang Prasetyo’s alleged murder by her partner Marcus Volke in the inner-Brisbane suburb of Teneriffe shocked the country as gruesome details of her death, and Volke’s suicide after he fled the police, were revealed yesterday.

Police have not yet confirmed the identity of Prasetyo but friends and family of the cabaret performer — who also earned an income as a sex worker to support her family back in Indonesia — have expressed their grief on social media | 

 

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76 responses to “POLL: Courier-Mail controversy”

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  2. well she IS a shemale. i mean she was born a he, and technically, at least biologically, is still a he.

    just sayin.

  3. That pathetic tabloid piece of shit excuse of a paper should apologise for every front cover it’s printed in the last month. Race hate inspiring garbage. It’s ACA in paperback. F@#$ you Courier Mail.

  4. What is the point of writing a story about a controversial headline if you are going to censor it? You should at least do your readers the courtesy of letting us see what the fuss is about. What do you take us for?

  5. A new low for an already loathsome outfit. It says little about the mental health of Queenslanders that people still consume this poison on a daily basis.

  6. Yes the editor should make a formal public apology for being transphobic and for the incorrect wording of the article.