Media portrayals of crime help shape public perceptions of victims and the demographic groups to which they belong. For transgender people, who already face heightened disparities and stigma, news coverage may reinforce negative stereotypes and minimize the wider context of transphobic violence. The present study, a content analysis of news articles (n = 316) pertaining to 27 transgender people killed in the United States in 2016, addresses positive and negative depictions of victims, use of language affirming and delegitimizing transgender identities, and framing of transphobia as a systemic problem. Themes, implications, and future research directions are discussed.

媒体对犯罪的描述有助于塑造公众对受害者及其所属人口群体的看法。对于已经面临更大差异和污名的跨性别者来说，新闻报道可能会强化负面的刻板印象，并最大限度地减少跨性别暴力的更广泛背景。本研究对 2016 年在美国遇害的 27 名跨性别者的新闻文章 ( n = 316) 进行了内容分析，涉及对受害者的正面和负面描述、使用语言确认和取消跨性别身份的合法性，以及将跨性别恐惧症定为一个系统性问题。讨论了主题、影响和未来的研究方向。