Here’s the title to an AP story on the website of Boston’s EDGE:
Massachusetts D.A. appoints liaison for gay, bisexual groups
And the T?
Well, look at the body of the story:
Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley has appointed his first liaison to sexual minority communities.
Conley said Wednesday that victim witness advocate Jennifer Stott will track cases with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender victims in Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop.
Stott will also continue her work in the office’s Major Felony Bureau.
Conley said minority sexual communities have been historically underrepresented in local law enforcement. He said Scott is a strong, compassionate advocate for crime victims.
Scott is a 2005 graduate of Ithaca College and has been with the Suffolk DA’s office since July 2006.
OK, so what is it? Is Stott (the ‘Scott’ in the last sentence is from the item as it appeared on EDGE) actually a GLBT liason? Or just GLB? Did the AP writer add “transgender” just for political correctness sua sponte? Or did EDGE decide there wasn’t room for us in the title (noticably, “lesbian” was absent there too)?
Is all of that picky?
Well, maybe.
But, you never see “gay” erased.
I’m just observin’.
