Reuters both use the term “gender-affirming care” when reporting on transgender matters. But Fox News,according to Media Matters, has been replacing that term with “sex change” or “sex reassignment” when using the wire services' material — and is misleading viewers in the process.
Media Matters' Mia Gingerich, in an article published on June 23, explains why replacing the term “gender-affirming care” with other terms in AP or Reuters articles is problematic.