An Apology to Our Readers

In the January 2022 issue we ran two articles concerning the trend of people describing themselves in meetings and presentations. One article begins with what we thought were silly, hyperbolic examples about the ways in which some people have attended Zoom meetings in which they clearly did not intend video to be a part. In the description, a hypothetical trans person describes themself as being naked. In retrospect, we apologize for including this example given the harmful and unacceptable stereotype of trans people being sexually aggressive, as well as the equally harmful belief that trans people "change their gender" due to mental illness or the desire to take advantage of others. Perpetuating these stereotypes was certainly not our intent. We value all people, regardless of gender or gender expression. We made a mistake in failing to recognize how that language might affect people we care about, and for that we most sincerely apologize.