CBS News embraces "transphobic dog whistle" under Bari Weiss' guidance

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/cbs-news-embraces-transphobic-dog-whistle-under-bari-weiss-guidance/

CBS News has adopted a new term and an old dog whistle to address sex assigned at birth: “biological sex at birth” — but without the quotes.

On Tuesday, after a months-long internal debate at the network over how to address transgender people in its coverage and the terminology associated with them, Tom Burke, senior director of standards and practices at CBS News, issued a memo to staff about the change, The Wrap reports.

Effective immediately, the news division “will use the term biological sex at birth” with “no quotes needed.” CBS Evening News used the term in its coverage of oral arguments the same day at the Supreme Court in two cases challenging bans on trans student-athletes in school sports.

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Where did I leave my shocked face...