TW: Suicide. Unnamed Trans veteran draped themselves in a trans flag, and committed suicide at a VA hospital. Only the local news seems to be saying anything.
TW: Suicide. Unnamed Trans veteran draped themselves in a trans flag, and committed suicide at a VA hospital. Only the local news seems to be saying anything.
The veteran, a VA mental health patient, was wearing a transgender flag, a witness said.
EDIT:
Her name was Elisa Rae Shupe.
You can read more about her from Erin's Bluesky Post and related article.
https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com/post/3lhwefbinn22c
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Her name was Elisa Rae Shupe. You can read more about her from Erin's bluesky post and related article.
https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com/post/3lhwefbinn22c
Thank you.
Names are absent from the headlines today to a dehumanizing degree.
That's likely because news is often being posted as soon as possible and later updated with new information. It's not like the olden days where the news has to be printed.
I also suspect that the news are careful to post names even if they know them because they don't want to hurt or offend the victim (if alive) and relatives. It must be pretty awful to find out from the news that someone you love committed suicide. IMO journalists should seek consent from relatives before going out with names.
I for one would hate for my name to be in the news if I did something like this and I'm positive my relatives would feel the same way.