Transphobia in popular culture

This page exists to collect examples of transphobia in popular culture: television, music, video games, advertising and movies.

According to GLAAD, since 2002, 52% of depictions of transgender people on television have been negative. Transgender people are often shown as criminals, victims of violent crime or sex workers and television producers often rely on transphobic slurs and insults.

Advertising

 * Libra (tampons)
 * Meteor (Irish mobile phone network)
 * Paddy Power
 * Taco Bell

Celebrities

 * Katy Perry

Television shows

 * Bones
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
 * Glee
 * Jersey Shore

Video games

 * Dragon Age II