When describing transgender people, some newspapers, magazines, and other media tend to use gender-inappropriate names or pronouns, as well as other language that trans persons find insensitive or offensive. this is an example of: ?

I believe the answer is: microaggression.
Microaggression refers to both verbal or non-verbal action that is used to communicate negative or hostile message to a certain group of people.
Microaggression sometimes hard to detected could be initiated unintentionally and it often depended on other people's perspective.