EXCLUSIVE: BBC director general Matt Brittin has told staff that the UK broadcaster is “not an anti-LGBTQ+ organization” after facing angry questions about the removal of transgender rights symbols in TV shows.
During an internal town hall meeting on Thursday, Brittin was asked at least a dozen questions about the corporation’s approach to LGBTQ+ issues and content.
It follows the BBC blurring out the trans rights slogan, “Protect the Dolls,” on the T-shirt of Bethany Antonia, the House of the Dragon actress who competed on Strictly Come Dancing. Later in October, the BBC digitally removed LGBTQ+
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