• @darreninthenet@lemmy.world
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    2111 months ago

    The BBC has a history of being antitrans?

    That’s quite a revelation to me, it has more of a reputation of being extremely liberal and indeed any even remotely right winger here usually whinges and moans about how “woke” it is 🤷🏻‍♂️

    Do you know what in particular triggered their stance that they believed the BBC anti-trans?

      • @darreninthenet@lemmy.world
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        511 months ago

        Thank you for that, most interesting.

        It’s odd given their usually quite liberal stance… I wonder if there some old conservatism creeping in with the Tories being in power for so long…?

        • punkisundead [they/them]
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          411 months ago

          Sadly in UK transphobia seems to be pretty common in liberals and liberal institutions. I think that is because in UK the idea to connect transphobia with “womens rights” was really successful and this results in otherwise really liberal / left leaning / feminist individuals & groups to be actively anti-trans. As far as i know even otherwise trust worthy news papers like the guardian plattform anti trans talking points.

    • @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      911 months ago

      It’s the official broadcaster of TERF island. Even their foremost left wing newspaper is transphobia central.

      • OctopusKurwa
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        811 months ago

        It still makes me so sad to see what’s become of the Guardian.