It is understood senior management is concerned about the BBC being seen to take a side in the debate around trans issues, and has bracketed LGBT prides as political, alongside the likes of Black Lives Matter protests.
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It only applies to people in the BBC who are expected to be politically neutral, such as in current affairs. One staffer at BBC Manchester was told they shouldnt be involved in Manchester Pride on a call today. Others in BBC told very different. Its clear this has created a mess.
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Some BBC staff in mentions saying this isn't what they were told. I asked the BBC press office today if staff could be suspended or given a warning for attending pride under the new rules - they repeatedly did not deny it.
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Asked for clarity on confusion, BBC said pride is fine if it is seen as a “a celebration”, but if the “trans issue" (as it was described) is involved then it passes as a protest and news and current affairs staff should not attend.
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is this even legal?
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Regardless of your opinion on Pride & other events this is an outrageous abuse of their staff by
@bbc. I hope their staff have the balls to challenge this. It's a f*cking disgrace.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The BBC will become conservative in every way if these policies are implemented.
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You only need to look at the people who have been infiltrated in at all different levels to realise this has been going on for a while now.
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So not just banned from marching but from attending? That rules out half the social events of the summer. And other LGBT community events are presumably political too?


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Fuck it, go anyway. How's that going to look at a tribunal.
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“You see, your honour, he DARED to attend a trans rights protest, that was socially distanced with everyone wearing face masks, in order to achieve equal rights.” “I think you mean she, solicitor”
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