BBC Director DG Tim Davie has emailed BBC staff: "There is no ban on attending Pride parades."
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How has he managed to make it worse?! How is pride controversial in any way?
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So is it controversial to be gay or to support a gay cause?
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But everything is political.
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So the mere fact that there are people who claim that racism doesn't exist & demonise BLM, and the fact that there are people virulently transphobic, *creates* "political or controversial" situations, so this caters to the bigots by allowing them to shut down support. well FAB
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The clarification circulated yesterday implied someone making these decisions views trans rights as political or controversial, which is hugely concerning.
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So there is a ban on news, current affairs and senior leaders attending?
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So... there IS a ban on some BBC staff attending Pride, depending on the Pride and their manager's views of it? SPECTACULAR clarification there
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Hi Scott, has Tim Davie clarified what this means for BBC employees who are Trans and working in News? cc
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Why is Pride political or controversial?
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