It’s official: The BBC is permanently removing Mermaids from its Action Line contacts after complaints. This email was sent around to employees today. “A decision to look at the gender identity information line was taken following audience complaints about the action line. This was against a backdrop of increasingly contested issues relating to trans issues and children. It is a complex area and the BBC needs to remain impartial when signposting audiences to organisations that can offer appropriate advice.”
Apologies, I originally made this a post for paying subscribers.
Awfully good news for kids and for journalism.
These little steps help, but courts and parliament is where the fist can truly be prised open, one finger at a time.
I think any short term gains we make will relate to children, which is brilliant.
The BBC are listening !!!
Oh this is brilliant news!
If you Google glinner.com it takes you to Mermaids
This is great news. The dominos have to start toppling soon. Hopefully this is the first one.
I just cannot bring myself to watch it
Glinner.com!
By the way Graham have you googled yourself yet? Glimmer.com