LGBT+ staff members @BBCNewsNI are now banned from participating in @belfastpride, as BBC bosses regard standing up for equal rights as controversial.

An outrageous interference by @BBC management in employees’ freedom of expression and association. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/oct/29/bbc-no-bias-rules-prevent-staff-joining-lgbt-pride-protests?CMP=share_btn_tw">https://www.theguardian.com/media/202...

I don’t expect any BBC staff to Like or Retweet this, as that could now be considered a disciplinary offence...

Unless this new BBC policy is rewritten or withdrawn, I expect it may end up in court.
In Northern Ireland, for instance, has it been subject to equality screening under Section 75 of the NI Act 1998? https://twitter.com/adamwagner1/status/1321886267584499713?s=21">https://twitter.com/adamwagne...

As predicted. #BBC https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1322107275897655296?s=20">https://twitter.com/JolyonMau...

As noted at start of this thread, the BBC policy will ban LGBT+ staff and allies from participating in @belfastpride as LGBT+ equality is opposed by some (a minority) prominent Northern Ireland politicians. The policy allows the *opponents of equality* to set the BBC framework. https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/1322137074565337095">https://twitter.com/jimwaters...