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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
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
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Unless this new BBC policy is rewritten or withdrawn, I expect it may end up in court.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
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
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
