A group representing parents of gender-confused children has urged Ofcom to investigate the BBC’s promotion of transgender ideology.
In a letter to the UK’s media regulator from the group’s solicitors Conrathe Gardner LLP, the Bayswater Support Group detailed the broadcaster’s failure to uphold its “duty of impartiality and safeguarding” on the issue, and highlighted its unwillingness to engage with the group’s concerns.
Campaigners Sex Matters recently called on the BBC to stop “normalising transgender ideology” to children. Both actions follow reports that a small group of internal LGBT activists censored news coverage that was critical of transgender ideology.
‘Propaganda’
Bayswater, which represents over 650 parents and guardians, said its members had “sought to engage with the BBC to encourage a fair and balanced coverage of trans issues to reflect the varied experiences within their group”.
But, the letter explained, they had faced “consistent resistance from the BBC in their unwillingness to amend stories which promote a one-sided perspective on trans issues and incorporate a more critical perspective on promoting transition”.
A spokesman for the group told The Daily Telegraph: “For the past decade, the constant stream of propaganda about gender and trans activism the BBC has transmitted has played a significant role in creating a dangerous culture for children.”
“The end result of this is a generation of teens and young adults who have come to severe harm, frequently self-diagnosed and self-medicated, estranged from families.”
‘Grossly irresponsible’
He continued: “The lack of action by the regulatory authorities has been in dereliction of their primary duty.
“Tragically, we can’t undo the damage this has done to our children, but hope this complaint will cause Ofcom to address the years of failure to regulate the grossly irresponsible and politically motivated coverage of the BBC.”
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