BBC ‘altered gender in trans rape claim’
Jake Kanter, Media Correspondent
Tuesday May 31 2022, 12.01am BST, The Times
A rape victim’s testimony was changed to avoid “misgendering” her abuser
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-a...claim-3cqj73tq5


The BBC changed the testimony of a rape victim after a debate over the pronouns of her transgender attacker, The Times has learnt.

The woman referred to her alleged rapist as “him” but insiders said that her words were changed to avoid “misgendering” the abuser in an article on the corporation’s website.

The BBC article replaced every reference to “he” or “him” with “they” or “them”. A source said the quote was the subject of heated debate prior to publication. Some journalists argued that the quote should remain intact, while others said it should reflect the trans woman’s sick man's preferred she/her pronouns.

It comes amid growing concern among BBC staff that an internal diversity team is influencing what journalists can report, preventing them from covering gender identity issues accurately and impartially.

The victim’s quote was published last year in an online BBC News article about lesbians being coerced into sex with transgender women.

The article, which was the subject of thousands of complaints, cited a self-selecting social media study by Get The L Out, a lesbian campaign group, which questioned gay women about their sexual experiences with trans woman’s sick man's. -- excerpt, rest at link above --

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