The BBC plans to further promote LGBT culture on-screen and within the organisation, in order to avoid a ‘heteronormative culture’ it was reported in early November.
People’s LGBT identities will be shown more often, regardless of relevance to a story-line or news item. The corporation is also encouraging all staff to use non-binary pronouns when speaking to or about someone who identifies as neither male nor female.
LGBT staff will be encouraged to ‘bring their whole self to work’, while some heterosexual colleagues who ‘actively promote’ LGBT issues will be designated ‘straight allies’. These staff will wear badges or have special email signatures to announce their status. The broadcaster has also chosen to adopt LGBTQ+ as an acronym.
