> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# BBC condemned for anti-trans article
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/bbc-condemned-for-anti-trans-article/
- Published: 2021-10-27T12:13:19.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-27T09:55:43.000Z
- Description: The BBC has been criticised by trans activists and allies for publishing the article: “We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women”.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, BBC, L with the T, Lesbian, LGBTQ, Nancy Kelley, Stonewall, Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme, Trans

The BBC has been heavily criticised by trans activists and allies for publishing an [article](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-57853385?at%5Fmedium=RSS&at%5Fcampaign=KARANGA&ref=scenemag.co.uk) titled *“We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women”*. The supposedly ‘investigative’ piece details the experience of some lesbians who say that they are *“increasingly being pressured and coerced into accepting trans women as partners”* and are then being *“shunned”* for transphobia.

The article sparked fury among many LGBTQ+ people, with DIVA publisher Linda Riley [tweeting](https://twitter.com/LindaRiley8/status/1453002753891086366?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“In all my years publishing @DIVAmagazine…I have never heard from a lesbian who says she has been pressurised into having sex with a trans woman- @BBCNews is reinforcing myths that are simply not true – #lwiththet”*. Stonewall chief executive Nancy Kelley also said that while *“nobody should ever be pressured into dating, or pressured into dating people they aren’t attracted to”*, those who are *“writing off entire groups of people”* should consider “*how societal prejudices may have shaped your attractions.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/l-with-the-t-trans-rights-lesbian-1.jpg)

The BBC has also been the subject of criticism for publishing an ‘[investigation](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/bbc-releases-stonewall-investigation-after-cutting-ties-with-the-charity/)’ into Stonewall after withdrawing from the organisation’s Diversity Champions programme – a move that left many [LGBTQ+ staff members](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/bbc-to-quit-stonewalls-diversity-champions-programme/) concerned. Stonewall said it makes no apology *“for working towards a better world for LGBTQ+ people”,* as it continues its current work to ban conversion therapy, support LGBTQ+ refugees and help LGBTQ+ people report hate crimes.