Angry BBC staff confront boss after trans rights images 'banned' on TV

The new head of the BBC is reportedly under fire from within after being confronted by staff members who questioned why the U.K. government-owned network chose to blur images that support transgender rights on its TV programs. The conflict erupted during an online town hall meeting Thursday at the London headquarters of the BBC, according to Deadline. Employees demanded answers from Matt Brittin, who was appointed as the BBC's director general six months ago, about the corporation’s handling of LGBTQ+ issues and content. The report said some of the more than a dozen questions were prompted by the BBC's erasing the trans rights slogan, “Protect the Dolls,” on the T-shirt of out actress Bethany Antonia. The House of the Dragon star wore the shirt in a rehearsal for the British dancing competition show, Strictly Come Dancing, but when that scene was shown on TV last month, the words on her shirt were blurred out.

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