Articles about BBC News

11 June 2013
Daily Mail’s Andrew Pierce: I’m called a ‘homophobe’ and ‘Uncle Tom’ for opposing equal marriage 102 As part of a feature for the BBC News website entitled “The gay people against gay marriage” Daily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce says his opposition to equal marriage means he’s denounced by his critics as a “homophobe and Uncle Tom”.
28 March 2013
BBC apologises for naming South African official ‘gay marriage’ in TV news caption 3 The BBC has apologised for accidently naming a South African civil servant with the name “gay marriage” in a TV news report about a diplomatic conference.
1 February 2013
BBC News presenter Jane Hill: Gays and lesbians need better representation on TV and radio 32 BBC News presenter Jane Hill says there is still not enough LGBT people on Britain's TV screens in an exclusive interview with PinkNews.
31 December 2012
Comment: The leadership of the Catholic Church are hate-fuelled bigots 116 In light of today’s dramatic announcement that Pope Benedict XVI intends to step down – let us point you to this PinkNews comment piece by Adrian Tippetts – published at the end of last year about the Catholic Church’s leadership.
28 December 2012
Comment: BBC News was biased against same-sex marriage over Christmas 77 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, David Mason says the BBC News' coverage of equal marriage was not balanced over the festive period with opponents being given excessive airtime.
15 November 2012
Tory MP criticises George Osborne for going ‘big’ on same-sex marriage 79 Conservative MP Glyn Davies says he is disappointed that the prime minister, deputy prime minister and chancellor are all supporting equal marriage.
7 January 2011
Ofcom won’t intervene over BBC interview with gay execution supporter 75 Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom will not intervene over complaints at a BBC News interview with an anti-gay extremist who has supported the execution of HIV-positive gay men.
7 January 2011
Video: BBC Newsnight guest calls Australian cricket team ‘poofters’ 103 A guest on last night's BBC Newsnight called the Australian cricket team "poofters" for having dyed hair.
5 January 2011
Viewers complain over BBC interview with anti-gay extremist 93 Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has received 95 complaints over a BBC news bulletin which invited an anti-gay extremist to air his views about gay parenting.
30 December 2010
Exclusive- BBC: Gay execution supporter interview was required to ‘balance’ Elton John baby coverage 147 The BBC has mounted a defence of its decision to include an interview with a supporter of state sponsored execution of gay men in its coverage of the birth of Sir Elton John and David Furnish's first child.
29 December 2010
How to complain about the BBC interviewing pro-gay execution fundamentalist on Sir Elton’s baby 55 Last night, as first highlighted by PinkNews.co.uk, the BBC's flagship BBC News at Six programme on BBC One featured an interview with Stephen Green, who has previously called for gays to be executed on the news that Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish were celebrating the birth of their first son.
9 November 2010
Video: Politicians join Stonewall ‘It Gets Better Today’ campaign 14 Politicians from all of the main parties have added their support to a Stonewall campaign to support gay teenagers.
16 December 2009
Twitter users furious at BBC gay debate 40 Twitter users are complaining about a debate on the BBC's website which asks 'Should homosexuals be executed?'.

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