Thread by @ripx4nutmeg

Alastair Campbell has written that it's "not true" to say the BBC is "pro trans". Here's a TOP 40 of just some eye-catching stories and developments from just the last 12 months, involving the BBC. Could the BBC have some sort of pro trans agenda?

40. The BBC World Service has produced numerous documentaries about the plights of cross-dressing men in countries such as India, Uganda and Taiwan. One documentary about 'transgender women in Bangladesh' was broadcast SEVEN TIMES on British radio this year

39. BBC News reported that President Trump had banned 'transgender athletes from female competitions'. This was not true as 'trans men' could compete. However, the complaint about this was not upheld because BBC guidelines do not require 'absolute accuracy'

38. Despite a huge budget, mass marketing and 'must watch' reviews across the media (the Radio Times said it would 'save lives'), What It Feels Like For A Girl, a SIX-HOUR drama about a 15-year-old cross-dressing boy, was a ratings disaster

37. BBC 6 Music seemed to spend most of 2025 playing songs by trans activists or about trans activism. It was fitting, therefore, that of its 12 'Artists of the Year 2025', five of them were transgender

36. As part of a BBC series on 'inspirational women' around the world, it reported on the story of a cross-dressing man in Saudi Arabia who took his own life. This was to highlight the abuse 'transgender Saudis' face

35. Transvestites have been shoehorned into BBC reality shows several times in 2025. For example, this was on Antiques Roadshow VE Day. (The same man was given a 15 minute slot on Woman's Hour the following week to explain why he's a woman)

34. Despite being a ratings disaster, the 'comedy' Smoggie Queens was commissioned for a second BBC series. It was also named best comedy at the Broadcast Digital Awards (judges included 11 BBC employees). This was how the first series ended

33. Radio 1 presenter Greg James, one of the BBC's highest paid 'stars', wrote that people age more quickly if they don't believe that some men are actually women

32. Following criticism that Doctor Who had become too obsessed with trans propaganda, the BBC responded by bringing trans activist Juno Dawson onto its core writing team. This did not prove to be successful

31. BBC News wrote so many stories about the lives of drag queens that not only does it have its own drag queen section, but this published more stories than its section on women did in August

30. Despite the Supreme Court clarifying that men are not women, the BBC admitted that it still allowed men to use its women's toilets. Male 'comedian' Jen Ives, who says he works in a BBC building, boasted that he will not stop using women's facilities

29. Stuck for something to do with the kids during half term? BBC News knows what's fun - why not treat them to some education about the maritime history of LGBT people?

28. BBC Three broadcast this transgender propaganda reality show in which a 21 year old man, who'd been on puberty blockers since childhood, was given a 'Vagina Day' party to celebrate three years since he was castrated

27. The National Library of Scotland banned a book of gender critical essays. A report found this was 'based on inadequate evidence'. The BBC therefore discussed the story with.. the librarian who banned the book, who talked at length about its "violence"

26. The BBC upheld a complaint about presenter Martine Croxall, who read out the term "pregnant people" live on air and added "women". Its Executive Complaints Unit said her face expressed a "controversial view about trans people" when she said the word
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

25. The BBC broadcast the gay dating show I Kissed A Boy. But one of the contestants was a girl who pretended to be a boy. A spokesman said this was "inclusive" and not "homophobic"
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

24. BBC News' top 'women' story on International Women's Day was the promotion of a cross-dressing man's book. Dylan Mulvaney's autobiography contained anecdotes about how he sexually assaulted men

23. BBC drama Casualty: A man is the victim of a transphobic acid attack. But in hospital the news gets really bad - he discovers the NHS might not fund the surgery he wants to make it look like he has breasts

22. BBC News ran a campaign to get more cross-dressing men in the judiciary

21. The BBC ran at least 25 different articles about a drag queen who died at the start of the year

20. BBC News has run at least five articles urging 'men' to get screened for cancers that only women can get

19. There has been no end of 'trans women' on BBC quiz shows this year. The first eight episodes of the latest series of University Challenge featured three all male teams that included a 'woman'

18. After Donald Trump banned men in women's sports, the BBC's Pride Board issued an 'emotional support notice' to all staff, assuring them that the BBC is committed to 'diversity and inclusion'

17. Several stories did not appear on BBC News. For example, it did not cover a transvestite being found guilty of harassing his MP, the sister of the Chancellor, even though the Speaker of the House intervened in the case to protect her. It did cover this at the same time though

16. BBC News' reaction to the Supreme Court ruling that men are not women: Portraying transvestites as victims immediately went into overdrive, while a cross-dressing judge opposed to the ruling was repeatedly platformed

15. There have been numerous articles about extremely violent men in which they have been called 'women' throughout, including even in the headline. In 2025, the BBC even used 'she / her' pronouns for rapist Maddison Wilson, who the judge referred to as a man during the trial

14. In June, men were banned from playing competitive women's football in England. BBC News led up to this with story after story and interview after interview about how sad some men felt about not being allowed to cheat anymore

13. BBC News ran a story about safety for women on the London Underground. Except one of the women was a man

12.  This man dresses as a baby girl and wears nappies. He goes into local primary schools to 'teach children about autism' and tries to have one-to-one sessions with them. Despite the obvious red flags, the BBC profiled and promoted him

11. The BBC vox pops in 2025

10.  Zambian footballer Barbra Banda was named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. This is despite the fact that Banda is banned from playing in the African Cup of Nations, and Real Madrid opted against signing the player, after Banda reportedly failed a gender verification test

9.  A BBC presenter launched a project in which she distributed badges, saying 'Safe With Me', in schools, for children to wear in public places. The badges signify to any 'trans people' nearby that the child will escort them to a toilet gbnews.com/news/trans-row…

8.  The BBC ran a news story showing how brutal Iran is because it jails women for wearing "provocative and revealing clothing", and mistreats prisoners. However, no actual women were featured - the entire piece was about the plight of a cross-dressing man

7. The BBC brought this documentary, which effectively justifies sexual assault if the perpetrator says they're trans, back to the iPlayer in 2025, but with the note: 'consent may be invalidated if a sexual partner is deceptive about their biological sex'

6.  An 'openly gay' 14 year old 'drag queen', who performs at Pride, was making a film about homosexuality in Ancient Greece, when and where pederasty was notoriously widespread. Despite the obvious red flags, BBC Radio promoted the film via this interview

5. This happened on Match Of The Day 

4. BBC soap opera Doctors ended after 25 years. It decided to bow out with a long-running story about a transphobic doctor (seen here with his trans child) who tried and failed to inject his bigotry into the practice

3. BBC teen drama Waterloo Road devoted an hour to a 24-year-old man playing a schoolgirl who was upset because his dying, dementia-ridden grandmother might not have really believed he was a girl
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/1…

2. This is what a BBC discussion about the trans issue looks like. Seven trans activists (and a woman) talked about men in women's spaces before two trans activists talked to a pro trans agenda presenter (while another woman briefly spoke by video link)

1. The founder of Pride in Surrey was jailed for 24 years for raping a boy. Despite being a regular on BBC shows (including presenting on BBC Radio Surrey), almost no coverage was given to his sentence - just 30 seconds on local radio the following day