The BBC has apologized to writer JK Rowling for the second time in a month after being accused of being transphobic in Good Morning Scotland. It has been reported deadline.
During the broadcast, a transgender woman called for a boycott of the Harry Potter video game Hogwarts Legacy because the proceeds go to “funding the anti-trans movement.”
Following complaints from listeners, the BBC said the debate was not up to editorial standards. “We acknowledge that the program does not dispute the allegations and that participants have given their views as fact,” the editors wrote, apologizing for what happened.
There was a similar discussion on another program in early February, after which the BBC received 200 complaints and also issued an apology.
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