BBC and Channel 4 'working on better trans representation'

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BBC and Channel 4 'working on better trans representation'

By Jane Fae • October 18, 2010 - 19:13

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/10/18/bbc-and-channel-4-working-on-better-trans-representation/

Senior managers at the BBC and Channel 4 recently admitted that transgender storylines can be inaccurate and are frequently lacking in breadth and substance.

The admission came as Tim Davie, who chairs the BBC's working group on the portrayal and inclusion of lesbian, gay and bisexual audiences, and Stuart Cosgrove, director of creative diversity at Channel 4, addressed a Westminster Media Forum on the portrayal of LGBT people in broadcasting.