BBC’s Question Time Under Fire for Offensive LGBT+ Segment

The BBC political chat show ‘Question Time’ has faced backlash over asking its audience whether teaching children about the LGBT+ community was “morally right”, reports the Independent.

An audience member was picked by producers to ask the question:“Is it morally right that five-year-old children learn about LGBT issues in school?”

The question was then posed more widely on the show’s twitter page.

Holby City actor David Amescalled out the show for the irresponsible phrasing of the question:“This is deliberate phrasing and it’s not only insulting but damaging

“I hope the increase in heated Tweets/responses to this is worth the suggestion that learning of the mere existence of a minority is immoral.”

Labour MP Wes Streetingadded: “Next week: our final question is about learning about women at school. ‘Is it morally right for 5 year old children to learn about women’s issues in school?’ Week after: ‘is it morally right for 5 year old children to learn about Muslim issues in school?’.”

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