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Ofcom broadens definition of hate speech to include trans intolerance
The Office of Communication, otherwise known as Ofcom. (Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
Britain’s media watchdog quietly expanded its definition of hate speech Thursday evening (31 December) to include intolerance of gender affirmation.
The Office of Communications, a communications regulator otherwise known as Ofcom, updated its broadcast code with a refreshed definition of hate speech at 11pm amid Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
It will now include “all forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify hatred based on intolerance on the grounds of […] gender reassignment”. “Political or any other opinion” was also added to this list.
Ofcom updates hate speech definition to include transgender intolerance
A huge step in the fight against anti-LGBTQ+ hate!
The UK’s communication regulator Ofcom has widened its definition of hate speech by including prejudice against the transgender community.
The updated rules state: “All forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify hatred based on intolerance on the grounds of disability, ethnicity, social origin, gender, sex, gender reassignment, nationality, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, colour, genetic features, language, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth or age.”
The inclusive change was made after adjustments were implemented to the Audiovisual Media Services Regulation (AVMS) 2020.
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