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NEARLY a third of LGBT+ journalists have experienced ill-treatment at work because of their sexuality or gender identity, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has revealed.
Some 29 per cent of members surveyed by the NUJ ahead of today’s TUC LGBT+ conference said that they had been bullied, harassed or discriminated against.
Only a third of freelance members felt safe to be open about their sexuality or gender identity with clients, and almost two-thirds of LGBT+ NUJ members felt that the media did not represent their communities fairly and accurately.
Football journalism was among sectors singled out as deeply transphobic and homophobic environments.
Adam Christie, an NUJ delegate to the TUC LGBT+ conference said: “The survey responses suggest a lot of progress has been made as far as openness is concerned, but none of us can afford to be complacent.”
Urging all LGBT+ journalists to join the union, Mr Christie pointed out that editorial standards were better when there was a strong NUJ presence and that its code of conduct was “crucial in allowing us to cover such issues appropriately.”
