First reported by Deadline, one BBC employee contrasted the two. “Is this not hypocritical and suggests the BBC is an anti-LGBT organisation (and particularly the T part of LGBT)?” they asked.
The Royal British Legion poppy has long been a symbol used by the charity to pay tribute to the fallen members of the British Armed Forces.
The comment contrasting and comparing the two symbols was endorsed over 100 times by fellow staff members who “upvoted” the comment. In response, Mr Brittin told staff: “We are definitely not an anti-LGBTQ+ organisation, and we want to be inclusive of everyone.
“There is a challenge, I think, for an organisation which has editorial due impartiality at its heart, between how we do our journalism and reporting, and what the standards we hold our presentation of news in particular to, and the inclusive values of an organisation that is one where everyone can thrive. And sometimes those are in conflict.