Former BBC Journalist Reveals She Was Reprimanded Over ‘Cisgender’ Post

A former BBC journalist has revealed she faced a disciplinary ordeal after posting on social media that science doesn’t support the idea of two types of women, male and female. Cath Walton, who was with the BBC for 20 years, said she was reprimanded by the broadcaster over accuracy and impartiality around sex and gender. Writing in The Critic, Ms. Walton said that about two years ago her post on X, formerly known as Twitter, led to hearings over an alleged breach of the BBC social media rules. Concerned with the adoption of “activist language” by journalists, Ms. Walton tweeted about the use of the term “cisgender.”...