A BBC News presenter made headlines during a live Saturday broadcast when she appeared to correct gender-neutral language while delivering a report about heat wave safety advice for vulnerable populations.
Martine Croxall was presenting a segment that included information from a heat-related study when she read the term “pregnant people” as part of the coverage.
Immediately following her reading of the gender-neutral phrase, Croxall added the word “women” with noticeable emphasis and what observers described as a slight eye roll.
The gender-neutral terminology originated from the actual study being reported on, rather than from BBC editorial choices, according to sources familiar with the broadcast.
The moment occurred during the network’s Saturday lunchtime news program and quickly gained attention on social media platforms.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who has become a prominent voice in gender-related debates, shared a video clip of the incident on her social media account.
Rowling wrote on X that she now has “a new favourite BBC presenter” in response to Croxall’s apparent correction.
The term “pregnant people” has been adopted by activists who maintain that biological women who become pregnant may identify as men and should be referred to accordingly.
Healthcare institutions, including the NHS, have faced criticism for implementing similar gender-neutral language such as “pregnant people” and “birthing person” instead of traditional terms.
Critics argue these linguistic changes prioritize gender self-identification policies over biological reality in medical and public health contexts.
The BBC currently operates without a specific organizational policy governing the use of gender-neutral terminology in its broadcasts, according to The Telegraph.
The broadcaster, however, does maintain guidelines requiring journalists to use pronouns that align with individuals’ preferred gender identity rather than their biological sex.
The BBC News style guide provides specific direction to editorial staff regarding transgender coverage and pronoun usage.
According to the guide, “A person born male who lives as a female would typically be described as a ‘transgender woman’ and would take the pronoun ‘she’. And vice versa.”
“We generally use the term and pronoun preferred by the person in question.”
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The Telegraph reported that recent legal developments have created uncertainty around these editorial practices following a significant Supreme Court ruling in April.
The Supreme Court determined that women are defined by their biological gender rather than self-identified gender, casting doubt on existing guidance.
The BBC is currently reviewing the implications of this legal ruling for its news coverage and editorial standards.
Rowling publicly criticized the BBC’s trustworthiness on “transgender” reporting last week, citing the network’s failure to cover a women-only housing development that would accommodate biological men.
Resist the Mainstream reported last year on a teacher who went viral for calmly and brilliantly questioning a student who called Rowling a “bigot.”
He was swiftly fired, sparking an uproar online from prominent voices such as Elon Musk.
High School teacher Warren Smith circulated X back last February after he was asked by a student “Do you still like [J.K. Rowling’s] work, despite her bigoted opinions?”
Smith then asked a series of questions that forced the student to critically think through the assumptions he was making as depicted in the video that amassed 45 million views on X alone.
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