BBC promises to represent more LGBT people by 2020

The BBC has made an announcement

promising that it will “go further than ever before” in order to “represent women, disabled people, ethnic minorities and LGBT people with its new diversity targets.”

The broadcasting giant airs diverse shows such as Absolutely Fabulous, Top Gear and The Graham Norton Show.

The company says it wants to “meet or better” other broadcasters in representing the UK population by 2020.

“Almost half of our workforce is made up of women and the proportion of our workforce who are black, Asian and other ethnic minorities is at an all-time high,” a spokesman said.

“We’ll continue doing what works but also develop new and innovative ideas to do even better, and we’ll set this out in our new diversity strategy shortly.”

The spokesman continued, stating that they have taken “significant steps forward” but they are making their targets even more ambitious.

“We are the BBC and must be held to a higher standard. The range of the BBC’s programme and services, and the fact that we will make sure that our approach to diversity is hardwired in everything we do, make these targets even more ambitious.”

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