- Target:
- The British Broadcasting Corporation
- Region:
- United Kingdom
According to a 2011 report; lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are four times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual counterparts.
A 2009 report, quoted by the Trevor Project, lists suicide as the third leading cause of youth deaths in the age group 15-24.
Further, it has been recognised in the BBC’s consultation report of September 2010 (Portrayal and Inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People on the BBC) that on the subject of the number of programs including lgbt storylines: “The vast majority of respondents thought that there is insufficient portrayal of lesbian, gay and bisexual people across the BBC with 70% of respondents holding this view.”
Given that the BBC television production Merlin is watched by millions across the UK, and indeed the world, and recognising that the characters of Arthur Pendragon and Merlin (in particular) are especially appreciated in the lgbt community; we call upon the writers and producers of Merlin to produce an It Gets Better Today video with the aforementioned characters to help combat the epidemic of lgbt suicide and the primary cause thereof; homophobic bullying.
We, the undersigned, call upon the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the writers and producers of the Shine Productions series Merlin, and the cast of Merlin, to produce an It Gets Better Today video, to help combat homophobic bullying and lgbt suicide.
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The Merlin and Arthur - It Gets Better petition to The British Broadcasting Corporation was written by Anonymous and is in the category Television at GoPetition.