Clare Balding complaint over sexuality is upheld
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11333484
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Sports presenter Clare Balding's official complaint over an article in the Sunday Times that mocked her sexuality has been upheld.
In July, she complained to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over AA Gill's review of her new TV show, in which he called her a "dyke on a bike".
The paper defended its columnist on freedom of expression grounds.
The PCC ruled that some of the words were used in a "demeaning and gratuitous way".
The newspaper defended Gill by saying he was well-known for his acerbic and sometimes tasteless sense of humour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11333484
In July, she complained to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over AA Gill's review of her new TV show, in which he called her a "dyke on a bike".
The paper defended its columnist on freedom of expression grounds.
The PCC ruled that some of the words were used in a "demeaning and gratuitous way".
The newspaper defended Gill by saying he was well-known for his acerbic and sometimes tasteless sense of humour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11333484
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