GB News has faced widespread backlash after a guest on its programme appeared to link members of the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia during a discussion about Pride events. The comments, made by Catholic journalist Caroline Farrow on Sunday 5 July, have prompted an open letter to Ofcom from RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Bimini, Green Party leader Zack Polanski, and clothing and record label He.She.They.
What was said on GB News?
Appearing alongside Liberal Democrat councillor Mathew Hulbert and host Alex Armstrong, Farrow debated whether Pride events are suitable for children. Speaking just a day after 35,000 people marched through London for Pride, she described the event as a 'very sexualised display' and claimed it had moved beyond campaigning for gay rights.
'I think the problem that Pride has is [that it's] not about gay rights. It has become about celebrating every single sexuality that isn't heterosexuality,' Farrow said. 'Including some very bizarre and unhealthy kinks and quirks, you know, like furries and bestiality, and even minor-attracted, they call themselves minor-attracted. You know, paedophiles.'
Open letter to Ofcom
In response, Bimini, Polanski, and He.She.They co-signed an open letter to Ofcom, the UK media regulator, calling for an investigation into the 'dangerous' comments. The letter states: 'How is it that GB News and others are allowed to say that pride is about celebrating minor attraction and bestiality when it's not true. LGBTQIA+ people find these things just as abhorrent as anyone else does. Do your job and hold these channels to account. It's so dangerous to allow lies like this to appear as fact when people don't think critically.'
The letter urges Ofcom to determine whether the segment breached the Broadcasting Code, particularly rules relating to harm, offence and discrimination. It continues to gain momentum on social media, with campaigners demanding regulatory action.
GB News responds
A GB News spokesperson told Pink News: 'The views in question were expressed by an interviewee during a live on-air debate and are their own. They do not reflect the views or editorial position of GB News. Anyone watching the programme would have seen the views were challenged by other contributors and the presenter, Alex Armstrong.'
The spokesperson added: 'GB News takes its responsibilities as a regulated broadcaster seriously and is committed to complying with all of its obligations under the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.'
Previous controversy
This incident follows a similar controversy in 2025, when GB News received 70,000 Ofcom complaints after presenter Josh Howie called LGBTQ+ people 'paedos' during the channel's Headliners programme on January 22. That comment sparked outrage and a campaign to stop GB News 'spouting hatred'. Metro has contacted GB News for further comment.
