06.05 / 20:43
Television
Life
BBC
Wildlife presenter Dan O’Neill was told he was too gay for TV
Dan O’Neill is a wildlife filmmaker, TV presenter, and PhD candidate biologist who recently shared his experience encountering antigay discrimination in the workplace.In a first-person piece for the U.K.’s i news, O’Neill explained that, “like most LGBT+ people, I’ve been called names all my life. I’ve been advised by people in my industry to ‘play down’ my sexuality — and I have done.”He went on to give some details, recalling how “once, I was in a meeting at a production company in London to pitch ideas for a new program.
