Newsround failing children in a civilized society

Prince Charles said: "The true mark of a civilized society is the respect that it pays to minorities and to strangers."

Ian Prince doesn't recognise the lgbt minority on Newsround. That's not very respectful.

The Equalities Review Panel published its Interim Report this week. They found, amongst other things, that homophobic bullying may well lead to long term disadvantage of lesbian and gay people. This is a topic relevant to Newsround's viewers, but it has never been reported or mentioned on the programme. There has still been no indication that Mr Prince intends to make Newsround meaningfully inclusive of lgbt issues.

This deliberate discrimination goes against the spirit of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 17 & 29), against the "Five Outcomes for Children" recommendations, and it is also contrary to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Article 21).