The lead story on Saturday’s PBS News Weekend was based on an American Cancer Society study on how bias and stigma can make LGBTQ people get cancer. At least that’s what Yang seemed to be suggesting to his Cancer Society-representing guest. The bizarre, pseudo-scientific angle is more evidence that the tax-funded ostensibly objective news network of PBS has become a niche market for left-wing obsessions like the gender alphabet, as shown by a NewsBusters study from Fall 2023.
Anchor John Yang actually led the program with this arcane take.
John Yang: Tonight on PBS News Weekend, a new study highlights how bias affects the detection and treatment of some types of cancer in the LGBTQ community….A first-of-its-kind report from the American Cancer Society is shedding new light on cancer risks for LGBTQ people. The finds that some LGBTQ populations are…
