BBC defends story following criticism it was ‘transphobic and poorly evidenced’

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The BBC has defended an article which featured interviews with lesbians who have said they have been pressured into having sex with trans women.

The broadcaster said in a statement the article, which had the headline 'We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women', had prompted “many complaints” and had been branded “transphobic and poorly evidenced”.