Some things tell you plenty about the ABC.

On Friday morning, a memo went around the ABC News division that raised a few eyebrows.

It was further proof they worry more about ‘all the little things’ than their real problems:

Failing audience numbers and relentless left-wing editorial bias, just for starters.

All ABC journalists, radio hosts, and producers – thousands of staff - were presented with an edict from a senior manager … essentially ‘how to refer to the gay community the ABC way’.

ADH has been sent this memo from annoyed ABC staff who can’t believe this is a priority when there are so many other problems.

So, here goes … at the ABC, from now on; ‘gay’ is gone, ‘queer’ is gone, ‘lesbian’ is gone.

The only ABC acceptable phrase is LGBT.

You’ll note that it’s just for four letters.

They’re done away with a few letters from the rainbow alphabet!

Several terms exist to describe a range of different sexual orientations and gender identities. These include: LGBTI, which includes intersex people, and LGBTQI+, which includes those who identify as queer and other. In most cases, unless specific intersex or other issues are being discussed, LGBT will suffice in news stories.

It goes on :

Many groups, including ABC Pride, are moving away from the LGBTQI+ acronym as an umbrella term, preferring more inclusive and accurate terminology: sexuality and gender diverse people, those with diverse sexualities and gender identities.

Do you want more??

The + symbol, which is becoming more commonly used, acknowledges that gender and sexuality is a spectrum and that people might use other words to describe their identity (like non-binary, gender fluid, asexual, pansexual, etc).

If you’re just talking about sexuality and gender diverse people, you don’t need the ‘I’. When we talk about gender, sex characteristics or sexuality, we’re not talking about preferences or choices. We’re just talking about how people are.

If you’re wondering what the hell they’re talking about .. join the club.

You can be your ‘eight cents a day + inflation’ this would have gone down like a lead-ballon at the exceptionally sexually diverse ABC.

But it says everything about what’s wrong with the place.

This is such a third order issue in terms of the ABC’s problems – yet it’s an in-house fixation.

ABC TV News viewership has never been lower. ABC Radio stations have appalling ratings because people don’t turn to the ABC any more .. they actually turn away.

And this is what they are worried about.

Rest easily Australia!

Your ABC is hard at work on all the issues that matter.