Shah Salimat is the editor-in-chief of Popspoken, an entertainment and lifestyle newsblog with a tinge of spice, covering everything Singaporean and international, from India’s gang-rape problem to Baey Yam Keng’s selfies.
Section 28 row: Schools tear up controversial homophobic policies
Responses follow the disclosure that 40 schools had published policy statements echoing language of notorious legislation
Boy, 6, uses Lego to explain gender identity
A six-year-old boy in the USA has found a creative way to explain and usualise trans people
Childhood bullying ‘damages adult life’
Bullying in childhood “throws a long shadow” into victims’ adult lives, suggests research indicating long-term negative consequences for health, job prospects and relationships. – The BBC News website has published an article By Sean Coughlan, education correspondent
Welby says CofE schools to fight homophobic bullying
A campaign to stop homophobic bullying will be introduced in Church of England schools, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced.
The Homophobia Project – DVD
The Homophobia Project DVD is a 60 minute film which explores the lives of Janet and John; two Heterosexual young people growing up in a world where everyone else is Lesbian or Gay.
Launch of the Navajo-UCLan Sexuality Training Toolbox
The National Conference, ‘Invisible Boundaries’, took place on Wednesday 24th April 13. It received unprecedented interest in the conference and it was attended by over 100 people, with representation from the public sector, local authorities, voluntary sector, educational establishments and UCLan students and staff.
Police officers take part in video to end homophobia
Two officers from Northamptonshire Police have featured in a video as part of the global campaign to end homophobic hate and reduce suicide among young gay people.
Paul Patrick
Paul Patrick, co-founder of LGBT History Month, died five years ago on the 22nd of May.
Chatham-Kent school taking steps to prevent discrimination
John McGregor Secondary School is taking steps to help prevent discrimination against students for simply having a different sexual orientation.