(7th November) on the Vanessa Feltz radio programme SOUK co-chair Sue Sanders and Sean Dellenty, of Inclusion For All led a phone-in on the use of the word ‘gay’ in schools. This programme went further asking whether teachers should be ‘out’ at schools. Promotions Officer Andrew Dobbin also made a contribution.
Teacher who told students ‘Hitler wasn’t all bad, he killed the gays’ struck off
A teacher in Scotland who told students that “Hitler wasn’t all bad”, because he killed gay people, has been struck off.
Sue talks Pink Promotion and Prelaunch
Tonight, on LGBT Radio station futureradio.co.uk, Schools OUT UK co-chair Sue Sanders spoke at length about our two upcoming initiatives, The Pink Promotion and LGBT History Month 2014.
Meet the UK teenagers forced from home for being gay
A charity says it’s seeing a growing number of under-25s asking for help after they’ve been made homeless due to their sexuality.
The Albert Kennedy Trust says there was such a demand they set up two temporary crisis centres in London and Manchester.
Sue Sanders on Radio 5Live – homophobic language in schools
This morning (14th October 2013) Schools OUT UK’s co-chair Sue Sanders appeared live as part of a radio debate on the use of homophobic language in schools – particularly the use of ‘gay’ as a derogatory term.
USA – Dartmouth trustees approve residence hall for lesbian, gay, allied students
Dartmouth College, Concord, New Hampshire, plans to open a student residence hall for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and allied students by Autumn 2014.
Now the Prime Minister’s on board, let’s make better sex education a reality
Following David Cameron’s admission that sex education should be modernised to reflect the ‘dangers’ of the internet, Louisa Peacock and Emma Barnett outline the next stages for the Telegraph Wonder Women campaign that got the PM talking about this controversial topic in the first place.
US: Student attempts suicide by ‘hanging himself’ after teacher bullied him with anti-gay slurs
A student in South Carolina, USA, has attempted suicide after a school teacher allegedly used anti-gay slurs against him, calling him “gay,” “gay boy,” “Mrs Pete,” and “Mrs Peters.”
Schools OUT UK is on Facebook!
As of last Saturday (24th August) there is a new page dedicated to Schools OUT UK on Facebook.