(from Pink News) A report from the Time for Inclusive Education campaign has exposed the devastating impact of homophobic bullying. As pressure mounts for LGBT issues to be taught in all Scottish schools. the TIE campaign this week launched a report highlighting high rates of bullying, attempted suicide, self-harm and mental health issues among LGBT young people. Of the 169 LGBT pupils and former pupils that took part in the survey, two-thirds said they felt homophobia was a problem at their school. 90 per cent …
Home Office Launches ‘Hate Crime Action Plan’
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has called on communities across Britain to come together and stand united against those who use hate to divide us. Launching the hate crime action plan, published today (26 July 2016), she urged more victims of hate crime to come forward, so that the full scale of the challenge facing communities can be understood and tackled. Ms Rudd, who met campaigners – including LGBT+ equalities groups – working to combat hate crime today, announced that the hate …
Positive role models at school could help end homophobic bullying
Consider this: 44pc of gay, lesbian and bisexual young people in the UK have thought about killing themselves.
LGBT History Month Competition: Ur Own Vision
LGBT History Month Competition: Ur Own Vision – February is LGBT History Month – here is your chance to get all young people involved in a creative and fun way.
Shock report shows homophobia affects 2 in 3 Aussie youth
Shock report shows homophobiaaffects 2 in 3 Aussie youth – A worrying new Australian study suggests that over 60 percent of LGBTI young people have experienced homophobic or transphobic violence.
NUT LGBT Conference 2013: Bigotry divides, collective action unites
Martin Powell-Davies – member of the NUT National Executive, writes about last Saturday’s LGBT Conference in London: Bigotry divides, collective action unites.
More Charities Sharing Schools OUT’s Message on Homo/ Trans phobia In Schools
The following report appeared online soon after Sue Sanders and Shaun Dellenty appeared on BBC Radion London 94.9FM. Homophobic bullying is still common in some schools, a charity has warned, to the extent some teachers are too fearful to reveal their sexuality.
Phasing out teaching assistants is like axing all nurses from the NHS
A report by think tank Reform says government ministers should support headteachers who reduce the amount of TAs and allow class sizes to rise. More money would be available to swell the size of teachers’ salaries and make ‘quality’ teaching count.
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.
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.
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