Secondary school teacher Daniel Gray has always kept his sexuality to himself at work. But to mark LGBT History Month, the 32-year-old from Brighton made the nerve-wracking decision to come out to more than 1,000 students. He tells his story to the BBC’s Jennifer Scott.
Scotland – Children’s Commissioner Tam Baillie adds to demands for LGBT-inclusive education
SCOTLAND’S Children’s Commissioner has called for an end to homophobia in Scottish schools, insisting it is “time to tackle the discrimination of our LGBTI+ communities” in education.
Jeremy Corbyn pledges to put gay history in the school curriculum
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to put LGBT history on the school curriculum and protect gay bars from property developers, as he launches his LGBT manifesto. Mr Corbyn is re-running for the party leadership amid a challenge from MP Owen Smith, and is expected to win a large majority. The leader today launched his LGBT+ Manifesto, which includes a number of radical pledges on equality. In addition to making inclusive Sex and Relationship Education compulsory in schools, Mr Corbyn says he …
Half of teachers ‘didn’t read’ government guidance on LGBT-inclusive education
(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.
Yale University – gay faculty less comfortable than closeted peers
According to a new Yale-led study, openly gay professors are less comfortable in their work environments across the country than their closeted peers.
The Network – tackling social exclusion …
The Network – tackling social exclusion … a network of people working in libraries, museums, archives and cultural and heritage organisations, who are working to tackle social exclusion and to promote social justice.
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.
Russian girl, 14, punished for ‘gay propaganda’
Russian girl, 14, punished for ‘gay propaganda’ – First minor is punished for a law intended to protect minors from ‘non-traditional sexual minorities’