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MOST BRS ACCEPT LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, BUT NEARLY HALF DON'T WANT KIDS TGHT IT'S OK TO BE GAY
Schools should ‘be alive to issu such as everyday sexism, misogyny, homophobia and genr stereotyp’ and take posive actn to build a culture where the are not tolerated. Lots of primary schools are already dog great work to teach their children about different fai, and to prevent and tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyg.
Many schools already dog LGBTQ-clive teachg, along wh tacklg and preventg homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyg, are fah and church schools. Guidance missned by the Department (produced by the Council for the Curriculum, Examatns and Asssment) for both primary and post-primary clus rmatn on LGBTQ+ cln and how to challenge homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyg. Stonewall was found 30 years ago rponse to Sectn 28 – the cshg legislatn that banned schools om ‘promotg homosexualy’.
This article looks at how we n crease that clivy for children and young people who intify as LGBTQ+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/qutng, and other sexual and genr inti). A report on homophobic bullyg found that primary settgs:. Seven out of ten primary schools teachers reported hearg the e of homophobic language, such as “that’s so gay” or “you’re so gay”.