Shadow Equalities Minister: ‘Removing Section 28 was one of Labour’s most...
It’s ten years since the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Gloria De Piero, shares her thoughts on what the policy symbolised for the LGBT...
View ArticleStonewall launches ‘Gay. Let’s get over it’ anti-homophobic bullying campaign
Gay rights charity Stonewall has launched a new campaign to tackle homophobic language in schools, with the slogan “Gay. Let’s get over it”. The campaign comes exactly ten years since the repeal of...
View ArticleBarnardo’s: 58% of Welsh children have witnessed homophobic bullying
Barnardo’s has called on schools across Wales to make sure they are implementing anti-bullying polices after a survey showed 58% of Welsh children have witnessed homophobic bullying. Barnardo’s Cymru,...
View ArticleChurch of England working with Stonewall to combat homophobic bullying
The Church of England has announced it will work with Stonewall to tackle homophobic bullying in its schools. Stonewall said the Church had started discussions earlier in the autumn – and whilst...
View ArticleShadow Equalities Minister: ‘Absolutely right’ of the government to tackle...
Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Gloria De Piero, has welcomed a new government initiative to tackle LGBT bullying in secondary schools. On Thursday, Minister for Women and...
View ArticleWelsh First Minister promises action against ‘totally unacceptable’ anti-gay...
First Minister Carwyn Jones has thrown his support behind a new campaign to tackle homophobic language in Wales’ schools, branding homophobic language as “totally unacceptable”. Gay rights charity...
View ArticleTwo years since the death of anti-bullying campaigner Roger Crouch
It’s exactly two years since the death of Roger Crouch, the Gloucestershire father who campaigned against homophobic bullying following his own son’s death. Mr Crouch, a former local authority director...
View ArticleOfsted condemn north London school for failing to take anti-gay bullying...
The board of governors at a north London school have stepped down following damning criticism by Ofsted that staff failed to deal sufficiently with homophobic and racist bullying. In a report published...
View ArticleUK: Campaigners to research bullying against LGBT teachers
The Teacher Support Network has announced it will be conducting research into the harassment and bullying of LGBT teaching staff. The organisation’s chief executive, Julian Stanley, has commented on a...
View ArticleStonewall launches ‘One is gay. Does that bother people?’ campaign
Stonewall has launched a new high-profile advertising campaign to eradicate workplace homophobia “once and for all”. Featuring two people at work, the campaign states clearly that: “One is gay. If that...
View ArticleAustralia: ‘Pain in the arse’ gay rights activist sacked over car bumper threat
A campaigner, who admits to being “a right pain in the arse”, has been sacked from a committee in the Australian state of Victoria after threatening to produce car bumper stickers mocking alleged...
View ArticleStonewall launches new anti-bullying film for UK schools
Gay rights charity Stonewall has launched a new film for primary schools in a bid to tackle homophobic bullying. Every primary school in Britain will receive a copy of ‘Free’ complete with a detailed...
View ArticleVideo: Sir Ian Mckellen lends support to Stonewall’s new No Bystanders campaign
Stonewall last night raised a record-breaking £395,000 at its annual Equality Dinner and also unveiled its new ‘No Bystanders’ campaign film, featuring the voice of Sir Ian Mckellen. Celebrities...
View ArticleUnion: Teachers are facing devastating levels of online anti-gay abuse from...
Britain’s largest teachers’ union says school children are using social media to bombard teachers with homophobic abuse. A growing number of children, some as young as four to seven-years-old, are...
View ArticleStudy: Two thirds of gay teens have considered suicide, while 80% are bullied
A new study has revealed two thirds of gay teens say they have contemplated suicide, with 80% bullied because of their sexuality. The anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label published the report which...
View ArticleLittle Rascals actor speaks of suffering homophobic abuse in new song
A gay US actor best known for his role in The Little Rascals has spoken about his experiences of homophobic bullying in a new song. Blake McIver portrayed Waldo in the 1994 feature film. He was also...
View ArticleJapan: 70% of LGBT pupils bullied in school, 30% contemplate suicide
A new study in Japan has revealed 30% of LGBT school pupils have considered suicide after suffering from some of the highest rates of bullying in the country. The Japan Times reports this is the first...
View ArticleArchbishop of Canterbury: ‘Anti-gay bullying is always unacceptable and...
The Archbishop of Canterbury says he is committed to tackling homophobic bullying but admits the Church of England “has to learn” from its historical hostility towards same-sex relationships. On...
View ArticleNUS: LGBT students face widespread bullying and harassment at university
One in five lesbian, gay and bisexual students has experienced bullying or harassment at a university campus, with the figure rising to one in three for trans students, a new report reveals. The...
View ArticleEx-Headteachers’ leader: School LGBT groups could lead to paedophilia
The former chairman of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) has condemned a prestigious private school for launching an LGBT club as “macabre” at a time “when society is...
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