“I’ve been stabbed because of my sexuality.” This pupil is one of thousands of victims of homophobic bullying in schools across the UK. Almost two thirds of young people, in the gay community, experience bullying in secondary schools. The charitable organisation Stonewall, which lends support to the gay community, found that homophobic bullying, after taunting [...]
Students to help fight sexism
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Andy Mackie Scottish students are to be trained to challenge sexist and homophobic attitudes in a new project set to be piloted in the new year. The Bystander programme, which will be delivered in universities and colleges, is being run collaboratively organisations including Scottish Womens Aid, LGBT, White Ribbon, Rape Crisis and Zero Tolerance. [...]
