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UK government warned of legal challenges to schools trans guidance, leak suggests
Lawyers have warned of a "high risk of successful legal challenge" on several fronts in the new trans guidance for schools
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Government blasted over ‘cruel’ trans guidance for schools
One lawyer called the guidance "a cruel attack on a vulnerable minority by a nasty government"
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Pop’n’Olly lead responds to negative backlash over LGBTQ school sessions
Exclusive: The Workshops & Training Lead at Pop'n'Olly shares with Attitude "It's tough on me personally" having to defend their identity from "aggressive" questions about LGBTQ-inclusive education
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National Lottery to give more than £400,000 to support LGBTQ+ youth groups
The initiative is set to help support around 16,000 pupils across 1,600 secondary schools
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Nearly 60% of Scotland’s secondary schools support inclusivity scheme
“With nearly two-thirds of secondary schools participating, this represents a significant commitment from Scottish educators to LGBT inclusion,” LGBT Youth Scotland said.
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Trans students could be banned from single-sex schools, new guidance suggests
“Single-sex schools can refuse to admit pupils of the other legal sex”.
News World
Louisiana school rejects five-year-old over same-sex parents
“She lost her father, she lost her mother and now she’s losing her school which she loves very much,” the parents said.
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Homophobia is the most likely cause of bullying in secondary schools, report suggests
42 percent of secondary school students agreed that being gay or thought to be gay was the most likely cause of bullying.
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Labour MP says Nottingham girls’ school trust’s refusal to admit trans pupils ‘could be unlawful’
The Girls' Day School Trust, which runs 25 independent girls school in England, says it will admit pupils based on legally recognised sex.
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Less than 1 in 3 teachers feel ‘completely comfortable’ teaching LGBTQ topics in schools
"Having silence around LGBT+ topics only results in shame, stigma, and students feeling that they don’t belong in school."
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Government has axed funding for LGBTQ+ bullying projects in schools
Funding ended in March
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Exclusive: Christian school attempts to defend expelling student for being gay
The Covenant Christian Academy tells Attitude it's a "community committed to the Lord".
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London school receives more than 200 complaints after installing rainbow crossing
The crossing was painted to celebrate LGBT History Month
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Dancing with the Stars pro reveals teacher ‘bullied’ adopted son for having two gay dads
Louis Van Amstel claims three of his 11-year-old son's classmates were forced to report the incident.
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High Court judge rules a permanent ban on anti-LGBTQ protests outside Birmingham primary school
Anderton Park Primary School has faced ongoing protests for teaching LGBTQ-inclusive lessons
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Headteacher who banned LGBTQ-themed books in schools faces child pornography charges
Phillip Wilson tried to ban books with 'homosexual content' at his Kentucky school
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Almost three-quarters of LGBTQ teenagers in Ireland feel unsafe in schools
A new survey found many LGBTQ teens do not feel comfortable in their schools
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Around 80 per cent of children have heard homophobic, biphobic and transphobic comments in schools
In many cases teachers, staff or other pupils did not intervene
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Illinois to make LGBTQ history lessons mandatory in all state schools
The new legislation was signed in by Governor JB Pritzker on August 9
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Police investigating homophobic video linked to protests outside Birmingham schools
Headteacher Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson reported the video to police after it circulated on WhatsApp