Archbishop of Canterbury ‘profoundly sorry’ for comments on homosexuality
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams apologised yesterday for statements he has made about gay people in the church. In the last 12 months, Dr Williams has said that the gay “lifestyle” is at...
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There is something rather cringeworthy about the government’s determination to drive homophobia out of sport. It’s welcome, but an easy target for a government that wants easy-fixes rather than...
View ArticleDebate on anti-gay texts in schools reaches Lords
The questions about whether and in what way children can be shown anti-gay texts in schools continued with an exchange in the House of Lords yesterday. Senior Liberal Democrat Lord Rennard queried...
View ArticleUtah senate votes to stop discussion of homosexuality in schools
Utah’s state legislature has passed a bill this week making sex education lessons optional and prohibiting the discussion of homosexuality and instructions on how to use contraception. The senate at...
View ArticleCurrent guidance ‘could let schools promote bigotry’
Classroom equality campaigners Schools Out have said today that the state of current rules on anti-gay materials means schools may be given “a licence to promote bigotry”. Schools Out believes teachers...
View ArticleFormer gay porn actor cleared to return to teaching
A former gay porn actor who was fired from his post as a substitute teacher in Florida when the school found out about his past has been cleared for reinstatement. Shawn Loftis, who appeared in porn...
View ArticleTeacher who took gay student out of pageant ‘temporarily removed from campus’
A Californian vice principal who removed a gay student from a school pageant for veering off-script and saying he wanted to marry a man has been temporarily removed from his campus while the student in...
View ArticleLesbian music teacher ‘highly commended’ in national teaching awards
Lesbian music teacher Elly Barnes has been ‘Highly Commended’ at the annual awards ceremony held by the Times Educational Supplement for her work promoting LGBT issues in schools. The commendation was...
View ArticleUS: Author of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill compares homosexuality to ‘shooting heroin’
The author of a newly revived bill proposing to outlaw any teaching about homosexuality in schools, has now compared being gay to “shooting heroin”. Tennessee Republican Senator, Stacey Campfield, last...
View ArticleUS: Alabama lawmakers urged to repeal law which requires schools to teach...
Alabama lawmakers have come under pressure to repeal a law which technically requires schools to incorrectly teach students that being gay is illegal, and that it is “not a lifestyle acceptable to the...
View ArticleAustralia: Catholic priest breaks with official teachings to support civil...
A Catholic priest in the Australian Capital Canberra, has departed from the official teachings of the church to say that committed same-sex relationships should be celebrated. Despite stopping short of...
View ArticleSurvey: A quarter of people in the UK disagree with homosexuality, but...
A new survey has found that 1 in 4 people in the UK still disagree with homosexuality, but that on the whole acceptance continues to rise. The 30th edition of the annual government-funded British...
View ArticleUS: Church leader who called on gay people to ‘change’ says it’s not his...
Church leader Joel Osteen, who previously called on gay people to change their sexuality, has claimed that being against homosexuality is not his ‘core message’. Osteen, an author and pastor at...
View ArticleUS: Southern Baptist Convention elects leader who thinks Satan ‘broke’...
The Southern Baptist Convention has elected a leader who believes that homosexuality is a “con job” conceived by Satan. Ronnie Floyd, an Arkansas pastor, was elected leader of the largest Christian...
View ArticleNew website provides teachers with LGBT activity resources
A new website has launched which aims to provide educators with support when teaching about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. The Rainbow Teaching website, which launched earlier today,...
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Seven gay teachers who got the last laugh and inspired their kids to think...
Teachers arguably have a huge impact on the lives of their students, and some of them go further than others to make a difference. Those who inspire acceptance in their classrooms, and those who don’t...
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Teacher struck off after telling kids that gay people are ‘sick in the head’
A teacher has been banned from the profession for life after telling a boy that being gay is a “disease”. Joshua Onduso, 50, had been employed by The Reintegration Service in Thatcham, Berkshire, which...
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Teach about LGBT issues in Maths and Science lessons, report says
A new LGBT-inclusive curriculum would see LGBT people reflected across all subjects at school. Stonewall launched the guide, sponsored by Pearson, which is designed to help schools build an LGBT...
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New teachers’ union boss faces backlash over outspoken transgender views
The new boss of the UK’s largest teaching union is facing criticism over her controversial views on trans women. Kiri Tunks was last week installed as President of the National Education Union (NUT...
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Gay teacher driven from job due to ‘pattern of harassment’ after he came out
A Kansas teacher has resigned and moved states after a series of threating letters that began after he came out last year. Michael Hill, a high school visual arts teacher in Seneca Kansas came out as...
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Massachusetts schools to give LGBT history and health lessons
Schools in Massachusetts will soon be able to teach LGBT history and health due to the introduction of a new syllabus. The new curriculum, developed by a group of teachers, will include lessons on LGBT...
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Teacher who refused to use transgender pupils’ chosen names resigns in...
An Indiana teacher who refused to call transgender pupils by their chosen names has officially resigned following a school board hearing. John Kluge, a former orchestra teacher Brownsburg High School...
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South Dakota House passes bill to ban teaching about transgender people
The South Dakota House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban teaching about transgender people in public schools. Lawmakers in the state gave the green light to HB 1108, which seeks to...
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18 years after Section 28, one in five teachers still feel uncomfortable with...
Eighteen years after the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, almost one in five (17 per cent) teachers are still uncomfortable speaking to pupils about LGBT+ issues, new research has found. The...
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