Britain’s teachers demand LGBT education
“Schools should be places that allow students and staff to be free from homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, to enjoy a positive educational experience.”
— The United Kingdom’s National Union of Teachers, in a resolution that will demand the country’s government implement plans to better educate students about LGBT issues. “A future government must tackle the embedded homophobia, biphobia and transphobia that exists in schools and create a positive climate of understanding about sexuality and gender fit for the twenty first century,” the resolution continues.
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