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www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Impact on All Pupils Any young person can experience homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying. Homophobia, biphobia and transphobia can put pressure on young people to act aggressively towards people who are perceived to be LGBT. Unchallenged pejorative language sets up young people to fail in future study and employment. .

www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Impact on All Pupils Homophobia, biphobia and transphobia can make it difficult for young people to be close friends with someone who is the same sex or who identifies as LGBT. Young people are already hearing about LGBT issues. It is important that young people have access to accurate information and that prejudiced attitudes, behaviour or language is challenged.

www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Curriculum for Excellence - Avoiding discrimination and promoting equality in the school environment underpins the Four Capacities. GIRFEC: School need to ensure that all children and young people are: Nurtured Achieving Safe Healthy Included Active Respected Responsible

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This is just an example from the Charter of Rights This is just an example from the Charter of Rights. It was first developed from young people who attended our Dumfries groups way back in 2003. The young people felt that their Rights were not being met. From that a Charter was created to work towards more inclusive schools, communities and policies.

LGBT Schools Charter Mark www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Recognition: LGBT Schools Charter Mark Broxburn Academy was the first school to achieve the Charter. From that school and with our research there was the development of a specific Charter that worked for young people in schools. Standards: Refer to the banner if you have it or copies of the awards Standards. So if the school is going for Bronze and they mark Purple Friday then at point 5 (Practice) on the Charter they have undertaken activities/marked commemorative days. You could go through some of the earlier Charter points such as training and the requirement at different levels. RRS

www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Classrooms and lessons Dealing with Homophobia and Homophobic Bullying in Scottish Schools: Toolkit for Teachers Developed around A Curriculum for Excellence Complimented by downloadable lesson plans for positively raising sexual orientation, gender identity and challenging homophobia. Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

LGBT across the curriculum www.lgbtyouth.org.uk LGBT across the curriculum Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

Literacy: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Books with LGBT voices and identities Oscar Wilde Carol Ann Duffy News reports Polari Polari is an old street language style that was used for LGBT people to be able to talk in the street or in a café without giving themselves away. Originally a theatrical language it would transfer names. So for example: Polari: eek = Face. In the 1950s and 1960s this was an undercover way of not ‘outing’ yourself.

Maths: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Alan Turing/Anne Lister – Code writing/ breaking Sonya Kovlensky - differential equations Real life applicable scenarios Budget and money Data handling and statistics Fractions Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

HWB: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Respect Challenging Inequality Recognising Discrimination In sport: Team work Famous LGBT sports stars Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Expressive Arts: Art: David LaChapelle Annie Leibovitz Frida Kahlo Tove Jannson Music: Benjamin Brittan Tracy Chapman Anhoni Lucy Spraggan Dance: Matthew Bourne Jin Xing Robin Windsor Drama: Laramie Project Beautiful Thing Tennessee Williams Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

RME: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk religions and their teaching around LGBT people Creating a more just, equal, compassionate and tolerant society. developing respect for others increasing awareness of my own views. Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

Sciences: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Stephanie Kwolek – Kevlar Anne Lister – Invisible ink Rachael Padman – Steller Evolution Allan Cox – Plate tectonics Thomas Welton – chemistry and chemical reaction Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

Social Sciences: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk LGBT rights around the world AIDS and societal responses Inequality and discrimination LGBT laws in history Gay rights movement Current political campaigns Examples: International Women’s Day representation could include Trans Women identities like Laverne Cox from Orange is the New Black or Paris Lees a British journalist. Civil Rights Movement: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 1963. One of the chief organisers with Philip Randolph was Bayard Rustin. An openly homosexual man he was slightly sidelined because of this. After the death of Martin Luther King Jr, both Bayard and Coretta Scott King (Martin Luther King were involved in the Civil Rights movement which included the movement for LGBT rights (or gay liberation as it was termed). Political campaign: LGBT in the Scottish Parliament. No Trans identities represented if we consider we have a rainbow parliament. Also 34.9% are women MSPs which is the same proportion as 2011 elections.

Technology: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Lana Wachowski – Filmmaker – Matrix Trilogy Rebecca Heineman – video game programmer Lord John Browne – CEO (glass closet) Nate Silver – Statitician Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

Engaging Young People in LGBT inclusion www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Engaging Young People in LGBT inclusion Result of extensive research on homophobia and homophobic bullying in Scottish Schools Aimed at embedding anti-homophobia and equality in school

www.lgbtyouth.org.uk Support available: LGBT Youth Scotland website, twitter, instagram and facebook Local authority QIOs Education Scotland Equalities Page Upcoming LGBT Youth Scotland resource page TES Scotland Highlight that we covered the Glasgow services earlier but details are on our website. A new website is being created.

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