1. Who are these people and why have they been in the news recently?

3. What is the relevance of these pictures?
All were victims of hate crime

4. Which do you think is the biggest cause of hate crime?
What is hate crime?
Hate crime is defined as ‘any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic.’
Which do you think is the biggest cause of hate crime?

5. Can you see anything wrong with this?
Can you see anything wrong with this?

6. http://www. met. police. uk/crimefigures/datatable. php

7. Gay Britain: what do the statistics say?
How many people in the UK are gay, lesbian or bisexual? The Office for National Statistics reckons it's 1.5% while the Kinsey report says it's 10%. Who's right?

8. Your words have consequences: think before you speak
Homophobia is also a problem in schools…
Your words have consequences: think before you speak

9. An extremist example of a homophobic attack
In 1999 David Copeland nail bombed a London pub knowing that many of the customers were gay. The bomb killed 3 people and others lost arms and legs. Copeland was given life sentences and told he must serve at least 50 years before being able to apply for parole.

10. The fear some young people have regarding their sexuality can lead to tragic outcomes.

11. What do religions say about prejudice and discrimination?
Christianity
“If someone is gay and seeks the Lord with good will, who am I to judge?”
Pope Francis
Islam
In 2000, Zaki Badawi - an elderly but far-sighted scholar who was head of the Muslim College in London - took the unprecedented step of giving an interview to Gay Times.
"In Britain," he said, "we Muslims are in a minority, and it should not be our task to encourage intolerance towards other minorities."

12. Archbishop Tutu
“I could not have fought against the discrimination of apartheid and not also fight against the discrimination that homosexuals endure”
Using racist or homophobic language damages what these people struggled for!

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14. STAND UP AGAINST BIGOTRY!