Homophobic Bullying Awareness

Advice, effects and statistics on homophobic bullying amongst young people in education🏳️‍🌈📚🤍

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The Stonewall Teacher’s Report also found this shocking statistic - ‘97% of LGB pupils report regularly hearing homophobic language in school’. #stopbullying #homophobia #homophobicbullying #education

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No one should ever feel like they aren’t good enough 🏳️‍🌈❤️

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A vast majority of children who are the victim of homophobic bullying, wont tell their parents what is happening in fear of being rejected because of their sexual orientation. Therefore, schools need to create a safe environment where children can talk in confidence.

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The Stonewall Teachers’ Report 2014 also found - ‘More than two in five secondary school teachers (43 percent) and three in ten primary school teachers have heard homophobic language or negative remarks about gay people from other school staff’.

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The Stonewall Teachers report 2014 found this shocking statistic - ‘Two in three secondary school staff and more than two in five primary school staff (44 per cent) who hear homophobic language such as ‘you’re so gay’ or ‘that’s so gay’ do not always respond’.

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In a study of young LGB people in Glasgow, the majority reported having thoughts of suicide at some time six to eight times more than the general population. This indicates the devastating impact that homophobic bullying can have on children/young people. #stopbullying

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Stonewall getting started tool kit - https://t.co/unSjsT2e3v

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Here are some brilliant resources that can be used by teachers to tackle homophobic bullying in schools. They can also be used by parents to help them educate their children about homophobic bullying🏳️‍🌈 Links to all resources can be found in the comments🤍 #bullying #education

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Stonewall beyond bullying primary book list - https://t.co/IlmLWzff0A

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Here is an amazing video from the BBC which effectively represents diverse family types, including the perspective of 5 year-old Henry who is part of a same sex family. #BBC #Diversity #DiversityandInclusion #acceptance #familydynamic #family

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Young people and children are not just subjected to homophobic bullying because of their perceived or actual sexuality, but also their family type or relatives sexuality. The teaching of diverse family types to our children could help us avoid such staggering statistics.

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Research has found that a vast majority of primary school teachers do not address incidences where homophobic language is used as they see it as harmless banter between peers. As well as this, they often perceive it as too time consuming to address this kind of behaviour

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Stone Wall Education reported that due to homophobic language being used by various celebrities, on social media and within children’s home environments, young people believe that it is acceptable to use and sometimes class it as cool to use.

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Here are some common examples of homophobic bullying. These are only a handful of comments related to homophobic bullying. #bullying #stopbullying #homophobicbullying #homophobia

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As well, if it is yourself being bullied, the below links offer steps you should take to stop the bullying and also a number you can call if you need someone to talk to

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If yourself or somebody you know is being bullied, whether it is your child, a family member or a friend, the below links offer help and guidance on how you can receive support within a school setting to put an end to this behaviour.

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Here are some of the devastating impacts of homophobic bullying on young people.
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No child is born homophobic, it is a learned behaviour. We need to teach our children acceptance 🏳️‍🌈