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Big names are giving their backing to LGBTQ-inclusive education. In the past week both Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman and London mayor Sadiq Khan have given their backing to LGBTQ-inclusive relationships education. Sadiq Khan came first writing a letter to headteachers in London schools in support of the education. In the letter, which was seen by various London outlets, including the Ilford Recorder, it said: “Our schools must be places where all children feel safe and included, regardless of their gender identity and sexual orientation or that of their families. “Young…

Turns out dining with gay people doesn’t actually make you an ally… Last week, a gay spokesperson at the White House embarrassingly tried to claim that the vice-president Mike Pence wasn’t homophobic, despite campaigning against LGBTQ rights for the entirety of his political career. Akin to the old argument ‘I’m not homophobic, my favourite uncle is gay’ the aide claimed Pence couldn’t possibly hold any anti-LGBTQ views, as he was willing to dine with the openly gay Irish leader Leo Varadkar, and his husband – which is part of his…

It’s feared the Supreme Court could rule against the LGBTQ community. New York City is attempting to overturn its ban on gay ‘conversion’ therapy, fearing a legal battle that could go to the Supreme Court and have negative consequences for the LGBTQ community. The so-called therapy, which has been discredited by the NHS and the World Psychiatric Association, refers to any attempt at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and often involves techniques like electroshock therapy or prayer. The Supreme Court is currently more conservative-orientated, and it’s feared…

Rachel Colvin used to teach at the Ballarat Christian College in Australia. Rachel Colvin, a former teacher at the Ballarat Christian College, is suing the school after she was fired, supposedly for refusing to be against same-sex marriage. Following the vote that legalised same-sex marriage in Australia, Colvin refused to sign up to the school’s statement that marriage could only be between a man and a woman. Colvin claimed that she offered to remain silent over her support of same-sex marriage, but alleges that the school forced her into counselling…

The survey excluded divorced and widowed women. A new survey conducted by the Japanese government has found an overwhelming amount of married women in Japan support same-sex marriage. The Japan Times reports that nearly 70% of married women were in favour. The Japanese government has conducted a survey like this every five years since 1993, and asked 6,142 women to give their views on marital issues. This was the first time since the induction of the survey that it had asked about same-sex issues. When this was broken down into…