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Exam results of non-binary students could be recorded for first time in UK

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Exam results in the UK could soon be broken down into boys, girls and non-binary students, it has been confirmed. The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) stated that it is exploring the possibility for future results. The membership organisation published this year’s GCSE grades, which then uses the data to compare the performance of boys and girls – the two categories results are currently divided into. However, a spokesperson for the JCQ told The Independent that it is “looking at” whether or not this should be how results are categorised…

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Guatemala ditches plans to ban same-sex marriage after president threatens to veto law

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Guatemala’s Congress has ditched plans to ban same-sex marriage and the teaching that “anything other than heterosexuality is normal” in schools. It comes after fierce backlash to the Protection of Life and Family law being passed by 160 votes in favour to just eight votes against on 8 March. To come into effect, Alejandro Giammattei, Guatemala’s president and a conservative, had to give it his signature – though he stunned supporters of the legislation when he threatened to veto it. President Giammattei stated that the law was a violation of…

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Catholic school’s diocese forces it to cancel visit from prominent LGBTQ+ author

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Teachers are threatening to strike after a prominent author of LGBTQ+ fiction had his visit to their Catholic school cancelled by the diocese. Simon James Green, the writer behind hugely popular books such as Sleepover Takeover and Heartbreak Boys, was due to visit the John Fisher School in Purley, Croydon on 7 March. However, The I newspaper exclusively reported that his talk was cancelled last minute when the local diocese intervened to stop it going ahead. The school’s senior leadership reportedly voted on the issue and wanted Green to talk…

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Hungary’s parliament paves the way for government to hold anti-LGBTQ+ referendum

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Hungary’s parliament has passed a resolution that will pave the way for the government to hold a referendum on LGBTQ+ issues. As Prime Minister Viktor Orbán enters a tough election race in 2022, the move will raise his anti-LGBTQ+ campaign to a heightened level. Earlier this year, he proposed that the country hold a referendum that could limit how schools teach homosexuality and transgender issues. “The Hungarian government proposes that citizens should have a chance to express their stance on the issues of gender propaganda,” deputy minister Balazs Orban told…

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Students stage school walkout over trans teen being ‘assaulted in bathroom’

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Students protested outside their school after a transgender teen reported being assaulted and police declared that no such attack took place. On 4 November, the students united in front of Berlin High School in Berlin, Wisconsin to take a stand against the response to the claims. The 14-year-old student said he was cornered in the boy’s bathroom before a group of students demanded he take off his pants and lift up his shirt to expose his body. Speaking to local news outlet WBAY, the student explained: “They were surrounding the…

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Ireland removes “homophobic” teaching material asking if “all gays molest children”

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Ireland’s Department of Education has removed “homophobic” teaching material which included asking students if “all gays molest children”. The online teaching material, which has now been removed, asked pupils to discuss an array of statements to determine whether or not they agreed with them. It was designed for social, personal and health education (SPHE) lessons for first, second and third-year secondary school students. According to the Irish Times, the statements said: “all gays are HIV positive”, “boys who don’t play sport are gay”, “you can change from being a homosexual”,…

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Parents protest teaching of LGBTQ+ relationships outside primary school

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Around 100 parents protested sex education and LGBTQ-inclusive lessons outside a primary school in East London. With the latest protest occurring on 22 October, the parents have reportedly taken to the streets three times in the last month to challenge the lessons. Standing outside Manorfield Primary School, they held signs reading “my child, my choice, we do not consent” and “don’t rob the childhood innocence”. The group is protesting sex education in schools, as well as the removal of teaching about LGBTQ+ relationships. They also called for the headteacher of…

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Kenny Ethan Jones: “I’m not going to waste my time with people that don’t fully accept me”

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Kenny Ethan Jones believes it is “powerful” when LGBTQ+ people do not try to gain acceptance from those who reject them. During an appearance on Just Like Us’ new podcast series, Growing up LGBT+, Jones detailed what growing up trans in the UK was like for him. “Teachers weren’t very supportive, they just didn’t really understand it,” the activist shares. “I don‘t think it’s that they were necessarily transphobic to any degree, it’s just that they didn’t get it and they didn’t get how to support me or what I…

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Students walk out of class over school’s “lack of action” in helping bullied gay student

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Students staged a school walkout in support of a gay student who has faced alleged bullying and harassment over his sexuality. The protest took place on 3 October and saw over 100 students exit class early to stand outside the school with signs and LGBTQ+ flags. Parents and students alike told The Kansas City Star that staff at Lee’s Summit High School in Kansas City were not providing enough support to Danny Lillis, a gay senior. This resulted in a petition calling for “LGBTQ+ safety” at the institution garnering almost…

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Scotland becomes first country to require teaching of LGBTQ+ history in schools

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Scotland has made history by becoming the first country in the world to make teaching LGBTQ+ history in schools mandatory. All school staff will have access to a toolkit of LGBTQ-inclusive teaching resources from the week commencing 20 September, as well as having to take a basic awareness e-learning course. In addition to this, there will be an array of inclusive lesson plans and support materials made available to those working in education. There will also be a website full of resources to support young people launched in a bit…

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