Defeat Homophobia: Scotland Becomes First Country To Teach About LGBTQ Issues In Govt Schools
Scotland to defeat homophobia by educating its children about LGBTQ issues in the government school.
In a move, which may pave way for revolutionary change in lives of the LGBTQ community, Scotland is making mandatory for its government schools to teach about LGBTQ community in order to tackle the homophobia and Scotland is the first country to do it.
The government said schools would be required to adopt an ¡°LGBT+ inclusive¡± curriculum, including tackling homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and promoting awareness of the history of LGBT+ movements.
¡°Scotland will become the first country in the world to have LGBTI inclusive education embedded in the curriculum,¡± said a statement released on Thursday. Deputy First Minister John Swinney added that it was ¡°vital the curriculum is as diverse as the young people who learn in our schools¡±.
Campaigners said the move sent a ¡°strong and clear message¡± that LGBT+ pupils were valued in Scotland.
¡°This is a monumental victory for our campaign, and a historic moment,¡± Jordan Daly of the Time for Inclusive Education Campaign, which had lobbied for the change, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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¡°This sends a strong and clear message to LGBTI young people that they are valued here in Scotland.¡±
(With Reuters inputs)
