Who is this man?

What do you know about him?

Lets make
space to
respect and
celebrate
our
differences
and each
other!
• What does LGBT stand
for?

• Do you think LGBT

people face more
discrimination than
straight people?

• Have you heard, or do

you use words like ‘gay’
describe things in a
negative manner?
HOMOPHOBIA IS THE IRRATIONAL FEAR
OR HATRED OF HOMOSEXUALITY,
NON-HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE, OR
ANYTHING OR ANYBODY THAT DEVIATES
FROM A STRICTLY NORMATIVE
HETEROSEXUAL APPROACH TO
SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL IDENTITY.
 Homophobia
• HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING IS THE MOST FREQUENT FORM OF “I can't tell anyone
BULLYING AFTER NAME CALLING. because, basically, no-one
knows that I am gay...I
• 55% OF LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL STUDENTS HAVE
got called ‘gay boy’ in the
EXPERIENCED HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING.
corridor today, and I
• 99% OF LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL STUDENTS HAVE HEARD can't tell the teacher
THE PHRASES ‘THAT’S SO GAY’ AND ‘YOU’RE SO GAY’ IN because it will involve
SCHOOL. coming out.” Nick, 14
• 96% OF GAY PUPILS HEAR HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS SUCH AS
‘POOF’ OR ‘LEZZA’ USED IN SCHOOL.
• 6% OF LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PUPILS ARE SUBJECTED
TO DEATH THREATS.
• NOT EVERYONE WHO EXPERIENCES HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING
IS LGBT OR QUESTIONING THEIR SEXUALITY”
 As a result of homophobia…
• Half of lesbian, gay and bisexual students skip
school.
• 1/3 change their plans for future education.
• 1/4 have tried to take their own life at some
point.
• More than half deliberately harm themselves.

Your words have consequences:

think before you speak
What can we do to fight homophobia?
• The Equality Act 2010 makes it illegal to
discriminate against people based on their
sexual orientation.
• Sexual orientation is a ‘protected
characteristic’ under the Act, alongside
race, sex, gender reassignment, disability,
age, marriage and civil partnership,
pregnancy and maternity and religion and
belief.
• This means everyone, whether they are
lesbian, gay, bisexual or heterosexual, is
protected from discrimination because of
their sexual orientation.
 Archbishop Tutu
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a ge
apartheid and not also fight against the discrimination that
gu
homosexuals endure”
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CELEBRATE
IT!