How accepting is your dc’s school of gay people?

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palmette · 18/01/2019 00:11

My ds is now at university, but has recently told me that his secondary school was awful for homophobia. He said he hated every year of sixth form and couldn’t wait to be around more accepting people I didn’t realise how bad a normal comp could be in 2016.

How are your dc’s secondary schools? Are they accepting of lgbt people?

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potatoscone · 18/01/2019 20:12

Nobody cares in our high school.

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 18/01/2019 19:46

Ours is fine - no one gives a monkeys apprently. They even had ferret and vile in for a talk.

MaisyPops · 18/01/2019 19:44

We have openly gay staff and students. We promote tolerance for sexuality.

I don't doubt there's probably a bit of 'umm I'm a boy and I won't be soft and show my emotions', but see that more as male stereotypes rather than being the sort of 'i'm not a puff' that would have been the case during my school years from insecure boys.

Passmethecrisps · 18/01/2019 16:57

We have openly gay kids and a fair number of tans kids at different stage. Staff who I am aware are gay but not sure what the kids know. Can’t be certain if there is homophonic bullying. If there has been in the last six months no one has reported it

pointythings · 18/01/2019 16:52

Ours is really good - DD2 is out and has not had any trouble and there are other gay and trans kids too. Ditto staff. Any homophobia gets stamped on, school is very hot on pastoral care and tackling bullying.

lljkk · 18/01/2019 09:01

DS's school has openly gay kids & trans kids; a diversity club, and awards at end of yr for promoting diversity.

It's not the demographic profile you'd expect for diversity tolerance, tbh, UKIP county.

superram · 18/01/2019 00:17

We have openly gay kids and staff and an lgbt group and trans kids.

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