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

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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?

Dd is at a pretty conservative Small Private school so no LGBT groups or similar but the kids themselves are very accepting and don’t really care.
One girl in DD’s class has 2 mums, a couple of girls made comments back in Y7 but were shut down very quickly by the rest of the class

LGBT+ Club at DD's school and many of the girls identify as other than 'straight'.

My sons go to a London state grammar school and there is a Pride Club at the school and some openly gay teachers. Some of the older boys go on the Pride march with the teachers.

I don't know what the attitudes amongst the boys generally are or how they talk in the playground.

Ours is a catholic high school, where several teachers past and present are gay, and numerous students were/are it’s a non issue. Ia fact when I was there in the 90’s we had guy staff and students, and I can honesty recall nothing ever being said, and it was just the ‘norm’. My eldest went to a different high school in year 9, and many students were in gay relationships and no in batted an eyelid.

Mine go to an East London comprehensive and on the rare occasion somebody admits to being gay they are seen as ‘odd’. Never known the school to participate in or acknowledge Pride. My dd has challenged homophobic views but understands that some cultures need sensitive handling. A few years ago it had shocked her that the Deputy Head Girl had voiced blatant anti-gay views on the coach home from a Public Speaking competition but hadn’t been challenged by a teacher. We spoke about how we can calmly challenge views.

DD's old school (she left last last year) is a massive Stonewall supporter and last year they had a visit from Sir Ian McKellen to speak to the pupils. No-one batted an eyelid that one of her friendship group was gay. I wish it was thus everywhere.

My DD has numerous gay friends and one trans friend at her East London Comp. There are openly gay teachers. In fact I'd go as far as to say that being gay is now seen as cool amongst teenagers nowadays.