Oh, and while I’m posting LGBT stuff…
The latest Attitude magazine (the one with Daniel Radcliffe in a massive jumper) has an interesting special report about homophobic bullying in schools.
There are a few shocking bits, but the one that really got to me was this from Suran Dickson. She volunteers for “Diversity Role Models”, a group that gives talks in secondary schools.
I think I thought it had got better. But when you start going into schools you realise how huge the problem is. It is immense. To give you an example of the kind of feeling out there, when I begin in a class I always ask, “Who here would abandon their friend if they were lesbian, gay or transgender?” And most of them hold up their hands. When I tell them I’m a lesbian, lots of them will pick up their chairs and move away.
Like, what the fuck?
Pop to Tesco now and get yourself a copy, it’s a good read.
