The beginning of the 21st century has seen an unprecedented era of positive change and progress for gays, lesbians and bisexuals. But they still face serious discrimination in education, the workplace and the community at large. This book looks at sexuality issues in schools and in the workplace. Recent legal and attitudinal changes are also explored.
The information comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Addressing Sexuality
Exploring your sexuality, Sexual orientation, Christianity and homosexuality, Transvestism and transsexualism, Homosexual link to fertility genes, Opening doors, A guide for young men on coming out, Coming out, A guide for families and friends of lesbians and gays, Teachers told to promote Gay Pride, 'Pride Not Prejudice' reveals hidden bullying, Where bullying occurs, It's official - discrimination affects our health, Equal at school, Coming out in favour, Monitoring employees, Homosexuality in the armed forces.
Chapter Two: The Legal Aspects
Teens, sex and the law, Age of consent, Gay milestones, Equal as partners, Gay servicemen in relationships can live in family quarters, Civil Partnership Act 2004, Sexuality, discrimination and the work place, Violent and hate crime, Homophobic bullying, Tackling homophobia.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
Index
Acknowledgements
• Homophobic bullying occurs when someone is the target of verbal, physical or emotional abuse by individuals or groups because they are lesbian or gay (or thought to be by others). (p. 2)
• As with heterosexual relationships, in England and Wales it is legal for people who are gay and lesbian to have sex once both partners are 16. In Scotland, it is legal for men to have sex with men if both partners are 16. In Northern Ireland, it is legal for men to have sex with men if they are both 17. (p. 3)
• Homosexuality is unusual but not unnatural. You could draw a parallel with being left-handed. (p. 5)
• There are no hard data on the number of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in the UK as no national census has ever asked people to define their sexual orientation. (p. 9)
• Coming out is the term used for the act of telling another person that you are gay or bisexual. Coming out to yourself - thinking of yourself as gay or bisexual - comes first. (p. 11)
• It's now illegal to discriminate against gay staff, but employers with good sense know that they must go beyond this with policies and actions. People are not surrounded by white, straight men in the outside world so they shouldn't be in the office. (p. 23)
• From December 2005, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 will enable lesbian and gay couples to access the same legal rights and responsibilities as heterosexual married couples. (p. 30)
Sexuality and Discrimination Study Guide
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.50
ISBN: 978 1 86168 340 3
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