Learners will be discussing a range of opinions in relation to homosexuality and the rights of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) people; in particular they will be thinking about homophobic bullying in schools and about ongoing debates concerning same-sex parenting and adoption. They will have previously considered things like the influence of the media on […]
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Cross Curricular Ideas: Heteronormativity, Stereotypes and Myths
“These ideas could form the basis of lessons in Geography, Citizenship, Sociology, Science, [History] ICT or Media Studies – or be used as the basis for drama exercises. Hopefully these suggestions, and the others in this resource, will also inspire you to devise more lessons of your own.” This was part of the Terrance Higgin’s […]
KS4: Citizenship – ‘International Human Rights’
This KS4 Citizenship lesson poses questions to learners after indepth research activities such as: Should our government ‘interfere’ with human rights policy on other countries? Should we enforce basic human rights in other countries? Should other countries be able to decide for themselves how they want their own people to be treated? Is it acceptable […]
TV: Channel 4 – My Big Gay Prom (2010)
My Big Gay Prom Over two episodes, five gay teenagers, feeling alienated by the recent import of the American-style high school prom, tackle the challenge of planning the UK’s first-ever gay prom. (more…)
BBC Article on London’s LGBT Communities
Taken from the BBC website “It’s impossible to say exactly what percentage of London’s population is gay or lesbian. A rough estimate made by the Gay to Z website on how many gay people live in London put the figure at approximately 5%, or 400,000 people in the Capital. If we look at the number […]
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