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26 November 2012
Gay teachers can’t come out because of ‘endless battle’ against homophobia 18 Teachers in UK schools are hesitating to come out because of worries around the reaction from their pupils, as well as other faculty members, and a lack of support from school management could be part of the problem.
18 November 2012
Comment: Coming out as gay at a Catholic high school 32 PinkNews.co.uk reader Andrew Doughty writes about what it's like to be a gay teenager in a British Catholic school in 2012.
15 September 2012
US: Texas school shuts down entire course, to prevent possibly gay student from joining 75 The principal of a school in Texas has cancelled an entire course, reportedly to prevent a man he thought might be gay, from enrolling.
29 August 2012
Study: Hearing the phrase “That’s so gay” can cause lasting harm 45 The University of Michigan has released the results of a study which revealed that gay, lesbian or bisexual students who hear phrases such as "that's so gay" more often are more likely to suffer health problems.
21 August 2012
Elton John fears ‘very difficult’ childhood for his son growing up ‘without a mummy’ 27 Sir Elton John has spoken out about his 20-month old son's future, and the challenges he may face as the son of a gay couple.
8 August 2012
Comment: Always picked last – rediscovering sport as a gay adult 11 Daniel Sellers writes about his experience of sport at school and talks to the members of a gay-friendly running club about how it differs from the 'individualism and hedonism' of the traditional gay scene.
6 August 2012
New anti-bullying charity chair calls for ‘visible gay sexuality’ in schools 16 The new chair of anti-bullying charity Diversity Role Models says bullying will continue until 'gay sexuality becomes visible in schools'.
24 July 2012
Trans pupil ‘had to show head Equality Act’ to wear female clothing for exam 34 A trans teenager has said she had to show her headmaster a copy of the Equality Act before he would allow her to sit an exam wearing female clothing.
19 July 2012
Russian embassy alerts parents to ‘gay families’ at British summer schools 62 The Russian embassy in London says it has received complaints from parents sending their children to UK summer schools where they have encountered, among other problems, 'families of homosexuals'.
12 July 2012
Lesbian music teacher ‘highly commended’ in national teaching awards 13 Lesbian music teacher Elly Barnes has been ‘Highly Commended’ at the annual awards ceremony held by the Times Educational Supplement for her work promoting LGBT issues in schools.
9 July 2012
Scotland: Schools research shows gay students facing homophobia 5 Pioneering research into Scottish schools reveals homophobic bullying is ‘a daily nightmare’ for over half of Scotland’s school pupils, while a quarter of young gay Scots attempt suicide.
6 July 2012
Essex: Head praises ‘greatly loved’ trans teacher 17 A transgender teacher has been praised for her courage and popularity by staff and pupils at a secondary school in Essex ahead of her transition this summer.
19 June 2012
Ofsted report: Schools should do more to tackle anti-gay language 35 An Ofsted report into school approaches to bullying has suggested teachers do not always feel able to tackle issues like homophobic bullying and derogatory language and that most schools are not 'sharp' enough on their analysis of bullying behaviour.
26 April 2012
Row over legality of Coalition for Marriage presentations in Catholic state schools 44 A row has erupted over correspondence issued by the Catholic Education Service to nearly 400 Catholic schools in England and Wales which asked them to 'draw the attention' of pupils to the Coalition for Marriage's anti-equality petition, first revealed by PinkNews.co.uk yesterday.
5 April 2012
School district will let student wear anti-homophobia t-shirt on Day of Silence 15 A high school student in Cincinnati, Ohio will not be barred from wearing an anti-homophobia t-shirt on the National Day of Silence this year while a law suit proceeds.
3 April 2012
US student sues school for banning him from wearing anti-homophobia t-shirt 36 A student at a high school in Cincinnati, Ohio has filed a law suit in federal court today, after school officials refused to let him wear a t-shirt that read: "Jesus is not a homophobe."
2 March 2012
US principal resigns after ‘telling gays they were going to hell’ 78 A high school principal in the US state of Tennessee has stood down following allegations she told gays students they were 'going to hell'.
26 January 2012
Tuscaloosa schools told: ‘Let lesbians go to prom’ 2 Demands have been made to the County Board of Education in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to respect LGBT rights after alleged cases of negligence by staff members towards a gay student.
24 January 2012
‘Homophobic’ teacher struck off 43 A substitute teacher who verbally and physically abused his students, including using homophobic language, has been struck off, and is banned from teaching indefinitely.
20 January 2012
Video: Gay girl forced to use boys’ changing room 26 In a video posted a month ago by LGBT Youth North West a schoolgirl from Oldham, Manchester tells her account of being made to change in the boys' changing rooms at school after coming out as lesbian.

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