Summary
I AM disappointed at the comments made by Councillor Richard Eddy in Wednesday's front-page article ("Pounds 391,000... so you call this equality", August 26).
Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (Each), an award- winning charity, will use their lottery award to challenge the issue of homophobic bullying across Bristol and neighbouring authorities, including in schools.See the full content of this document
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Feedback: Lottery Award
A survey by Stonewall has found that almost two-thirds of young LGB (lesbian, gay, bisexual) people experience homophobic bullying in schools, and seven out of 10 gay pupils who experience this kind of bullying state that it has had an impact on their schoolwork.
All the evidence shows, and indeed Each regularly explains to education professionals, how young gay people are far more likely to attempt or commit suicide than their heterosexual peers, are more likely to truant, develop dependencies and fail academically and s...See the full content of this document
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