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Being gay, like being straight, is not just
about sex and sexual preferences.
It is about people, their lives, their relationships
and their place in the world as human beings.
‘I
realise that what I think and feel is normal. I’m more confident
about my sexuality and myself as a person.’
- PACE service user
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Bullying causes permanent
damage to young people and blights the schools and colleges where
it takes place. One of the most invisible forms is homophobic bullying.
But it’s not just a gay issue. Homophobia affects all pupils
and students – lesbian, gay, bisexual and straight. -Stonewall |
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LGBT individuals are forced
to come to terms with what it means to be different in a society that
tends to assume everyone to be heterosexual and that tends to judge
differences from the norm in negative ways. The coming out process is
very personal. This process happens in different ways and occurs at
different ages for different people. Some people are aware of their
sexual identity at an early age; others arrive at this awareness only
after many years. Coming out is a continuing, sometimes lifelong, process.
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Counseling Center at the University of Illinois
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Video
clip from Lib Dem MP Stephen
Williams.
More YouTube Links
for video clips on homophobia.
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RELATED
ARTICLES
Do
you think you might be gay?
Text adapted from the "Talking about Homosexuality in the Secondary
School" book.
Coming
Out to Your Parents
A brochure from FFLAG which covers in detail the issues you're likely
to face when you decide to come out to your parents.
A Beginners Guide to Coming Out
Comedian and writer Simon Fanshawe has written probably the funniest,
most compassionate and most perceptive guide for people who are contemplating
'coming out'. And parents, brothers and sisters, and friends will also
find it most revealing.
How
do I tell my Parents?
This series were inspired and written by Rose Robertson who was a
pioneer in the Parents' Movement and whose insight and many years of counselling
and hard work has resulted in the present pattern of nation-wide parents'
organisations.
“Queerhistory”
Poster & info on young people who have lost their lives to homophobic
bullying.
Girls
who like boys… and girls, by Melanie Ashby.
Asylum
Advice for LGBT Refugees, by
Peter Tatchell & the OutRage! Asylum Team Support (OATS). The
following guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
asylum applicants includes general advice that may also be useful
for people claiming asylum on other grounds.
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Useful websites to support
LGBT Students
click on the logos and links
for more info
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NATURE
vs NURTURE: Is sexual orientation determined at birth?
This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan
pro-con format, responses to this core question. They have divided questions
about the topic into the issues and sub-issues. All individuals and organizations
quoted on our site are ranked based upon our unique credibility scale.
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 Provides
a free and confidential service to young people aged 11-25,
living in and around Tower Hamlets, offering independent information,
advice, counselling and personal development training.
For young people from all sections of the community regardless
of their race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious, political
and cultural lifestyles and beliefs. |
 A
social support group where those who are south Asian and gay
will be able to discuss with others the issues dealing with
your sexuality and offers one to one support. They've produced
a resource
for South Asian Men who are coming to terms with their sexuality,
discussing some of the questions people often ask about being
gay. |
 LGBT
History Month is an opportunity for all of us to learn
more about the histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people in Britain and Northern Ireland. Click on the logo to
learn more. |
 A
weekly publication for LGBT community filled with related news,
politics, art, music, sports, lifestyle and lots more. |
 Trikone
is an American based registered non-profit organization for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people of South Asian
descent. |
A registered charity undertaking research
with children and young people. They work in partnership with
young people to bring out their views, experiences and concerns.
They offer research, evaluations, training and consultation.
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 A
LGBT youth inclusion project. They aim to make a difference
ion London by supporting young LGBT people to get a better deal
from services in the capital. It offers advice on Coming out,
places to go, health and wellbeing, and a directory of youth
groups and services in each London borough. |
 A
Stonewall campaign making all young people
- regardless of their sexuality - feel included and valued is
a major opportunity for the educational system to transform
the lives of a significant number of pupils and students.
Stonewall has launched its 'Speak
Out' survey to find out about young gay, lesbian and bisexual
people's experiences of homophobic bullying in British schools
(confidential and anonymous). |
The International Lesbian and
Gay Association is a world-wide network of national
and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people everywhere. |
 The
first charity in the UK established specifically to prevent
bullying and child sexual abuse.
If you are being bullied
or know someone who is, click here
for advice. |
 Stopping
hate crime against the LGBT community. This is a police
funded web site designed to provide you with information about
Hate Crime. The police service recognises that hate crime comes
in many different forms, this includes Homophobic and Transphobic
Hate Crime.
THEY WILL TAKE YOUR COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. |
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A refuge from male/female dichotomies, sex-based stereotypes,
and other gender madness...
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 Supporting
lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans homeless young
people.
If you or someone you
know is homeless, living in a hostile, violent or abusive
home or in a housing crisis, please click on the logo for
help.
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 Kiss is
social support group made up of women who identify as lesbian,
bisexual or queer and are of South Asian, Middle Eastern or
North African descent. Some have been 'out' for a long time
whilst others are just 'coming out'. The women meet up once
a month in London. |
 Confidential
helpline for young people coming out. Aims to treat all callers
with empathy, respect and compassion and act as a source
of information, support and referral for any issue relating
to lesbian, gay or bisexual life. |
 DIVA magazine
is Europe's biggest-selling monthly glossy lesbian magazine,
offering information on news, entertainment, travel, music,
scene, real life features and listings. Click on the logo for
the online version. |
 This
site features information and support for young gay people
in the UK. Features information and advice on coming out,
including personal experiences. |
 A
representative organisation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans,
Curious and Questioning Young People in the United Kingdom.
On top of representation, participation, consultation and raising
the profile of queer young people they provide a range of services
and projects around the country. |
The
London LGBT Youth Council is open to any young
person aged 13 to 25 who lives, works, or studies in the
London and identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer or Questioning.
Members will have the chance to advise key players like the Met police,
Greater London Authority, etc. on LGBT issues. There will also be the chance
to design and deliver Youth Council projects such as peer mentoring, training
and education resources. |
 Gay
and Lesbian Humanist Association, GALHA,
provides a voice for the many non-religious in the lesbian
and gay community in the United Kingdom and elsewhere and
promotes a rational humanist approach to homosexuality and
to lesbian, gay and bisexual rights as human rights. |
 London's
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community safety
charity. They are a driving force in changing the way the police
work with communities and give advice and support to those
affected by homophobic and transphobic violence or hate crime. |
 Helps
thousands of pupils and their parents deal with school bullying
every year. We all know that bullying goes on in every school
but it's the
way it's dealt with which makes the difference between
life being tolerable or a misery. |
According to an opinion
widely held, homosexuality is said to be freer today than
ever before... For the slightly more attentive observer,
the situation is globally very different. This is why we
propose an International Day Against Homophobia.
This site has access
to extensive articles on this issue from around the world.
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 Jewish
Gay and Lesbian
Group provides an atmosphere of friendship and support
for Jewish gays, lesbians, bisexuals and their partners.
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Gendered Intelligence is a company
that delivers Arts Programmes, Creative Workshops and Trans Awareness
Training in order to engage discussion and debate around understandings
of sex and gender.
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London Criminal Justice Board, supporting LGBT
victims of crime at every stage of the criminal justice process |
 For
comprehensive searches leading LGBT people to areas of interest,
from Sports to Events Guide.
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