Thursday, April 17, 2008
LGBT History Month UK: Study Day - Section 28: Hiding Homosexuality
Friday, April 4, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Parent and Carer Time from GYGL
Terrence Higgins Trust in Coventry are working together with local parents of LGB people to offer a service to parents or carers of gay’ lesbian and bisexual people. PACT (Parent & Carer Time) are parents based in Coventry and are aware that they had no one to talk to when their children came out and want to offer something to change that with support from THT’s gay men’s team to parents and carers across Coventry and Warwickshire.
John Toman, of THT says: “We get calls from parents, often very surprised at their reactions to their son or daughter coming out. Sometimes the most open minded parent who has gay friends and colleagues feels all sorts of unexpected things and doesn’t want to burden their children or partner with their feelings. For these people and for couples together we are glad that other parents want to offer an ear at a time when it may feel that there’s no one around to talk to”.
Initially there will be a phone service as well as opportunity to meet other parents. The existing counselling service will also work with any parents who feel they want to explore things beyond the calls and meetings offered by the parents group.
For details and contacts please call the team on 024 7622 4090 or e-mail: mesmen@tht.org.uk
Monday, March 31, 2008
An Inclusive Culture
"Tackling homophobia and sexism using the concept of heterosexism
The concept of heterosexism includes a focus on both homophobia and sexism and therefore enables us to account for the underlying cultural prejudice against lesbian, gay and bisexual people. This prejudice is firmly tied to dominant male and female identities that rely on heterosexuality as a norm.
Heterosexism includes attitudes, behaviour and practices that constitute heterosexuality as the norm. At the same time, heterosexism reflects and encourages a dislike or feeling of superiority towards girls and women.
ATL believes that we can only successfully tackle sexism and homophobia by seeing them as two integral parts of the wider cultural problem of heterosexism. Heterosexism advocates and supports a narrowly defined set of heterosexual sex/gender identities that restrict everyone. Those who do not conform to these stereotypical notions of ‘masculinity’ and ‘femininity’ are frequently subjected to homophobic and sexist bullying and abuse."
Taken from: http://www.atl.org.uk/atl_en/education/postition_statements/an_inclusive_culture.asp
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Day of Silence (2) - Involving Students
Friday, March 7, 2008
Day of Silence (1) - First Thoughts
There are Year 11 students who are not involved with TANO in anyway whatsoever but they are keen to take part in a campaign and awareness raising.