That's So Gay! - Calls to Tackle use of the word ''GAY'' as an Insult with Zero Tolerance in Schools
AdamAndEveNotSteve
2014-09-23
Views 31
The word "gay" is still being used as an insult in the vast majority of schools, according to research carried out by Stonewall.
The charity also found that 99% of homosexual teenagers had heard homophobic language used regularly.
Drama student Joe Paterson, 18, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Phil Williams: "You're somehow inferring that being gay is bad whether you mean it or not... I think there needs to be a zero tolerance approach."
Luke Tryl, who is leading the campaign for the charity Stonewall, also told the programme "If you constantly hear the word gay equated with being rubbish or being bad, then that starts to have a real impact on you."
The charity also found that 99% of homosexual teenagers had heard homophobic language used regularly.
Drama student Joe Paterson, 18, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Phil Williams: "You're somehow inferring that being gay is bad whether you mean it or not... I think there needs to be a zero tolerance approach."
Luke Tryl, who is leading the campaign for the charity Stonewall, also told the programme "If you constantly hear the word gay equated with being rubbish or being bad, then that starts to have a real impact on you."
Report form
RELATED VIDEOS
