The Education System
‘Mum, there’s nowhere for me to get changed’
Getting changed for PE should be straightforward. It should be a safe and secure area for your child to get dressed, but what about the children who don't fit into the gender binary? Tom Wells (He/Him), 20, came out as male in 2018. He says that he ‘dreaded’ physical...
‘I’m being banned from teaching gender identity, but I have a transgender child’
New draft guidance from the UK Government has told schools in England not to teach children about gender identity. Rishi Sunak said this would ensure children are not “exposed to disturbing content”. The new curriculum will avoid any ideas that gender is a...
Section 28: What is it and how did it affect the LGBTQ+ community?
Long before the days of glitz and glamour of Pride and the joyous act of holding your partners’ hand in public, the LGBTQ+ community was forced to combat Section 28.
Same-sex schools: single-sex or singled out?
“My daughter doesn’t get distracted by boys in her class” or “My son has been able to focus on his studies,” might be arguments you’ve heard in support of all-boys or all-girls institutions. But, where do you fit if you’re non-binary or transgender?