This is week is National Anti-Bullying Week. All too often homophobic attacks are happening in schools across Scotland, primary and secondary. The verbal attacks can be hard enough to have to take, but this can lead to cyber-bullying or even physical attacks. Liberal Youth Scotland supports the Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg as he called “for more to be too done to stamp out homophobic bullying in schools”
Although 98% of schools have anti-bullying policies, only 6% have specific policies to tackle homophobic bullying.
Nick Clegg spoke out in a video statement produced by the Liberal Democrats to highlight the particular problems of homophobic bullying.
Commenting, Nick Clegg said:
“It’s a sad fact that looking or acting ‘gay’ can instantly make someone a target in thousands of schools across the country.
“Until we deal with homophobia in schools, we’re never going to stamp out wider discrimination in society.
“There should be a zero-tolerance approach to homophobic bullying in schools to tackle this harmful and nasty legacy of outdated attitudes.”
Commenting, Chris Huhne said:
“Homophobic bullying is insidious and vile and should not be happening in our schools and colleges.
“It greatly affects the lives of young people, harms their academic activities and may even drive some to take drastic action.
“This needs to stop now. We must champion the values of fairness, equality and diversity to stamp out homophobic bullying once and for all.”
We live in the 21st century let’s start acting like it, Liberal Youth Scotland believes ‘Homophobia is Gay’, this attitude has no place in Scotland nor the United Kingdom. Let stand together and put an end to this once and for all.
