Tag: youth
Ireland: Revised Bill Will Allow Legal Recognition of 16 and 17 Years Olds
On Tuesday (17th June) Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, published a revised General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill following Cabinet approval. The new scheme provides a pathway for legal recognition for 16 and 17 years olds.
Ireland : Religious schools to join campaign on homophobia
Children’s classrooms will have posters urging an end to bullying based upon sexual identity.
HRC to Take Part in MLK Day of Service National Partnership Serving LGBT Homeless Youth
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, is taking part in a national service partnership with organizations across 18 cities to serve LGBT homeless youth for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
Catholic fury over schools’ gay sex guide
A new sex education guide for schools which includes gay marriage has sparked anger in the Catholic Church.
Nation’s Largest Education and Counseling Organizations Partner with HRC in Supporting LGBTQ Youth
The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Counseling Association (ACA) have become Co-Presenting Conference Partners at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s inaugural Time To THRIVE Conference – supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Students expelled from schools for being gay? It’s not OK
Private schools are exempt from provisions that make it unlawful to discriminate against a student on the basis of homosexuality or transgender grounds. MP Alex Greenwich is right to challenge it.