Putting LGBTI issues in the school curriculum goes far beyond ‘political correctness’

Scotland has become the first country in the world to take the bold and innovative step of embedding lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered and intersex (LGBTI) teaching across the curriculum. In practice, the changes will mean that pupils in state schools learn about what it means for people to be part of the LGBTI community, the history of LGBTI equality movements and the prejudices faced by LGBTI people, both historically, and in contemporary society. More...