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Jenny Randerson AM signs up for 'Homophobia is Still Gay' campaign
September 6, 2010 2:46 PM
Jenny Randerson AM for Cardiff Central, has given her support to the Liberal Youth Wales campaign calling for homophobic bullying guidance in schools.
She today criticise the Labour-Plaid Government for their failure to act on their promise to tackle the issue.
Last year, following the campaign, the Education Minister agreed that homophobic bullying guidance should be given to all Welsh secondary schools.
However there is still no sign of the introduction of the scheme.
Jenny Randerson AM said: "Victims of homophobic bullying can be gay or straight and are often not given the appropriate support at school.
"I welcomed the Labour-Plaid Government's support and the plan to introduce it to secondary schools but in reality, it seems that they don't see it as a priority.
"Lib Dem run Cardiff have long given it sufficient attention. It is worth noting that the guidance the Labour council issued to schools on bullying prior to the first Lib Dem administration failed to even refer to homophobic bullying. This is something Welsh Lib Dems put right when they took over the running of the Council in 2004.
Liberal Youth Wales have now re-launched the campaign in hope that this time Labour and Plaid will take action.
"I look forward to working closely with Liberal Youth Wales to give the Labour-Plaid Government the prod it apparently needs."
The new campaign will be called Homophobia is Still Gay. The petition to introduce compulsory guidance dealing with homophobic bullying is at liberalyouthwales.org.
Cardiff Council worked with the LGBT Excellence Centre Wales to develop the Safe Space programme. The scheme developed in Cardiff has since been taken up by other local authorities.
Notes
1. Contact Matt Smith Chair of Liberal Youth Wales for more information on the 'Homophobia is still Gay' campaign Matt.smith@ircymru.org .
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