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Starting the Conversation: Bringing Faith and LGBT together in the classroom
Amy Wills and Dominic Arnall
Starting the conversation:
Bringing Faith and LGBT
together in the classroom.
Dominic Arnall, Head of Projects and
Programmes
Amy Willis, Youth Programmes Officer
EXERCISE:
What would I like to get out of today’s session?
LIVING TOGETHER • Conducted by YouGov, commissioned by Stonewall • A survey of British attitudes towards LGB people across the UK
LIVING TOGETHER
“61% of respondents felt that
religious attitudes were responsible
for public prejudice towards LGB
people”
LIVING TOGETHER • People of faith are no more likely to be prejudiced against LGB
people than anyone else
• Four in five people of faith believe it’s right to tackle prejudice
against LGB people where it exists
• Eight in ten would be comfortable with a LGB religious leader
LIVING TOGETHER
• Four in five believe LGB people should be able to be open about
their sexual orientation in any circumstances
• Three in five were supportive of equal marriage
• Tackling homophobic bullying in schools (92%)
LIVING TOGETHER - CONCLUSIONS
• The religious people that responded to our survey did not hold
homophobic and biphobic views as a whole
• Meeting LGB people made a huge difference to people’s views
• LGB people and people of faith had a greater number of shared
experiences than they initially thought
STONEWALL’S WORK
• Multifaith Seminar
• Faith School Role Models
• LGBTI Mission
• LGBT History month
STONEWALL’S WORK
EXERCISE: The Wall: What is preventing me from talking about faith and LGBT identities in the classroom?
EXERCISE: Start/Stop/Continue
Any questions?
Starting the Conversation: Bringing Faith and LGBT together in the classroom
Amy Wills and Dominic Arnall
Lunch is now in the
Palmerston room
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