Homophobic bullying endemic in our schools(1)
23% of teachers are subjected to homophobic abuse on a regular basis(2)
Homophobia is the second most common form of bullying in schools today(3)

Is your school doing all it can to protect its students and staff?
Are you doing all you can to challenge homophobic/transphobic bullying?

Give your school's Human Rights agenda a real boost by celebrating Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month in February 2010?

The LGBT History Month team requests the pleasure of your presence at

the northern pre-launch of
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month 2010

at The University of Salford
on Thursday 3rd December 2009
7:00 to 9:00 pm

Join teachers and education professionals, civic leaders and
Professor Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor of Salford University,
Professor Sheila Rowbotham, and Cllr Paul Murphy, Chairperson of Greater Manchester Police Authority for an evening of celebration, sharing and reflection.

The formal welcome and the pre-launch event will be followed by refreshments and a showcase of practical resources
available to schools.

To book a seat, please click here.

A pre-launch event is also taking place at the British Museum on 19th November. Find out more here.

(1) Stonewall School Report 2007
(2) Interim NW Prevalence of Homophobia survey - 2009
(3) Liverpool MBC survey of 3,000 young people 2008