Relationships, Sex and Health Education Update Says Trans Identity Is up for 'Significant Debate'

Relationships, Sex and Health Education update says trans identity is up for 'significant debate'

"This guidance sends a message that transgender and non-binary young people are not welcome," Cheryl Green of Welcoming Schools says.

Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: 'New Section 28': Is Labour set to be responsible for a “transphobic” curriculum?

In the last year, there have been more times in my entire career where I've questioned whether what I'm reporting is fact. Not because I've been fooled by misinformation, or even because I'm not sure I've fact-checked to the critical degree I hold myself accountable to. But instead, because the story is one that I am so deeply upset, moved, and infuriated by, it makes me question how on earth it can be real. This week, in an angle that had been …

Safety must shape policy on single-sex spaces

Anna Bull examines how evidence of trans and non-binary people's heightened vulnerability to sexual violence is absent from new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces Anna Bull examines how evidence of trans and non-binary people's heightened vulnerability to sexual violence is absent from new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces

UK Government Facing Backlash For Excluding Transgender Identities in New Education Guidance

The UK government’s updated RSHE guidance tells schools not to present gender identity as fact, drawing criticism from educators and LGBTQ+ advocates who warn it could harm trans students.

Government’s new Relationships, Sex and Health Education Guidance: A mixed bag for LGBTQ+ inclusion

The UK Government has released its update to the Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) guidance, with a stated aim of modernising how schools approach sensitive topics. While the Department for Education claims the new framework is designed to support all pupils, LGBTQ+ advocates have expressed cautious optimism mixed with concern over how inclusivity will be handled in practice.Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson introduced the revi…