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Pioneering London Teacher Celebrates Lesbian, Gay History |
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 A London teacher who has pioneered Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) History Month at her school over the past three years has just published an account of how she has developed the celebrations.
Although Section 28, which aimed to prevent local authorities from ‘promoting homosexuality’, was repealed in 2004, many teachers still find it difficult to broach the subject of homosexuality in the classroom. Others feel helpless to challenge homophobic behaviour. Elly Barnes is not one of those teachers. The openly gay music teacher and ‘head of year’ teaches at Stoke Newington School, a non-selective, state school, specializing in Arts, Maths, and Science. For the past three years, thanks to Ms. Barnes’ remarkable energy and vision, the school has been celebrating LGBT History Month by integrating it into the curriculum. |
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Hundreds Walk 10K for Equality |
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 Stonewall's fifth Equality Walk in Brighton saw a turn out of over 300 supporters on Sunday 4th May.
Celebrity supporters included Amy Lamé and Dicky and Dolly, (ex - Big Brother stars Richard and Lea, now hosts of Gaydar Radio), who cheered walkers on and hosted the post-walk party at Legends. The 10k sponsored walk around Brighton, generously sponsored by American Express, was opened by the Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Councillor Carol Theobald. The route, set by the Brighton-based lesbian and gay sports group BLAGSS, took walkers along the sea-front, through Brighton's gay village and ended with a prize-giving ceremony for the top fundraisers. The walk raised £32,000 towards Stonewall's campaign to ensure anti-gay hate crimes are reported with more confidence, and eventually stamped out altogether. |
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 Boris Johnson's revolution at City Hall continued apace today as he appointed senior Tories to lead the police and fire authorities - including 2 openly gay.
Boris has announced that Tory Richard Barnes will serve as his deputy. Mr Barnes was listed in December's PinkNews.co.uk Top 50 list of the most influential lesbian, gay bisexual and trans politicians in Britain. Mr Barnes will be senior to Ray Lewis, deputy mayor for young people, and will act for the Mayor when Mr Johnson is away. Another gay Tory Assembly Member, Brian Coleman, has been appointed as Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Ian Clement, Bexley council's Tory leader who has been Mr Johnson's key link with the London boroughs, was appointed deputy mayor, government relations.
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