Commenting on the The National Aids Trust report that notes that homophobic bullying in schools was common and often unchallenged by staff, Liberal Democrat Higher and Further Education spokesperson, Stephen Williams MP said: "To tackle homophobia in schools requires effective leadership and getting the entire school community to accept that all pupils should be treated with respect."
Liberal Democrat Party President, Simon Hughes MP, attended a demonstration outside the Home Office today to mark the second International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), and raise awareness of the plight of LGBT asylum seekers.
Marking International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), the European Parliament organised a hearing yesterday, which included both victims and experts to tackle the rise in homophobia. Several Members of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats - the EU Parliament group of which the Liberal Democrats are the UK member - took active part in this event.
Liberal Democrat European justice spokeswoman Baroness Sarah Ludford is using today's International Day against Homophobia to call for tougher action to stamp out homophobic crime across the EU. She said:
The Liberal Democrat Home Affairs team - Nick Clegg MP, Lynne Featherstone MP and Mark Hunter MP - today applied to renew their passports to prevent their details from being added to the ID cards database.
An amendment to the Education and Inspections Bill, proposed by the Liberal Democrats, tackling homophobic bullying was not debated or voted upon at yesterday's report stage and third reading. The proposed new clause, seeking to impose a statutory duty on schools to implement policies to tackle homophobic bullying, was not debated because other aspects of the Bill used up all the scheduled time.