Omission of Transphobic Bullying Policy

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    January 4, 2011 10:33 PM GMT
    The Department for Education has excluded transphobic bullying from its White Paper, "The Importance of Teaching", even though the "Engendered Penalties" survey of trans people showed that:

    a - Half of the natal males and two-thirds of the natal females experienced bullying

    b - Physical abuse and even unwanted sexual behaviours occurred in a majority of these cases

    c - About a quarter of the people who participated in the survey had been bullied by teachers

    GIRES has prepared a commentary on the White Paper which you can download and read in full by following the link below.
    The charity has also provided a link to the list of MPs so you can write to your own about this omission:

    Society will never change unless we make ourselves heard and there is no better place to start than with education in schools so please act now.

    If anyone needs help writing the letter I can copy you something appropriate.

    http://www.gires.org.uk/schools.php

    (You may need to cut and paste that link)