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What if your child experiences homophobic bullying?

There is some evidence that disabled children are more prone to bullying than other children.

Although young children will often use the word 'gay' as a 'generic' taunt, children may be specifically targeted by bullies because of their own sexual orientation or because they are from families where a parent is lesbian, gay or bisexual.

Homophobic bullying can take the form of harassment, verbal or physical violence.

If your child has experienced bullying at school,Contact a Family and the Anti Bullying Alliance have produced a report (or briefing paper), that lists helpful tips from parents on dealing with the school in these kinds of situations. Download the report here

Both Pink Parents and Stonewall, (details below) also offer information for victims of homophobic bullying and their families. The Stonewall website also includes specific details of their 'Education for All' campaign with information resources on homophobic bullying in schools and how to address it.

Pink Parents UK
Web: http://www.pinkparents.org.uk
Pink Parents UK is a national organisation offering support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families. They report an estimated 46,000 incidences of homophobic bullying in British secondary schools each year. They also report significant incidences of bullying in primary schools.

Stonewall
Web: http://www.stonewall.org.uk
Stonewall is a UK charity working to achieve equality for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people is equally concerned about levels of homophobic bullying.