Schools: Homophobic Bullying Debate

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Schools: Homophobic Bullying

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Thursday 14th July 2011

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords—

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My Lords, can my noble friend tell me when this problem arose? It did not happen when I was at school, or I suspect when many of us in this House were at school. What has precipitated it?

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The truth is linked to the earlier point raised by my noble friend Lady Knight. Bullying comes in many forms. Types, categories, natures and methods of bullying change over time. When my noble friend Lord Tebbit was at school, homophobic bullying may well not have been an issue. However, it is more of an issue today.

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