Former Labour minister Angela Eagle has insisted: “We aren’t going to get back in the closet,” as she challenged those protesting against LGBT equality teaching during a Commons debate. The school does not teach “No Outsiders”, the programme that informs children about LGBT identities, but it does share equality messages and books with pupils. This month the school and council secured a new injunction banning protesters from standing at the gates. He added: “I regret the controversies which have arisen around the two schools in Birmingham. Damian Hinds, the education secretary, said the new guidance “is clear that children should leave school having learned about LGBT relationships”.

Source: The Guardian June 25, 2019 13:50 UTC