Non-Normative Gender and Sexual Identities in Schools: - Schools Out

Interview with Chris Gibbon ~ Senior Education
Officer, Stonewall 11/06/08
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AM: Interviewer (Amy MacMillan)
CG: Chris Gibbons
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Transcript:
AM: OK, if we could just start if you could please tell me the remit of your organisation
and your role within it.
CG: Sure, Um Stonewall is the national gay and lesbian lobbying organisation so we
work to ensure that lesbian, gay and bisexual people across Britain have um the same
rights as everybody else throughout Britain. Ur we work in various ways, we work ur
with the Government in terms of lobbying Parliament, we work with the House of
Commons, the House of Lords ur and MPs to ensure that legislation that goes through um
ensures equality for lesbian gay and bisexual people and we also um influence ur policy
at a local and national level ur and um, so we work with departments like DWP,
department of health, department of children, schools and families um and we also work
to try and change hearts and minds as well, so we try to bring about a shift in cultural
attitudes…
AM: {big job!
CG: Yeah big job! Um yes slowly but surely we hope we are getting there. Ur and I’m
senior education officer um at Stonewall and I have responsibility for our Education for
All campaign to tackle homophobia and homophobic bullying in Britain’s schools.
AM: Ok, great. So you probably know a lot about what’s happening at schools at the
moment.
CG: I hope so!