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Sexual Orientation

  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 November 2017

    Trade unionists united to ensure LGBTI rights at the workplace

    “Education International has been one of the world's leading unions in the fight for the respect of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and intersex workers,” Education International's Executive Board member Daniel Lafrenière reminded at a top trade union event.

    Trade unionists united to ensure LGBTI rights at the workplace
  2. Equity and inclusion 17 May 2017

    17 May - International Day against Homophobia

    The international trade union movement is strongly committed to the realization of all human rights, to promoting equality and solidarity within trade unions and in all societies. Unions play a key role in promoting the human rights and social inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in...

    17 May - International Day against Homophobia
  3. Equity and inclusion 11 January 2017

    Report says that textbooks are crucial to tackling sexual discrimination

    A new Global Education Monitoring Report Policy Paper clearly shows that textbooks can play a major role in helping build tolerance and positively shape young people’s views and acceptance of sexual diversity.

    Report says that textbooks are crucial to tackling sexual discrimination
  4. Equity and inclusion 12 August 2016

    Filipino teachers ready to improve minorities’ rights

    Action plans to promote and protect the rights of minorities, particularly for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, were devised at an Education International workshop for teacher unionists in the Philippines.

    Filipino teachers ready to improve minorities’ rights
  5. Equity and inclusion 8 August 2016

    Freedom at Work: education unionists reaffirm LGBTI workers' rights

    The achievement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people’s rights is both a trade union and professional challenge, reaffirmed Education International’s General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen at the Freedom at Work Conference in Amsterdam.

    Freedom at Work: education unionists reaffirm LGBTI workers' rights
  6. Equity and inclusion 17 May 2016

    Ending homophobia in society begins in the classroom

    A new UNESCO report puts the focus on the protection of students’ mental health and wellbeing as crucial elements for quality teaching and learning environments to mark the International Day Against Homophobia.

    Ending homophobia in society begins in the classroom
  7. Equity and inclusion 4 March 2016

    UNESCO: Comprehensive sexuality education improves gender equality and reproductive health

    Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is key to gender equality and reproductive health. That’s according to UNESCO’s new report, ‘Emerging Evidence, Lessons and Practice in Comprehensive Sexuality Education - A Global Review 2015’.

    UNESCO: Comprehensive sexuality education improves gender equality and reproductive health
  8. Equity and inclusion 21 January 2016

    Majority of Canadian teachers say that more LGBTQ support is needed in schools

    According to Canada’s largest study on teachers’ perspectives on LGBTQ inclusive education in the country, only 30 percent of educators say their schools have responded effectively to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic harassment.

    Majority of Canadian teachers say that more LGBTQ support is needed in schools
  9. Equity and inclusion 25 November 2015

    African educators united for diversity in education

    Leaders of education unions in francophone West Africa discussed a rights-based approach to inclusive education, particularly of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex people.

    African educators united for diversity in education
  10. Equity and inclusion 7 October 2015

    Unprecedented joint statement calls for actions to end discrimination

    Twelve United Nations’ agencies joined together in a call to action to end violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex adults, adolescents and children.

    Unprecedented joint statement calls for actions to end discrimination
  11. Equity and inclusion 29 June 2015

    American educators celebrate marriage equality ruling

    The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage is being praised by Education International’s American affiliates as a major step toward ending discrimination and moving the country onto the right side of history.

    American educators celebrate marriage equality ruling
  12. Equity and inclusion 21 May 2015

    France: education unions urge government to help eradicate LGBT-phobia in schools

    French trade unions united within the Education Collective Against LGBT-phobia in Schools and Universities have called on public authorities to implement a long-awaited ambitious policy to combat LGBT-phobia in schools and universities.

    France: education unions urge government to help eradicate LGBT-phobia in schools
  13. Equity and inclusion 3 February 2015

    The Caribbean Union of Teachers promotes LGBT Rights

    Teacher union leaders have made an important step in their journey to develop a better understanding of LGBT issues from a human rights perspective, as the region shifts its tolerance and acceptance toward sexual diversity.

    The Caribbean Union of Teachers promotes LGBT Rights
  14. Equity and inclusion 24 November 2014

    Ireland: LGBT Teachers’ Group marks its 10th anniversary

    The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Teachers’ Group of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO), affiliated to Education International (EI), will mark its 10th anniversary with an education conference themed “The Inclusive School”.

    Ireland: LGBT Teachers’ Group marks its 10th anniversary
  15. Equity and inclusion 10 October 2014

    USA: LGBT people pay an ‘unfair price’

    Education International (EI) welcomes a landmark report which provides a stark picture of the added financial burdens faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in United States because of discriminatory laws.

    USA: LGBT people pay an ‘unfair price’
  16. Equity and inclusion 30 May 2014

    USA: Yearbook controversy highlights challenges of inclusive schools

    EI has strongly condemned the fact that 18-year-old Jessica Urbina, who wore a stylist tuxedo in her high school portrait, was told by school officials that her picture would not appear in her class yearbook due to the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s rule that girls must appear in dresses for...

    USA: Yearbook controversy highlights challenges of inclusive schools