A few parenting pieces from around the world:
- Teachers and school administrators in Britain now have new guidance on combating homophobia and reducing anti-gay bullying in schools. LGBT-rights group Stonewall produced the guidance for the government and released it last September, although the official launch was this week. It’s all sensible stuff, like explaining different family configurations, not assuming all children have a mom and a dad, and not using phrases like “that’s so gay.” In the U.S., HRC is piloting a Welcoming Schools program with a similar set of guidelines—though the government support around here is, shall we say, a wee bit less? The full UK guidance is at TeacherNet; HRC’s is at their Welcoming Schools site.
- In Canada, Capital Xtra writer Marcus McCann asks if LGBT families will feed welcomed or marginalized by the Ontario’s new statutory holiday, Family Day. An interesting exploration of the meaning of family.
- In India, Gujarat’s gay prince of Rajpipla, Manavendrasinh Gohil, says he wants to adopt a child and make him the royal heir, saying that many royal families in India have done so. The Times of India cites a lawyer who notes that although there are no known cases of single gay men adopting children in India, the prince should face no legal obstacles.
