Monday, November 10, 2003
Wow, look at this, the county I grew up in in unsurprising 'we want to remain prejudiced, thanks!' decision...
We really need your help!!
You may recall speaking to me a month or so ago regarding section 28 being kept in Kent and it's implications on young people. At the time I mentioned a day of action and an ongoing campaign that The Queer Youth Alliance is organising, we aim to go to Maidstone, Kent in partnership with Manchester Revo, Maidstone Youth Association, Cambridge University Students Union, and the Kent University LGB society along with several Radical LGBT Youth Groups from around the UK to hold a day of action outside Kent County Hall on Saturday 15th November 2003 at about 12 noon (only 3 days before Section 28 in the rest of England and Wales is officially dead and buried).
As you may know, in 2001 Kent County Council voted to create their own section 28, should section 28 be repealed they have a back-up. Section 28 in Kent takes the form of local legislation which applied to 600 schools, that's around 40,000 young people (of which 4000 are likely to be Lesbian, gay or bisexual). The Queer Youth Alliance feels this is wrong, Kent County Council cannot be allowed to continue to persecute young people this way by denying them the right to learn about sexuality.
The day of action will encompass signature-collecting, placards produced by young people, some street theatre and a peaceful vigil. Our aim to for Kent County Council to remove their home made restrictions on the 'promotion of sexuality in schools'.
Maybe it's time to visit the old home town again.
We really need your help!!
You may recall speaking to me a month or so ago regarding section 28 being kept in Kent and it's implications on young people. At the time I mentioned a day of action and an ongoing campaign that The Queer Youth Alliance is organising, we aim to go to Maidstone, Kent in partnership with Manchester Revo, Maidstone Youth Association, Cambridge University Students Union, and the Kent University LGB society along with several Radical LGBT Youth Groups from around the UK to hold a day of action outside Kent County Hall on Saturday 15th November 2003 at about 12 noon (only 3 days before Section 28 in the rest of England and Wales is officially dead and buried).
As you may know, in 2001 Kent County Council voted to create their own section 28, should section 28 be repealed they have a back-up. Section 28 in Kent takes the form of local legislation which applied to 600 schools, that's around 40,000 young people (of which 4000 are likely to be Lesbian, gay or bisexual). The Queer Youth Alliance feels this is wrong, Kent County Council cannot be allowed to continue to persecute young people this way by denying them the right to learn about sexuality.
The day of action will encompass signature-collecting, placards produced by young people, some street theatre and a peaceful vigil. Our aim to for Kent County Council to remove their home made restrictions on the 'promotion of sexuality in schools'.
Maybe it's time to visit the old home town again.
