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# Nearly half of UK parents oppose LGBTQ+ inclusive education
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/nearly-half-of-uk-parents-oppose-lgbtq-inclusive-education/
- Published: 2020-09-14T09:10:51.000Z
- Updated: 2020-09-13T10:59:53.000Z
- Description: A recent survey by research company Kantar found four in ten would not want young children to be taught LGBTQ+ inclusive lessons.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Community, In The South, Information, Mental Health, News, Politics, Queer Corner, LGB, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Education, Ofsted, Stonewall, UK News

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A recent survey by research company [**Kantar**](https://www.kantar.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) found four in ten would not want young children to be taught LGBTQ+ inclusive lessons. Although the study demonstrated 90% of British people would be accepting of gay, lesbian and bisexual colleagues and friends, nearly half [said](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/1205559-most-britons-accept-lgbt-people-but-concern-over-education-persists?ref=scenemag.co.uk) six-year-old children should not be taught that it is ‘okay to be gay’.

**Craig Watkins**, UK chief executive of Kantar’s public division, told [**Reuters**](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-lgbt-education-trfn/most-britons-accept-lgbt-people-but-concern-over-education-persists-idUSKBN2603HA?ref=scenemag.co.uk) the study shows ‘social progress is not guaranteed’ even though ‘we have come a long way’. He continued the greatest concerns about non-heterosexual people tend to be related to ‘the education of children’.

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The study follows the changes to the UK school curricula in the 2020-2021 academic year, after[ new regulations](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/lgbtq-inclusive-school-curricula-to-be-implemented/) make LGBTQ+ inclusive education mandatory. Although Kantar’s study shows a considerable proportion of people have concerns about pro-LGBTQ+ education, **Mo Wiltshire** of **Stonewall** told [**i News**](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/lgbt-school-curriculum-sex-education-headteachers-supported-614606?ref=scenemag.co.uk) the changes to UK education will be ‘life changing’ for young queer people.

**Amanda Spielman**, the chief of **Ofsted**, told the [**BBC**](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-47282724?ref=scenemag.co.uk) in February it is crucial young children are taught families do not just consist of heterosexual parents.

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