Tackling Tackling HomophobiaHomophobia

Produced by students from Didcot Sixth Forms with HOST support

Ground RulesGround Rules

Lesson PlanLesson Plan

1.1. Warm-up: PrejudiceWarm-up: Prejudice

2.2. Photos- Why do we bully?Photos- Why do we bully?

3.3. DefinitionsDefinitions

4.4. Tackling prejudiceTackling prejudice

5.5. Challenging othersChallenging others

6.6. Your own challenge!Your own challenge!

Tackling Homophobic (and other) Bullying

PrejudicePrejudiceFrom the Latin ‘From the Latin ‘prepre’ (before) and ‘’ (before) and ‘judicejudice’ ’

(judgement)(judgement)

It means judging something before you It means judging something before you have enough information about it.have enough information about it.

‘‘thinking bad thoughts about something or thinking bad thoughts about something or someone based on what you see or hear’someone based on what you see or hear’

PrejudicePrejudice

Did you have enough Did you have enough information about the information about the different foods and the different foods and the

different people to make different people to make a proper judgement?a proper judgement?

Think!Think!1 -1 - Would any of these people be Would any of these people be

bullied?bullied?

2 -2 - How would these people be bullied?How would these people be bullied?

3 -3 - Do some of these people deserve to Do some of these people deserve to be bullied?be bullied?

With words, we can tear With words, we can tear people down, or build them people down, or build them

up……up……

Spot the Heterosexual!Spot the Heterosexual!DefinitionsDefinitions

Heterosexual:' a person who is Heterosexual:' a person who is emotionally/romantically/physically emotionally/romantically/physically attracted to people of the opposite sex’attracted to people of the opposite sex’

Homosexual/gay/lesbian: ‘a person who Homosexual/gay/lesbian: ‘a person who is emotionally/romantically/physically is emotionally/romantically/physically attracted to people of the same sex’attracted to people of the same sex’

Bisexual: ‘a person who is Bisexual: ‘a person who is emotionally/romantically/physically emotionally/romantically/physically attracted to people of both sexes’attracted to people of both sexes’

Why did I have this view of each Why did I have this view of each person?person?

‘‘We don’t know the correct orientation We don’t know the correct orientation of each person. They could all be of each person. They could all be straight, they could all be gay. It’s straight, they could all be gay. It’s wrong to assume just by looking’wrong to assume just by looking’

Think about your own Think about your own prejudices….prejudices….

‘‘That’s so gay!’That’s so gay!’

I don’t think so…….I don’t think so…….Gay is OK!

How would you feel if your name or identity was used

instead of ‘gay’ and used all the time?

What does that mean? Do you mean ‘stupid or weird’? If so, you’re saying that gay

people are stupid and weird.

What’s the difference between that comment and

a racist one?

How can an object have a sexual orientation?

This is a homophobia free zone. Your comments

won’t be tolerated.

Archbishop Desmond TutuArchbishop Desmond Tutu‘‘all are insiders, no one is an outsider, all are insiders, no one is an outsider,

no one is an alien, all, white, black , no one is an alien, all, white, black , brown, red, yellow, rich, poor, brown, red, yellow, rich, poor, educated, not educated, male, educated, not educated, male, female, young, old, those with female, young, old, those with

disabilities, and those without, the disabilities, and those without, the gay, the lesbian, the straight, all, all gay, the lesbian, the straight, all, all

belong together in God’s rainbow belong together in God’s rainbow family’family’

Your Challenge!Your Challenge!Remember: Remember: With words, we can With words, we can tear people down or tear people down or build them up……build them up……