Battle joined against homophobia

MORE than a dozen Doncaster schools have made a joint effort to put an end to homophobic bullying and increase support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) young people.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Jun 2014, 02:07 BST

The Educate with Pride event, hosted by Doncaster Pride at The Dome, is the first of its kind in Doncaster.

The town’s mayor Ros Jones gave a speech at the event which aims to end homophobic bullying through educating residents

She said: “I am delighted to see local schools coming together with Doncaster Pride to take the initiative and organise a ground-breaking conference like this.

“ I am 100 per cent behind the efforts to end homophobic bullying and make Doncaster a truly friendly, safe and accepting place.”