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not daily use of "gay" in the word as an insult game is inexcusable. We owe our children a better

Despite all that has been done before, the last 12 months have been. Happiest and most special of my life to become a parent is a blessing that I never imagined could be placed in me until recently. It's a huge responsibility, and both David and I are determined to take responsibility - not just for our son, but his generation. We want to grow up in a Britain where every young person is not only loved as much as I love, but it's fair treatment and respect. However, as we begin to think Zachary's future education, it is clear that Britain does not yet exist.

annual week of alternative approaches to combat bullying, homophobic bullying is still almost endemic in thousands of schools across the country. We owe our children better.

Nine out of 10 secondary school teachers regularly witnessed homophobic bullying, according to a YouGov survey recently commissioned by Stonewall. What surprised me even more about the survey also found that two in five regular primary school teachers also witnessed homophobic bullying.

For too long schools have been afraid to take action. They feared the kind of moral panic generated by the fundamentalist monster, saying that some seven years are taught in sex. Sensitivity to an elementary school that some children have two dads or two moms, our son does, is something that is easy - just look at the different families of Stonewall, the materials, even love, this beautifully designed exactly for

And do not take care of their daily use is the word "gay" as an insult park is also inexcusable. Those who do eventually realize that you are gay is the word that describes has been used - unchallenged - as a proxy for all that is unnecessary or waste half of his childhood. Now there is solid evidence of harm to youth self-esteem.

This type of harassment does not impact only on those who might one day be homosexual or have homosexual parents. It affects all classes of children, simply because they are different. Children who do their homework and girls who are good in games. Homophobic bullying is not only an enemy of kindness and respect, is an enemy of success in all areas.

I have a particular admiration for someone like Ben Cohen . This is a world class rugby star line has created a foundation to support charities working around homophobic bullying. Now touring schools across the country, consists of giving licenses to any kind of intimidation that makes all the intimidation acceptable.