YEAR 12, NUMBER 1, 30 JUNE 2019

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> 29 June 2019 - The EU LGBTI Survey was launched on Tuesday 28 May and it will close on July 7. The survey will collect the experiences of discrimination and hate crime as well as the views and challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people across the EU. GALE encourages her European members and others to fill in the survey before July 7.

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> 12 June 2019 - Almost 1100 organizations and organizations have signed a joint statement condemning a new Vatican guidance to schools. The guidance forbids schools to teach that gender can be chosen or to allow students to live according to their chosen gender. Despite officially calling for dialogue, the Vatican polarized the discussion by publishing the document amid the pride month.

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> 7 May 2019 - In Birmingham, United Kingdom parents protest an inclusivity and acceptance education program for primary schools, No Outsiders . They believe it is infringing on their rights as parents while the program is actually abiding by current UK legislation. The No Outsiders protest came to a halt after some compromises were made. The program is now available for both children and parents to take part in together. This allows for the parents to have conversations in a space that can be productive rather than fostering hostile environments. GALE is very supportive of creating spaces that allow voices and opinions to be shared, heard, and discussed with an open mind. We think that it is very important that parents maintain an active role in their children’s lives especially when many of the parents at Parkfield are unfamiliar with the topics being taught in the program.

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> 30 April 2019 - In a new technical brief, Bringing it out in the open , UNESCO studies how to better monitor school violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression (SOGIE). UNESCO estimates that 246 million students experience school violence yearly throughout the world. Questions about violence against LGBT are rarely asked in general surveys about school violence or school quality. The UNESCO brief is unique in providing a guide on how to ask questions about LGBT in general surveys.

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> 30 April 2019 - In March 2019 Poland’s ruling party, The Law and Justice Party (PiS), made it an election promise to block all planned LGBT education. A new school same sex education program was planned by the city of Warsaw but the PiS states it is a threat to polish values and culture. The proposed programming is meant to educate students on discrimination, reproductive health, and sexual orientation. The push back comes from conservative politicians and Roman Catholic leaders. It is believed that if the program were implemented that it would limit the involvement of parents in their children’s education. Polish schools currently only offer a family life preparation course rather than a formal sex education. The polish government already has a censorship law in place that blocks LGBT education to be taught but it is unclear if the PiS is restating the laws in place or wanting to intensify the current censorship laws.
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