Stonewall Trains New Generation Of Gay Rights Campaigners To Fight For Our Rights

Following a campaign training weekend held over the Bank Holiday weekend the LGBT world now has 25 young, enthusiastic equality campaigners ready to do battle against homophobia and other injustices that the LGBT community still suffer in the UK.

Held at Woodrow High House in Amersham, the 25 young people, who were aged between 16-21 and from across the country, were supported by staff and volunteeers from Stonewall who helped them develop their own campaigns against homophobia that could then be used in their own community, one by 19 year-old Jennifer Sernat from London being simple, but having the power to be truly effective by asking students to sign a pledge committing to stop using the phrase ‘That’s so gay’ as a derogatory term.

Speaking about the event, which is the third to have been held,  Stonewall Youth Coordinator Laurie Oliva said: ‘

“This was our best youth campaigning weekend yet. It never fails to amaze me how creative and impressive young people are with their innovative ideas to tackle homophobia back in their local communities. Stonewall is proud to harness their energy into positive action plans which will help us campaign for lesbian, gay and bisexual equality – at home, at school and at work in every local community in Britain.”