Children of gay parents ‘experience homophobia’

CHILDREN of gay and bisexual parents experience homophobia in schools and in the health services, according to a new report.

The report, Voices of Children, details the experiences of children brought up by gay, lesbian and bisexual parents and was commissioned by the Marriage Equality group, which has campaigned for civil marriage for gay and lesbian people.

It also reveals how some of those raised by gay or lesbian parents suffered homophobia in the community and in schools, including “explicit homophobia and inaction by staff to tackle this”.