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The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, is the first major political party leader to back a national anti-homophobia strategy.

Clegg has written to all Lib Dem council leaders, asking them to become members of Stonewall’s Education Champions Programme, which will provide support for local authorities tackling homophobic bullying in schools.

Nick Clegg MP said: “It is a moral responsibility of every teacher in every school to take a zero tolerance approach to homophobic bullying. This type of bullying should be treated with the same degree of outrage as racist bullying.”

Birmingham, the largest local authority in Britain, was the first Stonewall Education Champion to sign up. The Education Champions Programme has been developed following the success of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions Programme – Britain’s good practice forum on sexual orientation in the workplace. The programme, launched in 2001, will soon announce its 400th member.

Last year, Stonewall’s School Report revealed homophobic bullying to be almost endemic in Britain’s schools. 65% of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils have experienced direct bullying, and 30% reported that adults are responsible for homophobic incidents in their schools.

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