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    09 July 2022
    What trans+ pride means to me.

    By Kate Hutchinson

    By the time I attended my first Trans Pride I had already attended many LGBTQ+ Pride events, but from the first moment I stepped into the event space I knew this was different.

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    06 July 2022
    ASDA Partnership: our statement

    By DRM Team

    Unfortunately, this phrase ‘love has no age limit’ was taken out of its context by a relatively small number of individuals who insinuated that Diversity Role Models was teaching that there was no lower age limit to love. This claim was wrong and misleading. The video was conveying how healthy adult relationships continue well into older age.

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    05 July 2022
    150,000 pupils and going strong!

    By Matt Garvey

    Recently, Diversity Role Models reached an incredible milestone in our mission to promote inclusion and diversity in schools. After 11 years, we have reached over 150,000 young people, that’s across more than 600 schools all over the country. We’re so proud to have worked with so many amazing teachers, school leaders, role models, parents/carers and of course, pupils and students.

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    27 June 2022
    Volunteering to make a difference - World Well-Being Week 2022

    By Matt Garvey

    So, if you ever have those moments where you wish you could do something to promote an inclusive society; you can. Get involved and make a difference.

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    14 June 2022
    Pride Month 2022

    By Matt Garvey

    While Pride Month is a time to celebrate difference, it is also a time to remind ourselves of those who suffer simply because they are different. Bullying at school and in the workplace blights the lives of children and adults. While awareness of bullying continues to improve, our recent survey of over 5000 pupils makes sobering reading. I ask all supporters, as you celebrate Pride 2022 to spare a thought for those who dread going to school because of LGBT bullying and other forms of prejudice based abuse.

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    17 May 2022
    International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia

    By Matt Garvey

    It does seem a shame, in 2022, that we need an international day against hate, but the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) reminds us all of the ongoing struggle for dignity and equality.

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    16 May 2022
    National Children’s Day 2022, and a hello from our new CEO

    By Matt Garvey

    This year’s National Children’s Day theme of ‘Choose Kind’, strongly resonates with DRM and the work we do in schools to foster attitudes that differences should be celebrated, rather than a cause for unkindness and bullying.

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    13 October 2021
    Free staff training funded by DfE

    By DRM Team

    Diversity Role Models has been selected by the Department for Education to deliver a programme which empowers schools in England to take a stand against all forms of bullying. Sign up for this free project now!

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    22 September 2021
    Bi Visibility Day: Pritpal's Story

    Role Model, Pritpal, shares his experiences

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    16 September 2021
    If Anybody's Talking About Jamie, it's me!

    By Emma Miller-McCaffrey

    Reflections from a former secondary school teacher, member of the LGBT+ community and now parent