Liam Stevenson

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Liam Stevenson is a Scottish campaigner who founded the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaigning group and charity. His work focuses on homophobia in schools and LGBT education.

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Background

Stevenson organised public meetings during the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. [1] He later became involved in LGBT activism.

TIE Activism

Stevenson and Jordan Daly founded Time for Inclusive Education (known as the TIE Campaign) in June 2015. The pair are credited with winning gains for the LGBT community in relation to education, including achieving the support of the Scottish Parliament for their cause [2] as well as the creation of a Scottish Government LGBT education working group of which both are currently members. [3] In 2018 the group proposed policy recommendations to the Scottish Government, all of which were accepted, making Scotland the first country in the world to include LGBT themes in the curriculum for all public schools. Stevenson and Daly publicly stated that their campaigning efforts had been successful. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Jamieson, David. "The story of how two Yes activists changed each other and now want to change LGBTI+ education in schools". Common Space.
  2. ↑ Freeman, Tom (27 February 2017). "Scottish Parliament will be first in Europe to back LGBTI inclusive education, reports TIE campaign". Holyrood Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Paterson, Kirsteen (19 April 2017). "Scottish Government reveal working group to tackle anti-LGBT school bullying". The Scottish National. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Matthew. "Scotland becomes first country to back teaching LGBTI issues in schools". CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2019.


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