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Results 1-5 of 5 for gay speaker:Sarah McCarthy-Fry
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Sexuality (9 Mar 2009)
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: In November 2008, the Department agreed to support School's Out with funding for the launch of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) History Month. A grant of up to £14,960 was provided by the Department for this event. The Department has not issued any guidance to schools on LGBT History Month.
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pupils: Intimidation (5 Nov 2008)
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...evidence in respect of bullying related to race and religion, sexual orientation, special educational needs and disability. We will seek to ensure that the proportion of black and minority ethnic, gay or disabled young people who experience bullying also goes down. We have not carried out a systematic assessment of schools' data recording systems in relation to the effectiveness of their...
- Business of the House: Draft Legislative Programme (26 Jun 2008) has video
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...improve. We are the party of equality, and we have made progress. We were the party that challenged disability discrimination, tackled the pay gap, fought racism and supported equal treatment for gay people long before it was the accepted wisdom or the current fashion. The new equality Bill shows that we have an unwavering commitment to those values, and I hope that the other parties in...
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran: Human Rights (5 Dec 2007)
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of Iran's human rights record, with particular reference to the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people; and if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts to seek an end to persecution on the grounds of sexuality in Iran.
- Point of Order: Defence Policy (22 Jun 2006)
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: ...calibre. We also need to ensure that our armed services are representative of our population. That means encouraging recruitment of men and women from all ethnic backgrounds and reaching out to the gay and lesbian community and encouraging gays and lesbians to join up, rather than the shameful way in which they were treated by the MOD for many years. I was encouraged by my right hon....