Welcome at LGBT education

GALE is a learning community focusing on education about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues. We promote the full inclusion of people who are disadvantaged because of their sexual orientation, sexual identity and their expression by identifying, enhancing and sharing educational expertise. The membership of the community is free and open to anyone actively involved in education about LGBT issues. GALE is a formal partner network of UNESCO. Our main priorities are:

  1. Pilot projects in schools and developing a toolkit to work with schools
  2. Pilot projects on LGBT storytelling/peer-education and developing a supportive tookit
  3. Monitoring and promoting the proper implementation of the Right to Education by states
  4. Promoting and supporting the inclusion of LGBT issues in sexuality education

Dutch government grants GALE 4-year project to advocate right to education

October 26, 2011 - Peter Dankmeijer

The Dutch government has granted GALE a 4-year project to advocate for the right to education for LGBT people internationally. The project will be carried out in close cooperation with UNESCO, the Dutch government and friendly governments.

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Ban Ki-Moon remarks on AU Summit: Ban homophobia in Africa

February 08, 2012 - Nik Boersma
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon remarks on LGBT people’s human rights at the opening of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa last 29 January 2012. Read more...

Event in Mumbai: Living Outside The Closet

January 27, 2012 - Nik Boersma
Students of Wilson College at Chowpatty, Mumbai, organized the "Living Outside The Closet" event to celebrate the right to live outside the closet. Read more...

Study: The silence is crying: homophobia at school, a qualitative study in primary public school in Brasil

January 27, 2012 - Nik Boersma
Early 2012 Toni Reis defended his doctoral thesis 'O silêncio está gritando: a homofobia no ambiente escolar, um estudo qualitativo no ensino fundamental de escolas públicas em Curitiba, Paraná'. Read more...

International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia

January 26, 2012 - Nik Boersma
On May 17th 2012, IDAHO's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia celebrates its yearly landmark for global mobilization in sexual and gender diversity. Read more...

Danish inititive

January 13, 2012 - Nik Boersma
“It takes all kinds” is an initiative of the Danish Institute for Human Rights together with nine partners around Europe aimed at fighting homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in schools. Read more...