Rainbow Flag Award

For information on this award, please visit the Proud Trust website and download Rainbow Flag Award Information for Parents.

What is the Rainbow Flag Award?

The Rainbow Flag Award is a quality assured framework with a focus on LGBT+ inclusion for all schools and colleges. Taking part in the Rainbow Flag Award will help you meet legal, statutory and Ofsted requirements to be LGBT+ inclusive.

Watch the video to see what the Rainbow Flag Award is all about.

The Equality Act 2010

Schools must show “due regard” to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

• Using hate speech or slurs
• Physically attacking someone for their gender identity or sexual orientation
• “You’re so pretty for a trans-woman/lesbian”
• “Who’s the man/woman in the relationship?”
• Subtly misgendering trans-people by using “they pronouns” when they explicitly use she/her or he/him pronouns.

Hate Crime

Some forms of bullying are illegal and should be reported to the police.

A homophobic hate crime is:
Any criminal offense which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation.

A transphobic hate crime is:
Any criminal offense which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice against a personal who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.

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