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Petition · past parliament

Introduce Same Sex Relationships to PSHE and the Curriculum in Secondary Schools

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, the curriculum lacks teaching of sexual health and education about same sex couples. Younger generations need to be educated on different sexualities, equally to heterosexual relationships, to reduce prejudice, discrimination and abuse towards the LGBT community.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make sex education compulsory, with lessons on consent and sexual orientations

Timeline

1 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.