Petition · past parliament

Include LGBT+ relationships in education & speak for less common sexualities.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Education is provided on heterosexual relationships but not on any others. Gay and bisexual are briefly touched on in PSHE but not in detail & less common sexualities and genders such as pansexuality, gender non-binary & asexual are not meantioned. It should be compulsory to learn about these too.
From experience, I know that not many people know what pansexuality is. When coming out to my mum, I had to explain to her what my sexuality was. Nobody should have to do that. I first raised this issue at a Kirklees Youth Council meeting, where I found some other people who agreed. We were then advised by Lynn (Outreach Officer) to make an online petition.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

11 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Nov 2016

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