Book reviews : Charlesworth, J. (2015). That's So Gay: Challenging Homophobic Bullying, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ISBN 978-1-84905

Brewster, Linda (2018) Book reviews : Charlesworth, J. (2015). That's So Gay: Challenging Homophobic Bullying, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ISBN 978-1-84905. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 17 (3). ISSN 1478-1840

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Abstract

With the number of homophobic prejudice based crimes (hate crimes) recorded by police in Britain increasing each year, Jonathan Charlesworth's book, That's So Gay: Challenging Homophobic Bullying, provides anyone involved in education or children's services with a practical, and thought provoking guide to challenge homophobic bullying. Charlesworth indicates that 'gay', as used in the context of the book, emerged as an acronym for 'Good As You' in the human rights movement of the 60's and 70's. He goes on to propose that homophobia will only end if society catches up with established legislation, through the normalisation of gay relationships. His work shows us how to educate pupils from a young age to understand the impact of their behaviour on individuals, but also in terms of rights, respect, equality and justice.

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