Recently, I noticed a petition in my local church that was to be sent to Donald Dewar opposing the repeal of section 28, which bans the promotion of homosexuality in schools. Many people did not want their children and grandchildren to know anything about homosexuality. This made me think, should homosexuality be taught in Scottish schools? The response to section 28 has been very different in different parts of the country. Section 28 has never been used in …showed first 75 words of 881 total…

…showed last 75 words of 881 total…could go against many people's religions and beliefs. However, not everyone is Christian and there is the added conflict between religion and science. Clearly it is not possible to agree with my local community's petition. I hope to have given a reasonable argument to why I believe that section 28 should be repealed and children, at a sensible age, should be properly informed about homosexuality, in order to raise awareness and lessen homophobic bullying in schools.