The UK government has announced £2.6 million (around AUD$4.7 million) in funding to further their 'LGBT Action Plan', with a particular focus on anti-bullying and healthcare.
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt made the announcement yesterday, with the government's website revealing that a portion of the funds would go towards providing "training for teachers on how to spot early signs of bullying and how to intervene appropriately."
“Everyone in this country should feel safe and happy to be who they are, to love who they love, and to live their lives without judgement or fear," Mordaunt said of the initiative.
“That’s why this government is stepping up its work to tackle bullying in schools, to protect more children and to stop hatred from festering and growing into discrimination in adulthood."
She continued: “The aim of our Action Plan is that everyone can live safe, happy and healthy lives where they can be themselves without fear of discrimination.”
First launched in July 2018, the UK's LGBT Action Plan made 75 commitments to tackle anti-LGBTIQ+ discrimination. It was announced following the results of the UK's largest national survey of LGBTIQ+ people ever undertaken.
The survey, which was conducted in 2017, had over 108,000 respondents and showed that a large number of LGBTIQ+ people were experiencing prejudice on a daily basis.
