6. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality in Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:05 pm on 29 June 2021.

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Photo of Hannah Blythyn Hannah Blythyn Labour 5:05, 29 June 2021

Can I thank the Member for her question and highlighting some of the excellent work that is happening in schools in her own constituency of the Rhondda, but also right across Wales? I think it's really important to talk about this and also share it so we can support teachers and organisations elsewhere, and my colleague the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles recently announced that we'd be giving £100,000 to help teachers to have the right tools and support and resources and confidence to teach in this way, not just as part of relationships and sex education, but the new curriculum, so I think, you know, a shout out to those schools for everything they're doing and for the nominations and the recognition. And also you mentioned Bethan Howell for everything she's doing, the difference her talking about her experiences made—. Because I think, as we said before, visibility is important, because you can't be what you can't see, and young people need to have those role models growing up as well.