Amy Ashenden

‘I’m a proud lesbian mum, but I’m worried about my child being bullied at school’

‘I’m a proud lesbian mum, but I’m worried about my child being bullied at school’

After publishing the new report ‘LGBT Parents’ for Just Like Us, Amy Ashenden reflects on life as a lesbian mum and the obstacles that children of LGBTQIA+ parents face in schools.

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‘Why are we forgetting to prioritise LGBTQ+ children’s happiness?’

‘Why are we forgetting to prioritise LGBTQ+ children’s happiness?’

For International Day of Happiness, Amy Ashenden of Just Like Us is encouraging schools to “talk about and celebrate LGBTQIA+ inclusion”.

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‘Trans people are loved – we need to show young people this is the case’

‘Trans people are loved – we need to show young people this is the case’

“Trans young people are struggling now, and need to hear that you accept them,” says Amy Ashenden, Interim CEO of Just Like Us.

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‘If we fail to support our LGBTQ+ youth now, they will face devastating consequences’

‘If we fail to support our LGBTQ+ youth now, they will face devastating consequences’

Growing up LGBTQ+ is still unacceptably tough, finds Just Like Us’ new report, Positive Futures.

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Outing has harmed LGBTQ+ people for generations – schools should not adopt this dangerous legacy

Outing has harmed LGBTQ+ people for generations – schools should not adopt this dangerous legacy

“I firmly believe that pressuring or forcing a LGBTQ+ person to be outed – no matter how old or young they are – is a huge risk to their safety and wellbeing,” says Amy Ashenden, Interim CEO of Just Like Us.

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‘Lesbians being anti-trans is a lesbophobic trope’

‘Lesbians being anti-trans is a lesbophobic trope’

Amy Ashenden, Interim CEO of Just Like Us, is dispelling the harmful trope that lesbians are against the trans community.

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