'Our beliefs are not here to be changed,' a speaker told protesting parents and pupils.
Muslim students joined their parents in chanting against a gay assistant head teacher who had started a program to inform children about same-sex relationships.
He said that the inclusiveness program was"not just about telling people there are other families and other types of lifestyles that exist, it is actually aggressively promoting them. Giving a positive spin and telling people that it is OK for you to be Muslim and for you to be gay," The Sun reported.
"As I have said to you this program is very toxic. Not only are we going to have it abolished at this school but in every school in Birmingham and every school in the country." Mariam Ahmed, whose 4-year-old daughter is among the pupils at the school, launched a petition that has signed by around 300 parents, to stop children in the school from receiving the lessons.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
British Muslim parents oppose LGBT lessons in primary schoolThe parents seem to have won the latest battle in a new culture war
Read more »
Gabbard says deploying to the Middle East changed her views on LGBT rightsPresidential hopeful Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard sought to explain her shift away from advocating anti-gay policies in the early 2000s during Sunday's CNNTownHall, saying her time in the military caused her to 'go through some soul-searching.'
Read more »
APNewsBreak: Utah lawmaker's LGBT posts anger activistsSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A nationwide push to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors looked like it could succeed in conservative Utah after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it wouldn't stand in the way, but the effort ground to a halt this week.
Read more »
Battles over LGBT education reach a messy stalemateWhen conservative Islam meets secular thinking on equality
Read more »
Legislators in Tennessee just advanced a bill that LGBT call part of a 'slate of hate'A Tennessee state house panel votes to advance a business anti-discrimination bill that advocacy groups fear furthers an anti-LGBT agenda
Read more »
Tennessee lawmakers advance bill that LGBT advocacy groups say is part of a 'slate of hate'A Tennessee state house panel voted to advance a business anti-discrimination bill that advocacy groups fear would further an anti-LGBT agenda in the state
Read more »
Attack on Shi'ite Muslim gathering in Afghan capital kills at least oneSeveral rockets were fired on Thursday at a gathering of members of the Shi&039...
Read more »
Egyptian regime leaves Muslim Brotherhood prisoners to dieMohamed Beltagy, senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, suffers from critical health condition in notorious Aqrab prison amid accusations of systematic neglect by the Egyptian regime
Read more »
House passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discriminationJUST IN: The House passed a resolution broadly condemning hate and intolerance, including anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination, in the wake of controversy over comments made by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. The vote was 407-23.
Read more »