The World Assembly

Discrimination and harassment against the LGBTIQA+ community in schools, such as targetting of LGBTIQA+ students and homophobic hate speech, is a widespread problem in some member states, denying LGBTIQA+ students a safe and healthy education experience in such member states. Such discrimination and harassment can also create undue pressure on LGBTIQA+ students to conceal their sexuality or gender identity. Furthermore, some schools still take little to no action against homophobia within their schools, or merely engage in "lip service" against homophobia in the absence of strong legislation protecting LGBTIQA+ students.

Now, therefore, be it enacted as follows:

1. For the purposes of this resolution, these terms are defined as follows:

   1. A “school” is defined as an institution designed for the organised education of students by providing learning spaces and environments.

   2. “Hate speech” is defined as public speech which expresses, whether explicitly or implicitly, hate or discrimination towards a certain group; this includes, but is not limited to, the use of slurs against said group.

2. All member states must require schools within their jurisdiction to:

   1. teach bona fide to students under the age of majority if they have any, as part of their curriculum and appropriately to the ages of said students:

      1. how sexual orientation, romantic orientation and gender identity are defined, developed and experienced, including but not limited to the fact that sexual orientation, romantic orientation and gender identity of individuals are beyond their conscious control, as well as that variance in sexual orientation, romantic orientation and gender identity is normal and natural,

      2. that individuals should not be considered to be “mentally ill”, “confused” or otherwise insane on the basis of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity,

      3. that non-heterosexual relationships are equal to heterosexual ones, and

      4. that one's gender is determined by their gender identity, rather than their sex assigned at birth;

   2. offer resources to their students to:

      1. assist them in questioning or determining their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity,

      2. assist them in accepting and coming to terms with their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity,

      3. help them deal with harassment or discrimination for their sexual or romantic orientation or gender identity, and

      4. otherwise support the mental health of students with diverse sexual or romantic orientations or gender identity;

   3. actively and continuously work to prevent and take action against all forms of harassment of their students based on their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex assigned at birth, or perception thereof, and also encourage their students to report and try to stop such harassment should it occur; and

   4. actively and continuously work to prevent, and take action against any occurrences which they are aware of, hate speech by their students against groups based on their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex assigned at birth.

3. All member states must prohibit schools within their jurisdiction from discriminating against students on the basis of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex assigned at birth.