Key Knowledge:
The emergence of rights and protections for people in same-sex relationships in the UK has taken place only very recently |
There are many countries around the world in which it is illegal to be attracted to or in a relationship with people who are of the same sex |
The rights of people who are gay, lesbian and bisexual are protected in UK law in the Equality Act 2010 (as are the rights of people who are heterosexual) |
The media sometimes perpetuates harmful stereotypes related to gay, lesbian and bisexual people |