The Schools Where Four-Year-Olds Can Learn Gay Lifestyle

Children as young as four are being taught about same-sex relationships using puppets, plays and fairy tales in a Government-funded scheme, it emerged yesterday. Pupils are being invited to act the parts of gay characters during after-school arts clubs as well as in some literacy and drama lessons. In one primary school, youngsters put on puppet shows of the Cinderella story featuring male Cinderellas. Other primaries are inviting in touring theatre companies which stage plays featuring same-sex parents. Books being introduced to lessons include King & King, a fairy tale featuring a prince who turns down three princesses before falling in love with one of their brothers. In another primary school, a teacher discussed his civil partnership ceremony with the pupils. Fourteen primary schools are already taking part in the £600,000 project aimed at familiarising children with gay and lesbian relationships. The research team behind the project intends to post the findings on national websites to help all schools adopt the same techniques. It claims that introducing such books and activities will help schools fulfil their duties under new gay rights laws which came into force last month.