A lawyer appointed by the government to review sex education previously represented a right-wing Christian group calling for a ban on LGBTQ-inclusive educational material in schools, openDemocracy can reveal.
Evangelical lobby group Christian Concern has campaigned against children being taught about same-sex relationships and contraception, saying instead they should be told to avoid sex outside of heterosexual marriage.
The group’s CEO Andrea Williams has said that she believes “homosexuality is a sin” and that children raised by same-sex couples are more likely to be drug addicts.
