#ScousePride: Radio City News campaign heads into schools
As Merseyside's LGBTQ+ community continues to be targeted, we're showing the next generation there's #NoPlaceForHate
Last updated 10th Nov 2021
It's a big day for our Scouse Pride campaign as we head into schools to highlight the devastating consequences LGBTQ+ hate crimes are having.
Over the Summer we saw a spike in reports of people being attacked because of their identity and sexuality.
As we covered some of these shocking stories we launched our Scouse Pride campaign with the support of Merseyside Police and other organisations, to make a difference in our community, highlighting the affects LGBTQ+ hate crimes are having on the victims.
To play our part we launched a series of special reports along with a documentary to give victims a voice.
Now we've been approached by a local school wanting to use our video as a way to start discussions with students around the subject so teenagers can hear for themselves how devastating it can be for people like Emily :
"I'm a transgender thirteen year old girl and I like to live a fairly normal life but it is quite difficult when there's a lot of people being transphobic in the surrounding area of your own home.
"There's been a few instances as I'm getting older, it makes me feel like I'm alone or unwated and that no-one's here. It's a bit difficult for me to take it in".
As part of our campaign we spoke to Chris Porter from the Young Person's Advisory Service in Liverpool, he told us education is key to stamping out hate for good:
"One of the most succesful ways of changing hearts and minds is through education and that education is a preventative measure here.
"I have this saying that real allies march behind and they support people an dthey raise the voices of minorities and it's sad but minority groups are often some of the first to be identified and picked on".