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Name: | James Sutcliffe |
Age: | 20 |
Year of the Fix: | 2009 |
Location: | Dewsbury |
Campaign: | To stop homophobic bullying |
Even in a generally accepting society today, homophobic bullying still exists. I know this not just because of my experiences of it, but because a close friend of mine committed suicide due to the extent of the bullying.
Homophobic bullying is damaging to the victim, and is illegal in many instances. Yet it still happens and tragedies like that of my friend still occur.
I got together with a group of friends aged 13-19yrs from my town of Batley to raise awareness of homophobic bullying, and to put a stop to it.
Every Fixer in the film identifies with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, so a lot of the scenes in the film were based on actual homophobic experiences we had seen and felt.
Once the film was completed, we showed it to schools in our area to show what homophobic bullying is, why it is wrong, and how you can put a stop to it – and where victims can turn to if they need help.
Here are a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Helen Rehman | Stephanie Elliot |
Laura Hodgson | Liam Horsfield |
Rebecca Wilby | Joe Squires-Mulcahy |
Jodie Nicholson | Dean Farnhill |
Adam France | Michael Rhodes |
Michelle McCann | Diza Hodgson |
Eilish Bromley |
Sam Womack
Becky Thorn
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Meghann
Ben Simms
Fixers
Hannah Baker
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Macauley Collinson
Shak & Natasha
Alexandra Garrick
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
'Ben'
Shano
Lauren Taylor
Sam Barakat
Liam Thomas
Jo Quinn
Timothy Cranfield