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Name: | Bobbiejoe Courtney |
Age: | 17 |
Year of the Fix: | 2013 |
Location: | Pudsey, Leeds |
Campaign: | Giving advice and support to young people coming out |
Coming out can be a difficult process, so we want more help to be available for anyone who needs support or advice.
We don't think there is enough help out there for LGBTQ young people who need someone to talk to.
Although I had support at home, people who I thought were my friends stopped speaking to me after I told them I was gay.
I was also bullied pretty badly at school. It got to a point where some of my bullies threw a bottle of juice over my head. I got into a fight over this as well; there is only so much someone can take.
I think that more needs to be taught in schools about the LGBTQ community, so we can educate people in putting an end to ignorance.
My team of Fixers and I want to create a website where young people can go and find out more about coming out.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Adam Alevi
Gavin Copland
Joe Shaw
Lizzi Hawkins
Robert Smith
Sally-Ann Robinson
A special thank you to the following youth workers at Leeds City Council, who supported our Fixers campaign by running the group LGBTQ sessions:
Kevin Donnelly
Stacey Robertson
Amanda O’Toole
Tilly and Bella
Shak & Natasha
Mason Latey
Jade Kingdom
Sam Womack
Becky Thorn
Ben Simms
Fixers
Shannon Rawlings
Meghann
Liam Thomas
Fern Lulham
Sam Barakat
Macauley Collinson
Alexandra Garrick
'Ben'
Olivia G
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Jack H
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Hannah Baker
Timothy Cranfield
Ethan Mcinally
Hannah Carter
Shano