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    The legal context for social work with lesbians and gay men in the UK: updating the educational context

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    Authors
    Cosis-Brown, Helen
    Kershaw, Sheila
    Affiliation
    Middlesex University
    Leeds Metropolitan University
    Issue Date
    2008-02-13
    Subjects
    attitudes
    discrimination
    equality
    legislation
    sexual orientation
    
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    Abstract
    This article considers some of the social, legal and political changes that have taken place in the UK over recent years to elevate the inequality and discrimination faced by lesbians and gay men and how these changes have affected social work practice. In doing this the paper highlights some of the debates from verbatim reports of proceedings in both houses of parliament that pre‐empted the passing of the legislation. These debates indicate the prejudicial attitudes of some members and show their opposition to lesbians and gay men having the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. The paper then introduces the Equality Act 2006 and the Sexual Orientation Regulations 2007, which make it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation. The paper considers various amendments that the introduction of equality legislation makes to other pieces of legislation before going on to discuss the impact the legislation will have on the way in which goods, facilities and services will be delivered. The paper concludes that changing the law might be one thing, but changing people's attitudes is another. This conclusion has particular implications for social work education and practice.
    Citation
    Cosis-Brown, H., & Kershaw, S. (2008) ''The legal context for social work with lesbians and gay men in the UK: Updating the educational context' Social Work Education, 27(2), 122-130.
    Publisher
    Taylor and Francis
    Journal
    Social work education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300058
    DOI
    10.1080/02615470701709444
    Additional Links
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615470701709444#.UjrzJH91gpw
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0261-5479
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/02615470701709444
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