{"id":9349,"date":"2014-07-09T22:17:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T22:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9349"},"modified":"2014-07-09T22:25:42","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T22:25:42","slug":"can-karaoke-change-anti-gay-attitudes-among-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2014\/07\/can-karaoke-change-anti-gay-attitudes-among-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Can karaoke change anti-gay attitudes among kids?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Schools in Birmingham, England, are at the forefront of a creative and musical process that may help students unlearn homophobia.  We already know kids are born prejudice-free and therefore discrimination is learned. That means all forms of discrimination can be unlearned.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Challenging Homophobia in Primary Schools (CHIPS) Action Song Project<\/em> uses stories and imagery from books chosen because they positively highlight diverse families and people from different backgrounds.  Musicians and teachers who support this idea compose songs with dance actions to accompany those books.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KingAndKing7914.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KingAndKing7914.jpg\" alt=\"KingAndKing7914\" width=\"700\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KingAndKing7914.jpg 700w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KingAndKing7914-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The results are already great \u2013 kids and schools involved at an early stage of the project say this is an engaging and exciting way to challenge homophobia, transphobia and bullying.<\/p>\n<p>Children are the building blocks to a prejudice-free future, and this project gives us a framework which is fun-loving, to help us deliver an inclusive curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>In total there are 20 songs to accompany 20 beautifully illustrated books that celebrate diversity and different families. Schools are given guidance how to use the books as part of the CHIPS program.<\/p>\n<p>Books include \u2018Elmer\u2019 the patchwork elephant by David Mckee and \u2018King and King\u2019 by Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland about two princes who fall in love and marry.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham City Council has been very supportive too. As the chief executive, Mark Rogers, said: \u2018No young person should be afraid of growing up to be who they want to be.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s hope the launch will inspire schools across the country and beyond to use the books and songs as they create a safe and inclusive environment for all students, including LGBT families.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/can-karaoke-cure-kids-anti-gay-attitudes090714\" target=\"_blank\">Gay Star News<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Image from &#8216;King and King&#8217;<\/em><br \/>\n<P><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9349\" data-num-posts=\"10\" data-width=\"700\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schools in Birmingham, England, are at the forefront of a creative and musical process that may help students unlearn homophobia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[46,325],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can karaoke change anti-gay attitudes among kids? 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