19 October 2019

Council asks judge to extend ban on anti-LGBT protesters near Birmingham primary school

Anti-LGBT protesters in Birmingham could face a widened exclusion zone, after the city council asked a judge to extend a pre-existing ban.

Anderton Park Primary School has become the focal point of a long running battle over equality lessons taught within the city, which originally sparked protests at a different school back in February.

The five-day trial follows on from a temporary ban imposed back in June, which was later extended, and sought to protect the "safety and well-being of the staff, children, and parents of the school".

The original ban also specifically named three people from coordinating protests outside the school; Shakeel Afsar and his sister Rosina Afsar, as well as Amir Ahmed.

More than 300 people gathered outside the school gates back in May, with protesters carrying signs reading "let kids be kids" and "Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve". [inews.co.uk] Read more