Primary school children taught about the 300 flags of Pride

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by Michael Searles, Telegraph

Parents claim Labour council has ignored concerns raised over leaflets handed out by Swindon and Wiltshire Pride charity

Schoolchildren are being taught about 300 different LGBT pride flags and the sexualities and gender identities behind each of them.

Leaflets handed out at primary schools by the charity Swindon and Wiltshire Pride claim there are more flags representing sexuality and gender identity than there are for countries.

The material, signposted by the local council on social media, goes into detail about a “small selection” of 29 varieties.

It says: “While some might think [300] is too many, it’s all part of a drive to be more inclusive of the expansive breadth of identity within the community”.

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