Giving Compass' Take:

• All state schools in Scotland are now required to teach LGBTQ rights in the classroom.  The curriculum will include topics on homophobia, prejudice, LBGTQ identity and the history of LBGTQ movements. 

• How will an effort for a more inclusive curriculum address school bullying? 

• Read about the U.S. based nonprofit, wayOUT, that provides safer spaces for young LGBTQ youth. 

Scotland just stood up to protect its LGTBQ youth in a big way.

All state schools are now required to teach lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights, effective immediately, the BBC reports. Education Secretary John Swinney says Scotland is the first country in the world to implement such a law.

The mandatory curriculums will include LGTBQ terminologies, dealing with homophobia and prejudice, navigating the LGTBQ identity, and the history of LGTBQ equalities and movements.

Swinney said doing so would help promote understanding and inclusion among the student body, according to the BBC.

The Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) organization campaigned for the change for three years and advised the government on how to implement the new curriculum. TIE called the news a "historic moment for our country" — the government accepted all of their recommendations to improve children's’ school experiences.

The organization suggested better guidance and training for teachers on LGTBQ issues, school inspections of LGTBQ inclusion and documentation of any bullying that occurs within its doors.

Not everyone is pleased about the shift. The Christian Institute told the BBC, "controversial political agendas" should not be integrated into the curriculum. Simon Calver, the deputy director of the Christian Institute, said LGBT politics should not be mixed in with academics. Calver is concerned religious and nonreligious families will worry about the extent of the initiative.

Research shows LGTBQ youth are especially vulnerable at school. Students who are exposed to bullying and harassment because of their sexual orientation or gender, are at risk of missing more class, having lower GPAs, receiving more school discipline, and having decreased rates of college or other post-high school pans, according to UCLA’s Williams Institute.

Read the full article about LGBTQ rights by Leah Rodriguez at Global Citizen