Caroline Harbison from Leicestershire County Council's anti-bullying team and Darren Goddard, Leicestershire Police's hate crime manager are working to challenge negative behaviours and attitudes around the LGBT community in schools.

Capital's been told social media is making it harder for anti-bullying workers to tackle negative attitudes towards gay people in schools

As figures show hate crimes have gone up by a quarter in the last two years in the East Midlands - campaigners are worried Brexit could lead to more homophobic attacks.

Leicestershire County Council's Anti-bullying Caroline Harbison and Darren Goddard, Leicestershire Police's Hate Crime Manager have been telling Capital about the work they're doing.

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