he's a member of the alum rock community forum, a group covering the same area as parkfield school.and now his grandchildren. in the early days of the protest, he spoke on behalf of the parents as part of the parkfield parents group. but he says the protests now have to stop. they're not helpful at all. we're grown—up adults, we're educated enough to sit around a table to resolve these issues around a table, instead of standing outside a school and shouting and screaming. do you understand why people felt the need to protest? depending who are you talking about. i mean, a lot of the parents had no choice but to protest, because obviously they weren't being listened to. javed, however, says people from outside the community have no business getting involved in the protests. stay away from them schools, stay away from the children and stay away from the education. how much do you really care? because you don't. .. we've never seen you here. a lot of the people that have actually come to the area, what is in it for you? you know, you'rejust here possibly for publicity, a stunt. orjust

they are constantly at the gates of anderton parc primary and parkfield, chanting homophobic tweets,otesters have never said anything homophobic. we are accepting you as individuals, it is your ideology that we don't accept. we don't have an ideology. these are values, family values, that you have... let him speak. what i am saying is... as individuals, we do respect you. within aspects of religions, it talks about accepting people for who they are, how they come about and all the best of it and within the muslim community and within christianity, that is the ethos that we are brought up with. you're supposed to be there to respect people because at the end of the day, according to religion, we are brothers and sisters.” day, according to religion, we are brothers and sisters. i have always treated kha kan qureshi brothers and sisters. i have always treated khakan qureshi with respect. what was it like for you growing up asa what was it like for you growing up as a gay muslim kid?” what was it like for you growing up as a gay muslim kid? i grew up and i had to hide it, it impeded my