Town Hall bosses are asking staff to take part in a ‘heterosexuality quiz’ so they can gain a greater understanding of what it is like to be gay.

The quiz, devised by managers at Buckinghamshire County Council, is part of an equality and diversity course called ‘Respecting Sexuality’.

Questions, which are described as a ‘twist’ on those routinely asked of homosexuals, include ‘What do you think caused your heterosexuality?’, ‘Is it possible your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex?’, and ‘If you’ve never slept with a person of the same sex, how do you know you wouldn’t prefer it?’

The quiz, devised by managers at Buckinghamshire County Council, is part of an equality and diversity course called ‘Respecting Sexuality’

The course, which encourages staff to ‘have a better understanding’ of the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender colleagues, includes a film which follows the experience of four fictitious employees.

The film is said to ‘build in intensity’ and can provoke a variety of reactions. Trainers’ notes state: ‘Initial reactions to the stories vary widely, with heterosexual (straight) people often dismissing the stories as exaggerated or rare and homosexual (gay people) immediately recognising the issues and emotions explored here as honest and relevant.’

The Buckinghamshire council course is just one of a series of publicly funded equality and diversity sessions uncovered in a series of Freedom of Information requests by The Mail on Sunday.

Cardiff, Slough and Cheshire West and Cheshire councils have also incorporated quizzes in their sessions. In Slough, employees ask colleagues questions from a specially prepared grid such as ‘Can you sing a few lines from a Supremes song?’ and ‘Do you read The Guardian?’

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