Section 28 refers to a part of the Local Government Act 1988, which stated that local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality" or "promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended ...

Nov 1, 2019 · What was Section 28? • Section 28 of the Local Government Act was enacted in May 1988 • It was brought in to "prohibit the promotion of homosexuality , external by local authorities"

May 24, 2018 · The origins of Section 28 are rooted in the late 1980s amid a complex environment of both an increased drive to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in some parts of society and, conversely, the rising anti-gay rhetoric among other areas.

Nov 18, 2022 · Margaret Thatcher's government was behind Section 28, which prevented schools and local authorities from "promoting" homosexuality.

Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act prohibited 'promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material'. It negatively affected LGBTQ+ lives for decades. How did this piece of...

As of 18 November 2003, Section 28 was wiped from the statute book – no longer casting a shadow over lesbian, gay and bisexual lives in England, Wales and Scotland. Just like the original...

Feb 22, 2023 · In 1988, Section 28 banned what the Tories called the promotion of homosexuality by schools and local authorities. Subsequently, generations of young LGBTQ+ people were cheated out of the dignity of seeing themselves reflected positively.

Feb 8, 2021 · Section 28 essentially stated that the teaching of anything LGBT was now prohibited in schools. Furthermore, LGBT clubs and groups disbanded across the country and all LGBT literature was removed from shelves in libraries and book shops.

Section 28 was a series of laws across Britain that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities and more specifically the promotion of homosexuality in schools. Section 28 was introduced by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government, and it …

Sue Sanders, founder of LGBT History Month and chair of Schools OUT UK, explains the history behind Section 28, how #Section28 affected #LGBT teachers and st...