Tag: Clause 23
An Inalienable Right to Be Gay: Section 28, 20 Years On – Panel hosted by Ruby Rare
On 18th November 2003, Section 28, which banned all UK local authorities and schools from ‘promoting homosexuality’ for 15 years, was finally repealed. It was another remnant of Margaret Thatcher’s rampantly homophobic reign that was such a threat to the countries’ burgeoning LGBTQ_ community. The Labour Government had first attempted to repeal the law …