Section 28


Category: Equality, History

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In 1988 the Thatcher government passed the explicitly homophobic Clause 28 of the Local Government Act, which made it illegal for public bodies “promote” homosexuality and banned schools from teaching the “acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.”

The following videos and reports give more information on this notorious act, the impact it had on the LGBT+ community and the campaign against it.

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