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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 ...
The United Kingdom Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9) is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament.It was famous for its controversial section 28.This section prohibited local authorities from promoting, in a specified category of schools, "the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship".
Section 28 was a mass-shaming levelled at some of the most vulnerable people in the country (Getty Images) Exactly 34 ago, as AIDS tore through the UK’s queer community, Section 28 came into force.
repeal Section 28 of the Local Government Act in England and Wales (2003). recognition of anti-gay hate crimes through the Criminal Justice Act 2003 . introduction of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 , which gave gay and lesbian couples a legal framework equivalent to civil marriage.
She favoured lowering the age of consent to 12 in the UK while labeling the criminalisation of sexual activity under the age of 16 as "laughably unrealistic". [28] In November 2013, a leading public health expert and Faculty of Public Health president, Professor John Ashton, called for the age of consent to be lowered to 15. He said that the ...
Section 28 became a major political issue. In April 1988, a national demonstration of more than 30,000 was held in London. "Stop the Clause" groups sprang up in most cities, which organised local protests to complement national action. One evening, the BBC's Six O'Clock News headlines were
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Section 25 identified that electric lines, etc. shall not be the subject of distress to a property. Section 26 required undertakings not to alter telegraphy lines. Section 27 provided for a reversion period of an undertaking to local authority ownership of 21 years. Section 28 provided for disputed matters to be sent to arbitration.