The infamous Section 28 of the Local Government Act of 1988 is now 32 years old. Conservative Government legislation Section 28 forbade councils funding books, films, leaflets, plays or other materials showing same-sex relationships.
LGBT+ youth groups were closed. Teachers were prohibited from informing children about LGBT+ people and their relationships.
The reviled act ushered in an era of tacitly sanctioned hatred from then prime minster Margaret Thatcher. She told the Conservative party.