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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 legislation come about?
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/origins-section-28/
The Local Government Act 1988 prohibited the so called ‘promotion of homosexuality’ by local authorities. What was the everyday reality for LGBTQ+ people under this restrictive legislation and how was it eventually repealed?
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/section-28-impact-fightback-repeal/
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Vicky Iglikowski-Broad reflects on researching Section 28 ahead of the anniversary of its repeal.
https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/researching-section-28/
1988: Clause 28 protest leaflet. Catalogue ref: FCO 82/1979 Clause 28, or Section 28 of the Local Government Act, was a law introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Government in 1988. It followed controversies about sex education and objections, mainly from Conservative MPs, about the championing of gay causes by Labour-led councils. LGBTQ+ people were […]
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/the-history-of-lgbtq-rights-in-britain/the-history-of-lgbtq-rights-in-britain-source-14/
Examine historical ideas about crime and the law, using documents ranging from police and prison files to pieces of legislation.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-topic/crime-courts-and-justice/
Learn about the struggles of ordinary citizens for their rights and freedoms, including the famous campaign for women’s suffrage.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-topic/democracy-and-protest/
Catch a glimpse at the lives of ordinary people found in our records, and communities that have offered them meaning and belonging.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-topic/identity-and-community/
People have always existed who engaged in same sex relationships, defied conventional gender norms, or lived as a different gender to the one they were assigned as at birth. The social climate these individuals lived in, and the language they had available to them, has changed significantly over the last 1,000 years – the span […]
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/the-history-of-lgbtq-rights-in-britain/
See our most recent documents and witness a nation rebuilding after the devastation of war, moving towards the country we know today.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/
In the course of campaigning for change various LGBTQ+ activists, charities and organisations have interacted with the government.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/queer-campaigning-in-government-records/
Until 2021, the census did not ask for information about sexuality or gender identity. One letter in our collection gives a personal perspective on why this data was needed.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/lgbtq-lives-in-the-1991-census/
The founding years of Chiswick Women’s Aid saw the opening of the world's first women's refuge, disputes with local government, and creating change in the UK.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/how-the-first-women-refuge-enacted-change/