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Section 28

Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 provided that local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales should "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 family relationship". While the…

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Section 28

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Triples162
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Section 28

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related to Legislation · 28
Section 28 → Act, Although, Amendment, An, Bill, Commons, Consequently, Conservative, Conservatives, During, Earl, Education, Halsbury's Bill, House, However, In, Its, Jill Knight, Labour-run, LGBT
related to Repeal · 25
Section 28 → Act, Although New Labour's, As, Baroness Young, Commons, England, Ethical Standards, House, July, June, Local Government Act, Local Government Bill, Lords, March, MPs, MSPs, Public Life, Royal Assent, Scotland, Section
related to Political response · 20
Section 28 → August, Conservative, Conservative Party, Conservatives, Green Party, Hague's, His, House, In, Ivan Massow, Labour Party, Lords, Section, Shaun Woodward, Steven Norris, The, The Liberal Democrats, Waheed Alli, William Hague, Woodward
related to Support for Section 28 · 20
Section 28 → Britain, Christian Action, Christian Institute, Daily Mail, Daily Record, Education, July, Muslim Council, NASUWT, Newspapers, Other, Religious, Research, Section, The, The Conservative Party, The Daily Telegraph, The Salvation Army, The Secondary Heads Association, The Sun
related to Prosecutions and complaints · 17
Section 28 → Christian Institute, Court, Gay Sex Now, Glasgow, Glasgow City Council, HIV/AIDS, However, In May, LGBT, No, PHACE West, Scottish HIV/AIDS, Section, Session, She, Sheena Strain, Strain
related to Opposition to Section 28 · 13
Section 28 → British LGBT, Family Planning Association, Gingerbread, LGBT, Other, OutRage, Scotland, Section, Stonewall, Terrence Higgins Trust, The Equality Network, They, Those
related to Legacy and cultural depictions · 12
Section 28 → Attitude, Conservative Party, In, It's, Leader, Michael Howard, MPs, Nobody's, Section, Some, That, The
related to Controversy over applicability · 11
Section 28 → Act, As, Education, In, Jill Knight, National Union, No, Section, Teachers, The, This
related to External links · 11
Section 28 → Battle, BBC News, July, Local Government, Local Government Act, March, Retrieved, Royal Assent, Text, The Section, United Kingdom

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Lesbiansinstance offormed by activist groups0.80text
Gays Support the Minersinstance offormed by activist groups0.80text
Lesbians Against Pit Closuresinstance offormed by activist groups0.80text
Jill Knight also believed that schoolsinstance ofConservative backbench MPs0.80text
Labour-run local authority areas would provide materials that wouldinstance ofConservative backbench MPs0.80text
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Section 28related to Controversy over applicabilityNational Union0.60section

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