#OTD 2000. Labour's first attempt to scrap Section 28 is defeated in the House of Lords.

Blair claims the law is a "piece of prejudice"

The journalist Boris Johnson says children shouldn't be "taught some rubbish about homosexual marriage being the same as normal marriage."
#OTD 2000. Labour's first attempt to scrap Section 28 is defeated in the House of Lords. Blair claims the law is a "piece of prejudice"The journalist Boris Johnson says children shouldn't be "taught some rubbish about homosexual marriage being the same as normal marriage."
#OTD 2000. Labour's first attempt to scrap Section 28 is defeated in the House of Lords. Blair claims the law is a "piece of prejudice"The journalist Boris Johnson says children shouldn't be "taught some rubbish about homosexual marriage being the same as normal marriage."
To accompany the brilliant #ItsASin - a look back at the political climate around Section 28 and the 1980s #LGBTHistoryMonth https://twitter.com/labour_history/status/1264446915015512065?s=19
At a similar time there was intense debate about lowering the age of consent on the right

The Daily Mail argued that it was a 'big step in the wrong direction' with Labour 'surrendering' to the 'gay lobby' and disregarding public opinion. https://twitter.com/labour_history/status/1142325217391501312?s=19
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