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Section 28

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Section 28 or Clause 28[1] o the Local Government Act 1988 caused the eikin o Section 2A tae the Local Government Act 1986,[2] that affectit England, Wales an Scotland. The amendment wis statuted on 24 Mey 1988, an said that a local authority "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teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship".[3] It wis repealed on 21 Juin 2000 in Scotland bi the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, yin o the first pieces o legislation enacted bi the Scots Pairlament, an on 18 November 2003 in the rest o the Unitit Kinrick bi Section 122 o the Local Government Act 2003.[4]

The law's endurement gart monie groups tae close or limit thair activities or sel-censor. A wheen o lesbian, gey an bisexual student support groups in schools an colleges ootower Britain war closit owin tae fears bi cooncil legal staff thit thay micht breach the Act.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "When gay became a four-letter word". BBC. 20 Januar 2000. Retrieved 4 Januar 2010.
  2. ↑ Section 28 Archived 8 Mairch 2005 at the Wayback Machine, Gay and Lesbian Humanist. Created 2000-05-07, Last updated Sunday, 12 February 2006. Accessed 1 July 2006.
  3. ↑ Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9), section 28. Accessed 1 July 2006 on opsi.gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "Local Government Act 2003". UK Government. Retrieved 30 Mey 2015.
  5. ↑ "Knitting Circle 1989 Section 28 gleanings". Archived frae the original on 18 August 2007. on the site of South Bank University. Accessed 1 July 2006.