Film Number |
12930 |
Title |
SECTION 28 MANCHESTER |
Producer |
WFA Media & Cultural Centre |
Date |
c2003 |
Gauge |
Mini DV |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
15 mins 13 secs |
Description |
Section 28 was a controversial piece of legislation introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government in 1988. Section or Clause 28 of the Local Government Act was designed to "prohibit the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities", in effect stifling discussion of the subject in schools, leaving LGBT+ pupils even more isolated than before, and preventing councils from funding local initiatives to help their gay and lesbian residents. The legislation remained in force until 2000 in Scotland, and 2003 in the rest of the country. There was ferocious resistance to it, and in this documentary film, speakers from Manchester Council and other organisations relate how they set about tackling and ultimately defeating it. |
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Key
This title can be seen by visiting the NWFA Viewing Pods at Archives+, Manchester Central Library.
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