The government has launched a consultation on the plans.
- Professor of Inclusive Education, PVC Dean Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
A teacher reflects on how Section 28 affected her career and the young people she taught.
Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act prevented teachers in schools from promoting the acceptability of homosexuality as a ‘pretended family relationship’.
The UK’s homophobic law was repealed in 2003, but its impact on LGBTQ+ students and teachers has lingered.
Research has found that 64% of LGBT teachers have experienced a serious episode of anxiety or depression linked to their sexual or gender identity and role as a teacher.
A new study suggests LGB teachers in rural schools far likelier to have depression or anxiety than those in towns or cities.
Teaching during the Section 28 era has left a damaging legacy for those LGBT teachers who lived through it.
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