Margaret Thatcher’s legislation prohibiting the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality in schools cast a long shadow over the teaching profession – but, as part of our occasional series for LGBT History Month, ...

In Britain in 1988, the divisive Section 28 became part of the Local Government Act. It banned any promotion or discussion of the LGBT lifestyle by local authorities, including within schools.

A separate LGBT+ history festival, OUTing the Past, runs alongside the month. She told BBC Bitesize: “People are always shocked to learn how late the changes came in. Section 28, for example.

Susie McCabe, who won the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award in 2024, has previously spoken about her experiences as a lesbian growing up under Section 28.