The Long Shadow of Section 28
The Thatcher government’s Section 28 made it illegal for public bodies to ‘promote homosexuality’ – a policy that continues to detrimentally impact the lives of LGBT+ people decades later.
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Liam Beattie
Liam Beattie is a freelance writer and commentator. He also works for a trade union.
Cuts Are Blocking the Fight Against HIV
This World AIDS Day, what’s needed to end new HIV transmissions is political will – but by slashing sexual health funding, letting inequalities spiral, and forcing the NHS to its knees, the Tories are making clear they don’t have it.
A Workers’ Pride
Before corporations decided to show up at Pride, trade unions were standing up for LGBT+ rights. On the 50th anniversary of Britain’s first Pride rally, that radical relationship is more important than ever.
The Government’s War on Trans People
The Tories’ decision to exclude trans people from a conversion therapy ban is a cynical attempt to divide the LGBT+ community and fan the flames of media frenzy – once again, it will be marginalised communities that suffer the fallout.
The Long Shadow of Section 28
The Thatcher government’s Section 28 made it illegal for public bodies to ‘promote homosexuality’ – a policy that continues to detrimentally impact the lives of LGBT+ people decades later.
‘Don’t Die of Ignorance’: Remembering the AIDS Crisis
In the 1980s, a virus epidemic ripped through Britain – with Tory government neglect leading to countless unnecessary deaths. To mark LGBT History Month, we remember the AIDS Crisis.
Tory Cuts Are Causing a Sexual Health Crisis
England’s sexual health services have had their funding slashed by 25% in the past five years, leaving clinics and other services severely understaffed. It is an avoidable crisis – entirely caused by Tory government policies.