London Pride Marches Against Section 28 (1988) | LGBTQ+ History

On 25 June 1988, around 40,000 people marched through the streets of London in that year's Pride Parade. The 1988 march was focused on protesting Section 28 (also known as Clause 28), legislation recently introduced by the government of Margaret Thatcher that sought to ban the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities. It included a ban on schools promoting "the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship". Its ambiguous language forced many organisations dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community to shut down or otherwise limit their activities. The legislation was yet another form of state-sanctioned censorship of LGBTQ+ culture. Only after 12 years of being in force was Section 28 repealed in Scotland, in 2000. The act stayed in place in England and Wales for another three years, being repealed in 2003.
#Pride #PrideMonth #PrideMonth2023 #Pride2023 #GayPride #GayRights #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQPride #Politics #SocialRevolution #Censorship #Section28 #Clause28 #LondonPride
To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below:
www.gettyimage...
To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below:
www.gettyimage...
🎥 Subscribe to our UA-cam channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - / @itnarchive
🎥 Follow us on Twitter - / itnarchive
🎥 Like us on Facebook - / itnarchiveitnp
🎥 Check out our TikTok - / itnarchive1955