BBCNEWS Witness History June 4, 2024 14:37:00
A vote is taking place now on a challenge to the... shouting. stop section 28! were protesting about rights for lesbian and gay people. in general, britain was quite a hostile environment in the 19805 for the lgbt community. about 75% of people when surveyed said that it was mostly or always wrong to be gay. simply by walking down the street, if somebody identified you as lesbian or gay, you could get abuse and you could be violently attacked just for being. there was a sort of catalyst moment w...
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