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David Wilshire, who has died aged 80, was a Conservative MP on the libertarian Right of the party who represented the Surrey constituency of Spelthorne from 1987 to 2010. He took over from Humphrey Atkins, Margaret Thatcher’s first Northern Ireland Secretary, and handed the seat on to Kwasi Kwarteng, who would be Liz Truss’s short-lived Chancellor.

Section 28, which banned places like schools "promoting homosexuality", was scrapped in 2003.

A teacher reflects on how Section 28 affected her career and the young people she taught.

The Kerala High Court has permitted a POCSO Court to try the offences under SC/ST Act relating to abuse and assault of the minor victims father stating that the two offences were closely connected as...

I endured horrific bullying due to Section 28, and it pains me to watch history repeat itself.

The U.K. government may soon have its own version of

Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act prevented teachers in schools from promoting the acceptability of homosexuality as a ‘pretended family relationship’.

Jennifer, that he knows there will be first amendment defence to this. the president was expressing his right, to speak freely, even to lie about the election. but that doesnt entitle him to conspire with others to defraud the country of its election, to deny the votes that were cast. do you think a first amendment defence is going to stand up amendment defence is going to stand up under that sort of scrutiny? well, thats why it goes that route for the _ well, thats why it goes that route for th...

Filmmaker Georgia Oakleys powerful debut feature feels timely, given the surge of anti-LGBTQ legislation in many U.S. states and around the world.

LGBTQ+ education is still recovering from the effects of 1988’s Section 28.