The history of the UK’s reviled anti-LGBT law, Section 28

Margaret Thatcher attending the 1997 Conservative Party Conference. (Photo: Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty)

It is 18 years today since the controversial and homophobic legislation known as Section 28, introduced under Margaret Thatcher, was repealed in England and Wales.

The clause – an amendment to the Local Government Act 1988 – banned local authorities and schools from promoting homosexuality…