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January 1988. Opponents of Section 28 begin to organise.

Gay in the 80s Posted on January 19, 2018 by Colin ClewsJanuary 8, 2019

Section 28 of the UK’s Local Government Bill was only added to that Bill on December 8th 1987. Yet, within a week, the newly-created Organisation for Lesbian and Gay Action (OLGA) had organised an 800-strong lobby of MPs at the … Continue reading →

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