Social Developments: EPO - Section 28

Question 1

Which act was Section 28 an issue in?

Answer 1

The 1988 Local Government Act

Question 2

What did Section 28 state?

Answer 2

Schools were not allowed to promote homosexual families as a legitimate family structure

Question 3

Why was this clause significant for the post-war years?

Answer 3

It showed that there had been a stop to the liberal reforms of the post-war years

Question 4

Name a Labour-run council with a lot of power that opposed Section 28

Answer 4

The Greater London Council

Question 5

What did the Greater London Council fund?

Answer 5

Gay and lesbian meetings

Question 6

Name 2 things Thatcher disliked about the Greater London Council

Answer 6

Their public spending, their liberal reforms

Question 7

Name a group set up as a response to Section 28

Answer 7

Stonewall

Question 8

What happened to the number of people attending Gay Pride Rallies after Section 28?

Answer 8

They increased

Question 9

Who were Stonewall?

Answer 9

A group that supported homosexuals