Repeal of Section 28
Tories try to talk about banning gay sex in two years, BBC illustrates story with actors posing as photoshoppery.
Section 28 is a part of the 1988 (Thatcher-era) Local Government Act, which prohibits local councils - and therefore schools - from “promoting” homosexuality, especially in sex education classes. Gareth mentioned this BBC article about it;
The current Local Goverment Act(*) repeals this part of legislature. Labout MPs, some of which used to be Tories, have been queuing up to partake in the pleasure of being in power and being morally right - e.g. Shaun Woodward, ex-Tory, says “one of the finer things MPs will be doing this year in our legislation is ridding the Statute Book of this nasty, pernicious piece of legislation.”
Swivel-eyed Tories, including Anne Widdicombe, tabled a motion asking for the repeal at least to be revisited every two years, probably on the grounds that they enjoy gay-bashing. In the mean time, the BBC illustrated the story with a picture of one person who looked like he’d been Photoshopped, and another who looked like he was just plain CG.
I was going to mention the number of Tory MPs who rebelled on a free vote (21%), but it’s less than the number of Labour MPs who voted against a three-line whip (24%), so I won’t.
*: Many Acts of Parliament are called the same in the UK, which can get confusing.