Vicky Iglikowski-Broad

Diverse Histories Records Specialist

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‘Not acceptable’: Gay Switchboard’s attempts to become a charity

LGBT+ Switchboard is one of the oldest telephone helplines supporting queer communities in the UK. Its journey to register as a charity was not easy.
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Section 28: Impact, fightback and repeal

What was the everyday reality for LGBTQ+ people in the 80s and 90s living under the infamous Section 28, and how was it eventually repealed?
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The origins of Section 28

Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act negatively affected LGBTQ+ lives for decades. How did such a seismic piece of legislation come about?