Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.128.5
Object Name
Badge
Title
DEFY SECTION 28.TRADES UNIONISTS AGAINST SECTION 28
Events
Section 28
Description
Metal enamel pin badge reading in gold text on a black background around the edge "TRADE UNIONISTS AGAINST SECTION 28." In the middle of the circle is text reading "DEFY SECTION 28" in a pattern of black and white shapes, including a pink triangle.
Section 28 (also known as Clause 28) was a law that prohibited the âpromotion of homosexualityâ by local authorities, covering schools, hospitals, libraries, and other publicly funded places. It was introduced by Margaret Thatcherâs Conservative government in 1988, and was repealed by the Labour Party, in Scotland in 2000, and in England and Wales in 2003. It further marginalised LGBTQIA people by isolating them from their communities and allowed negative attitudes and misinformation to spread as it prohibited LGBTQIA education in schools.
There is a long tradition of trade unions supporting LGBTQIA causes, and vice versa, in a show of solidarity that has pushed forward both LGBTQIA and workers' rights.
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