Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.122
Object Name
Badge
Title
We recruit
People
Ernest Hole
Description
Large pink badge that reads in black "WE RECRUIT".
'We recruit' may be a humorous reference to Section 28. Also known as Clause 28, it 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 It was introduced by Margaret Thatcherâs Conservative government in 1988, and was repealed by the Labour Party, in Scotland in 2000, and in England and Wales in 2003.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.
This badge is part of the Ernest Hole badge collection. Hole was the co-founder of Gay's the Word bookshop in London, along with Peter Dorey. Since opening in 1979, the bookshop has been a safe community space for LGBTQIA people.
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