Catalogue Number
NMLH.2026.17.2
Object Name
ticket
Title
Lesbian & Gay Rights Are Human Rights
Place
Manchester, Albert Square, All Saint's, Free Trade Hall
People
Northwest Campaign for Lesbian & Gay Equality
Events
Section 28
Date
1988
Description
Blue and white ticket with printed information. The background of the ticket is blue and white stripes. The centre stripe has a design. Text reads 'Side Circle // Row: B Seat:25 // "Lesbian and Gay Rights Are Human Rights" // "Politics, Pop, & Protest" // Organised By // The North-West Campaign // For Lesbian & Gay Equality // Saturday 20th February 1988 // 4.30 p.m onwards // waged 5.00 unwaged 2.50 // Free Trade Hall // Peter Street // Manchester
Section 28 (also known as Clause 28) was a law that prohibited the 'promotion of homosexuality' by local authorities, covering schools, hospitals, libraries, and other publicly funded places. It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government in 1988, and was repealed by the Labour Party, in Scotland in 2000, and in England and Wales in 2003.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.
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