Okay, I have a question. Without searching, how many of my followers are familiar with Section 28? Even a passing understanding? I know a lot of folks who follow me are US based and might not be familiar, but I have a curiosity. - ThreadSky

malibudarby87.bsky.social • 52 days ago

Okay, I have a question. Without searching, how many of my followers are familiar with Section 28? Even a passing understanding? I know a lot of folks who follow me are US based and might not be familiar, but I have a curiosity.

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chaoticauthor.online•52 days ago

I'm 49, and British. I knew what it was but didn't know it had a name until about three or four years ago. I went to school during those years.

neogetzlp.bsky.social•52 days ago

UK based, grew up with it

sarah7285.bsky.social•52 days ago

I ought to know about it. I feel like I was vaguely aware and it’s grim

thesarahgriffin.bsky.social•52 days ago

Yup but then I am very gay

rozohwell.bsky.social•52 days ago

Familiar with it, almost 30 here

hookn20.bsky.social•52 days ago

I just googled it and damn.

pwbrian.bsky.social•52 days ago

As a non-British person, I have a rough understanding of what it was.

planesoffate.bsky.social•52 days ago

It does ring a bell but I should go down to the Archives to get it right, but I do have the notion of what this is somewhere in my brain.

lemurlink35.bsky.social•52 days ago

Is that the "you're not allowed to talk about lgbtq in schools" thing?
(EU based)

malibudarby87.bsky.social•52 days ago

That's the one!

druttercup.bsky.social•52 days ago

Came in while I was at school. Probably might have sorted out my personal alignment a damn sight sooner without it.

arlenrenwrites.bsky.social•52 days ago

born and raised in the UK, almost 30, and I never heard about it until my early twenties maybe? even though I'm queer 🥲 but then I went to Catholic school, so queerness (and anything relating to it) was just Not Discussed...not even old laws that they probably agreed with!

arlenrenwrites.bsky.social•52 days ago

as with most shitty things that happen in this country, I feel like, once it was overturned, it was majorly swept under the rug 🙃

I've actually been researching it lately for the purpose of running an educational thing at work