“Although we have the privilege of growing up in a post-Section 28 world, we still feel its effects. So much of it is deep-rooted in fear,” said Kate. “That lack of education has trickled down to younger generations – their parents weren’t able to be educated about LGBTQ+ people, and so they haven’t been able to educate their own children.” The stuff about section 28 is particularly powerful, particularly given that the government is promising 'guidelines' on how to deal with transgender kids in schools(including forced outings and legally enforceable deadnaming) before Christmas. Not to mention the ongoing failure to ban conversion 'therapy'. https://metrocharity.org.uk/news/2023/aug/01/response-to-the-department-for-educ [Post edited 8 Nov 2023 14:31]
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