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Originally Posted by Shaun
You may be right, that was a quick Goggle on it, but my understanding ( and I guess GC's otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned it) was that it was still in force (or farce, depends how you view it  ). |
s28 has been repealed - but it's still in force.
When s28 first came onto the Statue books, Councils reacted with fear and went way too far. Anything that might be remotely considered to be "promoting homosexuality" had funding withdrawn (effectively banned). It even extended to lists of gay organisations and groups been removed incase this was seen to be "promoting homosexuality". The law has gone - attitudes and policies remain. It highlights the interplay between law and societal values: does the law define our values, or do are values define the law?
You also have the scourge that is the PTA, which keeps schools frightened of discussing homosexuality in sex education.
I think it's upto the gay kids in schools now to push for change - and they are doing. They have more of a voice now then ever before.