To mark LGBT+ History Month with a British Turkish hat on, T-VINE is doing a series of articles. It took another three years to achieve this. On 7 February 2000, the then Labour Government introduced a new Local Government Act that sought to abolish Section 28. The aim of the month is simple: to raise awareness of, and combat prejudice against, LGBTI+ people, and to promote equality, diversity and inclusion across society.įebruary was chosen as LGBT+ History Month as it coincides with the UK’s first major attempt to have the hugely discriminatory Section 28 legislation repealed. This law, introduced as part of the Local Government Act of 1988, prohibited the “promotion of homosexuality” in schools and elsewhere by local councils. During this annual month-long observance, the UK puts the historic experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI+) and their fight for equal rights in the spotlight. February is LGBT+ History Month in Britain.
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