In 1988, the Government introduced Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988. The case was lost but the court noted the seriousness of the issues facing trans people.
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In 1986, Mark Rees, a trans-man, brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights, stating that UK law prevented him from gaining legal status recognising him as male. In 1984, the Lesbian and Gays support the Miners Campaign was launched because they knew exactly the type of harassment Miners were facing from the Police Force. In 1971, the UK Government passed the Nullity of Marriage Act that explicitly banned same sex marriage in England and Wales and in 1981 the first UK case of AIDS was recorded leading to further heightened persecution of the LGBT community across the world. In 1969, Black and Latino gay men, drag queens and trans women led violent demonstrations against the police at Stonewall, NY after being constantly harassed by them because the LGBT+ community were tired of being treated as suspects because of their gender or sexual orientation. Homosexuality was only decriminalized in 1967 so long as it was in private but this only extended to England and Wales – not Scotland, NI nor the merchant navy or armed forces.
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Many gay men were subjected to chemical castration or other barbaric practices of conversion therapy leading to the deaths of many gay men and trans women including Alan Turing who was responsible for breaking the Enigma Code leading to the victory of Allies in WW2. In 1533, English Law outlawed homosexuality and it was punishable by death – whilst legally it was never a crime for women to be homosexual, in a social context it was seen as the same as that of male homosexuality. Let me elucidate to you why we have LGBT+ Pride or as most people know it Gay Pride.
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Straight Pride is being able to identify yourself in EVERY SINGLE advert, tv program, music video and film without newspapers calling it an agenda and not fit for kids. Straight Pride is being able to share public displays of affection without your affection being used as a pornographic fantasy Straight Pride is being able to adopt children without people questioning whether your sexuality will ‘rub off’ on the children Straight Pride is being able to marry without even having to protest for the right
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We have all seen it, every time an LGBT+ event is planned and advertised, Joe Bloggs inevitably comments ‘well when is Straight Pride?’ Let me answer that for you – EVERY SINGLE DAY IS STRAIGHT PRIDE DAY.
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TW – This may offend Straight People and is not a ‘comfortable read’ for anyone but it is a necessary read for all LGBT+ Pride?! But when is Straight Pride? - Steph looks back at the history behind LGBT+ Pride