QueerStreet - Section 28

Section 28

The following text is the section of Clause 28 of the local government act that prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality.

28 -(1) The following section shall be inserted after section 2 of the Local Government Act 1986 (prohibition of political publicity) -

2A -(1) A local authority shall not:

(a) intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality

(b) promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.

(2) Nothing in subection (1) above shall be taken to prohibit the doing of anything for the purpose of treating or preventing the spread of disease.

(3) In any proceedings in connection with the application of this section a court shall draw such inferences as to the intention of the local authority as may be reasonably be drawn from the evidence before it.