Manchester Stop Clause 28, Never Going Underground, Gay Rights Rally (20 February 1988)

Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 caused the controversial addition of an amendment that stated that a local authority shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality or promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship. Although I had graduated form Leicester Polytechnic the year before and started work in the south east of England, I often returned to the many friends I had made in Leicester. So I was happy to participate in their affirmative rallying action. When they attended this Manchester rally, I was happy to take part and film Manchester s response to the forthcoming Section 28 enactment. This movie documents that rally, which took place in February 1988 in the gardens outside Manchester City Hall at Albert Square, and later inside the Manchester Free Trade Hall. If you are a film, TV, radio or podcast programmemaker, you are welcome to use sound and v