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# London remembers ‘Section 28’ – 30 Years on
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/london-remembers-section-28-30-years-on/
- Published: 2018-01-17T10:14:04.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-17T10:18:43.000Z
- Description: 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of ‘Section 28’– which banned the promotion of homosexuality in public institutions, which lasted until 2003.
- Author: Besi
- Tags: Arts, Comedy, In The South, Music, News, Theatre, Section 28

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web-300-2.jpg)

2018 marks the 30th anniversary of ‘Section 28’– which banned the promotion of homosexuality in public institutions, which lasted until 2003.

**Tomorrow, Thursday January 18** to commemorate it, London’s LGBT+ communities are hosting *‘Jenny STILL f\*cking lives with Eric and Martin’* – an appropriation of the banned textbook Jenny lives with Eric and Martin.

The night is a celebration of the activists who overturned ‘Section 28’ in person – including sharings from the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the [legendary lesbian activists who abseiled into the House of Lords](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoTtl8hNBNk&ref=scenemag.co.uk).

The evening will also be the U.K. premier of *‘We Have Rather Been Invaded’* (2017) made up of archival materials and interviews with those affected by ‘Section 28’ including **Linda Bellos**, **Femi Otitoju**, **Max Biddulph**, **Sunil Gupta** and **Nazmia Jamal**.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web-600-400-35.jpg)

*We Have Rather Been Invaded (2017)* is a new 40-minute, single-screen video made by **Ed Webb-Ingall** that looks at the legacy of Section 28, the role of activism and our understanding of this piece of legislation thirty years on.

Rather than paint a rosy picture that ‘Section 28’ and the general police-state of education is something of the past it highlights that the struggle continues. Indeed, many believe that with the lurch to the right since Thatcher – the situation for LGBTQIA+ empowerment is far worse today than was thirty years ago.

Since Section 28, even though a lot progress has been made in the way queerness is accepted, the teaching of [queer sex still remains stigmatised](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAaisBlunSM&ref=scenemag.co.uk) and its history often ignored.

Hosted by emerging comedian and presenter [Sapphire McIntosh](https://www.youtube.com/user/saphmc?ref=scenemag.co.uk) the event will catalyse 2018 as a year to celebrate queer culture and bring to life London’s history of ‘Section 28’ activism.

Followed by performances by [Pornceptual](http://www.pornceptual.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) it will take you on an informative journey of queer sex, something that most queer people have been denied.

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**Event:** London remembers ‘Section 28’ – 30 Years on

**Where:** Limewharf Arts Hub, Vyner St, London E2 9DJ

**When:** Thursday, January 18

**Time:** 6pm welcome – show starts at 6.30pm

**Cost:** £3 all profits go to the London LGBTQI+ Community Centre