Grim stories of LGBTI children being bullied in school are all too common. But one which emerged over the weekend garnered particular attention – because of the echoes of the infamous Section 28, nearly two decades after it was scrapped.
A 16-year-old pupil of a West Lothian school, who does not wish to be named, told Pink News that staff asked him to remove his small rainbow pride badge because, though they had “no problem” with his sexuality, it was not appropriate to “promote it” in school. It’s a blast from the past – the rules against “promoting” homosexuality were repealed in 2000 in Scotland, but the long legacy of Section 28 seems hard to shake off.
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