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THE 13 GAYT MIC VIOS OF THE '80S
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That saw a major shift towards the emergence of a global gay culture.
The gay genie me right out of s ltle pk bottle and to the streets (and the media…and polics…and the arts…). For example, the US, the Court of Appeal led that there was no ‘fundamental right’ to be gay. In the UK, the Thatcher ernment created Sectn 28 of the Lol Government Act, makg illegal for lol thori to support anythg that might promote homosexual relatnships as a viable alternative to heterosexual ‘fay life’.
And, unsurprisgly, the Catholic Church ntued ’s attack on gays. In 1986 Pope John Pl II labelled “evil” and orred the Church to whdraw all support om gay Catholic anisatns.
A roundup of the gayt, queert, and most flamboyant mic vios om an already over-the-top : the 1980s." name="scriptn * gay 80s style *
And even the US Army, who had clared homosexualy to be “patible wh ary service” 1982, were forced to adm 1989 that gay recs were “jt as good or better” than heterosexuals. The 1980s era saw a major shift society towards more morn global gay culture.
However, there were still storms ahead for the battle of equaly seen amongst gay rights.
The tholic church ntued their attack on the gays and legislatn plac like the UK and US surely didn’t help.