I GUARANTEE you that was deliberate. The fuckers are proud of what they are and what they’ve done.

From Wikipedia:

Section 28 or Clause 28[note 1] were a series of laws across Britain that prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities. Introduced by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, it was in effect from 1988 to 2000 (in Scotland) and 2003 (in England and Wales). It caused many organisations such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student support groups to close or limit their activities or self-censor.

In practice that meant that teachers couldn't come out to or even mention lgbtq+ people existing to their students without risking losing their jobs, it meant that schools could not support lgbtq+ students or tackle anti lgbtq+ bullying for risk of being punished for it

Section 28 shaped an entire generation of lgbtq+ peoples' lives and is arguably responsible (at least in part) for the rise of anti-trans sentiment in mainstream politics and media in the UK right now

Lgbtq+ activists protested the law and fought for it to be revoked. The charity Stonewall UK was one of the main organisations behind the law being retracted. Stonewall UK are currently being attacked by UK politicians and press for supporting trans people

And I'll just leave you with this quote from former conservative prime minister (one current tory pm Boris Johnson seems to greatly admire) Margaret Thatcher:

section 28 was devastating and a lot of the homophobic reasoning in favour of it, and coverage from the press is almost word for word being reproduced against transgender people right now. I wouldn't be suprised if they created a new one specifically for us. And a lot of the people who agreed with this are in the gender critical movement because despite what they say they are at their core anti ALL lgbt, shown by the mp (too many names to remember in this issue but I'm sure you could find her) who voted against gay marriage getting involved.

[ID: the first image is a photo of a hanging sign that says “28: LGBT Conservatives.” The second image is a photo of Margaret Thatcher with a quote from 9 October 1987 that says “Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay. All of those children are being cheated of a sound start in life - yes, cheated!” End ID]

Ireland, Scotland, and Wales kick England out and join the UK as the United Celtic Nations.

We can do this folks we can even steal some of france

Ireland, Scotland, and Wales kick England out and join the UK as the United Celtic Nations.

Could you do us a favour and just, like, take over our government instead, and rule us as a subject nation? I think most of the country wouldn’t even resist, by this point. I for one would welcome our new Celtic overlords.

Omg, PLEASE.

Storm the parliament and kick out the last of these Etonian shits for good.

OP PLEASE GIVE US THE BREAKDOWN!!!!!

Before JK Rowling fell into the anti-trans blackhole, she campaigned against Scottish independence.

She helped bankroll the campaign to keep Scotland in the UK, and a lot of pro-independence campaigners who were fans felt disappointed and let down.

During the campaign she referred to pro-independence voters as death eaters, and became good friends with misogynists who frequently targeted women in political roles (councillor or member of Parliament)

Scotland recently passed a law to reform the Gender Recognition Act. This makes this process for trans people in Scotland easier by reducing the bureaucratic red-tape and invasive procedures that people have to jump through to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.

JK Rowling and her bigoted friends have been attacking this legislation and trans people for some time.

The British Government, in an unprecedented move, have decided they are going to block the legislation. They have not done this to any law since the Scottish Parliament was reinstated.

Scotland leans more to the left than England does. By doing this the British government (and the opposition parties that aren’t fighting against it) are surrendering the progressive case for the United Kingdom to still exist.

If they can override this law, they can override any law. With over 50% of Scotland supporting independence and younger, more progressive people becoming eligible to vote every day, the death of the United Kingdom is inevitable.

So what you're saying is... "Harry Potter" and "Star Trek" exist in the same continuity?

Something Ayrforscotland may have missed out because it's less fact and more nuance, but acts like what england's just done to scotland, are also putting a magnifying glass on smaller injustices done to places like wales, where there's been multiple times whwn england has outright stepped in to prevent welsh local government from enactong policy, like when they tried to stop england pumping sewage into Welsh water.

Scotland (and trans people, funnily enough) could cause one of the biggest political and country-wide changes this century.

I can only cover so much😅 Very much agree with you though - British government is attacking all devolution at this point.