calumnies about us were, from the earliest days, about how we posed a threat to children and must be kept away from schools.
The Thatcher government in the late 80s made its reactionary statement "Section 28" specifically about "promoting" lesbian and gay rights in schools.
We had the right to exist (just), but must be kept away from the "vulnerable" and "impressionable". And so it goes on with these adoption agencies - their activities seem innocuous and the people who run them have "rights of conscience [that cannot be made subject to legislation, however well-meaning".
Of course, it would be quite • A Socialist Resistance book
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