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  Local Government Bill - Repeal of prohibition on promotion of homosexuality
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to keep a clause in the Local Government Bill[1] designed repeal the section in the Local Government Act 1986 that says:[2]
  
  ** A local authority shall not
  * intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality;
  * promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.
  
  
  
  * [1] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmbills/ Local Government Bill], Clause 119, 13 February 2003
  * [2] [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=Local+Government+Act+&Year=1986&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&TYPE=QS&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=452113&ActiveTextDocId=452120&filesize=8764 Local Government Act 1986], Clause 2A,  Prohibition on promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material
  
  
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