dr ken mufuka showing why it's important to question our interpretation of history.aws were being introduced in the uk limiting gay rights. section 28, as it was known, banned the teaching of homosexuality in schools. on the evening the proposal was due to become law, the main bbc news studio had some unexpected visitors. the six o'clock news from the bbc, with sue lawley and nicholas witchell. it's six o'clock. shouting in studio. stop section 28! we are protesting about rights for lesbian and gay people. in general, britain was quite a hostile environment in the 1980s for the lgbt community. about 75% of people, when surveyed, said that it was mostly or always wrong to be gay. simply by walking down the street, if somebody identified you as lesbian or gay, you could get abuse and you could be violently attacked, just for being. i obviously don't want children taught that the gay and lesbian lifestyle is natural or normal. it is not, it never has been, and it never will be. yes, my overriding concern is with the promotion of positive images of homosexuality in schoo