Section 28 and its afterlives in the South West (CATALOGUING IN PROGRESS) This collection of oral history interviews focuses on Section 28, a piece of homophobic legislation in force in England and Wales between 1988 and 2003. Section 28 sought to prohibit the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality by local authorities, including in school settings; it denied a whole generation of LGBTQ+ people information, representation, and support. To mark the 20th anniversary of the repeal of Section 28, the Section 28 and its afterlives project team conducted oral history interviews with LGBTQ+ people in the South West about their experiences of Section 28 and its long-lasting legacies on their lives. The interviewees reflected on a variety of experiences of Section 28: some had been in school while it was in force; some were out of school, at university, or working, including in education, by the time it came into force; a few were actively involved in activism and organising against Section 28. Interviewees were also invited to reflect on legacies and on contemporary parallels. As well as putting on the historical record the voices of those people Section 28 tried to silence, the interviews were conducted by younger LGBTQ+ people, creating an opportunity for intergenerational LGBTQ+ sharing at a time when hard-won LGBTQ+ rights appear once again to be under threat. This collection comprises both audio recordings and professsional transcripts of interviews. 2023-2024