"A discriminatory and shameful piece of legislation that was imposed on Scotland by Westminster will today be repealed by the Scottish parliament ahead of other parts of the UK. That says something about the state of Scotland that we can all be proud of."
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On the abolition in Scotland of Section 28 (Section 2A in Scotland) of the Local Government Act 1988 which stated local authorities "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality" or "promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship".
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Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish politician who wasa First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party from 2014 to 2023. She has been the MSP for Glasgow Southside since 2007 and before that for Glasgow since 1999. She was succeeded as first minister by Humza Yousaf in late March 2023.
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