Section 28 lives on at the BBC

Section 28 never really died on 18 November 2003. It just found itself another home - at the BBC - and a very welcoming home it has proved to be.

Only programmes 'promoting' heterosexual family relationships are allowed on CBBC, and there must be no mention of any other sexuality. Tackling homophobia and homophobic bullying are no go areas for children's TV.

The BBC say there is no policy of discrimination. But if it looks like an elephant and sounds like an elephant, it is an elephant.

The Department for Education and Skills, Department of Health, and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, recommend challenging homophobia at an early age - Key Stage 1 - addressing children's understandings of diversity and difference, different family structures and what it means to be different from others.