Why aren’t gay, lesbian, trans, and queer people full citizens in law? This question enraged gay activists in 1990s Britain. The HIV/AIDS epidemic had fueled increasing levels of queerbashing; the age at which gay men could consent to sex remained higher than for heterosexual men; ‘Section 28’ not only branded same-sex relationships as ‘pretended families’ but also silenced LGBTQ speech. Routine exposure to insults, discrimination, and physical violence, together with legal i