“The Iron Lady” Left Out Many of Thatcher’s Beliefs
The 2011 biopic, “The Iron Lady,” starred Meryl Streep as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The film touched on a lot of Thatcher’s traits, but failed to show that she was extremely racist and homophobic. The Section 28 legislation she passed as part of the Local Government Act of 1988 banned the “promotion” of homosexuality by local authorities in Britain and banned discussions of same-sex relationships in schools.