In June 2000, the Scottish Parliament voted to repeal Section 28, following a bitter campaign in which opponents of LGBT human rights used scare tactics and what was estimated at the time as £2M to try to "keep the clause". Brian Souter, co-founder of Stagecoach, spent a million pounds on Keep the Clause, including billboard advertising around Scotland with homophobic messages.

Repeal of section 28
Keep the clause accept Section 28 will go
Boycott call in Stagecoach 'anti-gay' row

This June, 11 years later, the UK government have announced they are honouring Brian Souter with a knighthood for his services to transport and to the voluntary sector.

Brian Souter knighted in Queen's birthday honours
Why Mr. Souter should not be given a knighthood