▁a ▁refer endum ▁ 2 : 1 ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁transfer ▁– ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁involving ▁ 8 9 , 0 0 0 ▁homes . ▁ ▁As ▁Commun ities ▁Minister , ▁Alexander ▁fought ▁hard ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁Section ▁ 2 8 ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁social ▁accept ance ▁and ▁greater ▁equality ▁for ▁the ▁L GB T ▁community ▁by ▁removing ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁by ▁local ▁authorities . ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁a ▁sust ained ▁campaign ▁by ▁Stage co ach ▁million aire ▁and ▁later ▁SN P ▁don or ▁Brian ▁S outer ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁legisl ation . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁repe al , ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁eth ical ▁Stand ards ▁in ▁Public ▁Life ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Bill ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁ 9 9 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 1 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁debate , ▁Alexander ▁said , ▁" Re pe al ▁is ▁not , ▁and ▁never ▁has ▁been , ▁about ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁our ▁schools . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁about ▁political ▁correct ness ▁or , ▁even ▁less , ▁about ▁marriage . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁building ▁a ▁toler ant ▁Scotland . ▁We ▁know ▁that ▁teachers ▁are ▁confused ▁about ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁section ▁ 2 A , ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁bul lying ▁exists ▁in ▁our ▁schools ▁and ▁elsewhere , ▁and ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁children ' s ▁organis ations ▁over wh el ming ly ▁back ▁repe al ." ▁ ▁Alexander ▁o vers aw