Working Class History@workingclasshistory@mastodon.social
#OtD 24 Jan 1979 a 35-year-old teacher from India arrived in London to marry her British fiancé. The immigration officer ordered that she be given a "virginity test" – state sanctioned sexual assault. Public outcry then led to the practice being ended https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9654/uk-immigrant-%22virginity-testing%22