Stop the attack on gay rights | Socialist Action 1983

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do SSiN call for the troops to be withdrawn.

All Labour clubs are urged to send in policy for discussion at NOLS conference which is prowithdrawal and for Committee on Ireland: The deadine is 11 December.

Campaign Student and the LCI will be organising to make sure that present policy is defended don't allow pressure from the media alter Enniskillen and SIN's reaction to sway rish self-determination!

MPs have supported a savage attack bartlamell ol lesbian and gay rights by backing homophobic amendment to the Tories local government legislation.

Extreme right wing Tory Jill Knight amended the Bill at committee stage state that local authorities shall not pro mote homosexuality publish material for the promotion of homosexuality'. It further pro hibits 'the teaching or the acceptance of sexuality' and any tian cial assistance' for anyone promoting such policies.

LCLGR The effect of such an amendment will be to make illegal many existing equal opportunities policies. threatens almost any local government initiative on lesbian and gay rights including the existence of lesbian and gay units and committees.

Labour supported the first amendment and backed the others with reservations.

This disgraceful position such as John Cunningham and Jett Rooker the logical development of the cowardly contused retreat by the Parliamentary Labour Party on this issue since general election. They are now vying with the Tories for the support of backwoods bigots.

The direct target of the attack is Labour councils.

existing Labour Party policy some Have adopted so-called positive images policies in education.

That is in order counter the isolation and present homosexuality as a valid way of life This not, of course, the same as 'promoting homo. -sexuality — whatever that means!

The Labour Committee for Lesbian and Gay Rights is organising a campaign to reverse shocking by the Labour Party and to figh this disastrous legislation.

affiliated organisations and constishould be lucnicy parties letting the PLP Walworth Road know of their disgust at this attack on the rights of lesbians

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Socialist Action 11 Dee 1987