Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

Gay Lpys

Socialist Organiser no. 123, 10 March 1983 · scan p. 6 · about 175 words

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La mistake to make such an inquiry tional on Whitelaw's decision. workers _ black and white alike.

Labour Campaign for Cay Rights essed. rely first heikown struggle Programme '82 states Labour's intention to continue the discrimination against gay men on the age of consent. Instead of bringing the age down to 16, the proposal is for 18.

Gay LPYS has been set up to join in the fight to commit the labour movement to a positive attitude towards gay liberation and will fight for equality in the age of consent.

Our first meeting, advertised all over London and the left press, attracted over 30 people - many of whom were new contacts for the Gay LPYS.

We agreed to go along to the Gay Youth Movement conference to estabish links with them, links that have already started as we went on their lobby of Parliament last month.

We also decided that we should blitz the LPYS conference. It is a priority for us to campaign for the YS to discuss gay rights at this

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