[LONDON'S police are cracking down on gay men…]
Socialist Organiser1984 1984-03-15Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 2 →
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LONDON'S police are cracking down on gay men. That's the condasion drawn from a number of cidents over the last few oths There has been "pretty ice" entrapment in Earls at lotting Hill Gate and i Cross: public exposure in local press - even of the ace: - in Richmond: raids of pox= on pubs "about gEneTI of licencing laws"
today rames and addresses Ke ines and this latest sideas a Central London.
F: Ontras »as arrested I Gotten Lion pub for betariour likely to a breach of the peace":
was kissing his lover goodbye then crack down familiar to many gay men. He was bundled into a police van, knocking him out. He was then kicked on the back (he suffers from a creeping disability of the spine), had his earrings pulled out and his trousers ripped off. The police denied him access to his blood testing equipment and insulin -he is diabetic.
Comments from the police ranged from "Okay - you want to have your fucking insulin; we will let you have it up your arse" to much worse.
After 24 hours of this he was released. Unlike many quite legitimately scared gay men, Jimmy is fighting back. Along with the Labour Campaign for Gay Rights he is calling for a mass picket of Bow Street Magistrates Court on Thursday March 22 at 2.00pm.
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Eric Heffer told Socialist no.l Liverpool council, and Page