On 10-11 May there will be the first ever conference of guy workers. It has been supported by militants from the NUT, EEPTU, NALGO, NUPE. AUEW, and NUJ among others. most important step ever taken by the gay movement.
The conference will discuss amongst other issues the case of Jolin Marburton, being gay. This case is an example of the way the ruling class use anti-bono SexUR preudices as a Mezpon to at them in victimisations and lay-ofts Al the same Line the workers movement to mains confused over questions of sex, thus creating splits in its tanks The gas movement in Britain up to now las not lad a big impact. One section of it has conflood Its activities lo calling foe law retarm. While an attack op late Tbey must get down to the jab of the laws regulating sex is andoubtally necessary, a change in the law of itself will change nothie Jis wordi remec bering that since the law on homsexuality and the oppression of all women can be was liberalised in 1967, the number of arrests for homosexun acts has increased.
Even more importantis, a guy movecoin the roots of the problems. For the law has nothing to say about gar women sexuntity, to tenstorm then into glotified Tor an anti-fascist demonstration. Last brooding machines that is at the root of down ol women is a basic need of the ruling clast A gay movement that does CORRECTION the Scottish TUC stated that the new NALGO claim Included a threshold clause.
In fact the Special Local Government Group Meeting held on 10 April advanced por 1 per cent rise in prices, and a minia claim for the consolidation of existing thresholds (which has now been agricd), and £10 a week plus 5 per cent, to be backed up by industrial action if not met This confereuce probably represents the not understand dis is nodling buta uberal mish-mash.
The pry morensent however is not composed exclusively of reformists There have been many other struggles, bod least the agication starting in various trade unions to get the labour manment to the forces in Folved have faced great ditticulties Often they meet with hostility even from would At this weekends cooference the gry militants must not simply bemoan delt deciding how practically the struazis now and how the links between the gay question mode clear - not just in words, but also in action fark in doing this the experience of lesbian militants will play a cruclal rode)
The gay movement must also prepare itself to face up to the proping throat from the right. A fortnight ago in Bradford the Gay Liberation Front mobilised 70 people summer wey were present at every raid anti NF demo. They must go on from Janice Mills old for weary one per cant rise in th EDITION RIK CHETO TAH SITU NALGO Branch amendment (which was for E15 per week, 1% per caft threshold mum of £40 per week). This amendment however, was rulere to the ratas Local Government Committee for consideration. This unfortunately mear that it will be forgotten about; the pay