supporter O I want more information about Socialist Outlook O 1 Outlook to sell O Name:... I Address: Tel: 2UU Page 10 April 4, 1992 No. 19 i I want to take an order of .......... copies of Socialist i Please return to: Socialist Outlook, PP. Box 1109, London, N4, conference reasserted its com sent, The Sun editorialised that this meant exposing children to AIDS. If a new Labour goverI ment acts on its commitment to ¡ a free vote on the issue, there will be a lot more of this.
rights was a fringe issue. I even thousat about it. Even the far left gave at best only token support to campaigns of the communitie:
This changed dramatically over the following six years, as lesbians and gay men became the impetus to win the first clear policy votes at the TUC and LaWithin the labour movement, despite all the triumphs of new realism, LCLGR has succeeded in consolidating these 17 and 1992 gains. Even the commitments on equality ролси» Biggest ever Section 28 generated the bigmovement ever gay communities. Organised and run by lesbians and gay men, the campaign turned out tens of thousands in protest. public perception of the questions. A recent opinion poll revealed a big majority in favour of lesbian and gay equality - a useful reminder to anyone who assumes that steps towards equality will inevitably be unThe left could play a role in preparation for the bigger batpioning thestruggles oflesbians ana say men asaist misera , social and legislative op pression. I here is no doubt that these struggles will continue. The question is - will the left and the labour movement learn their significance in time?