IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Gays fight back

· Socialist Challenge No. 158, 31 July 1980 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 312 words

The scan: sc-n158-jul-31-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

A 150-strong picket greeted committal hearing last week of the 12 people arrested during the Gav Pride march in London last month.

Police harassment continued, with the arrest in courtroom two members of the defence committee. They were bound over to keep the peace for twelve months some of whom are National Front members.

were outnumbered and finally driven away.

Chapel Market on Saturdays.

for lighting cigarette leave the courtroom. ine pickets responded with the kind of determination that had been shown on The mares.

Unfortunately Gay News refuses to support the acivitie:

The defence committee.

Similarly fook place during the march the organising committee was more interested going the celebration protesting the police attack.

THE Hemingford Arms in Islington is regularly used as a local centre by the left in the North London borough. Over the past few weeks there has been trouble between gay people who use the pub and groups of mod youth, Last Friday evening the confrontation devełoped into a full-scale fight on the pavement outside the pub at closing time. Some 20 youth shouted anti-gay slogans and chanted 'Sieg Heil". They were not expecting the gays to fight back and were somewhat disconcerttd that they The problem could well escalate since the National Front seems to be re-establishing its sales pitch at nearby ENs

page 6 of the scan

THE United Nations Decade for Women conference held two weeks Copenhagen cost about £3m alternative Forum which was organised as ar to the main jamboree.

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