against the local Labour Parties.
thews, group must be carried MCIL CHUN socialism without lesbian and gay rights. 'EQUAL rights for all' was the slogan and 'no divide and rule' was the message of the October 25 demonstration in Nottingham county councils's refusal to honour its manifesto commitment to equal opportunities for lesbians and gay men.
Nearly 1000 people braved the rain and the gale to march behind the banner of the Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights, The protesters were mobilised by LCLGR groups from across the country and locally, by NALGO, ASTMS and the The breadth of support for the campaign wa indicated by the speakers at the rally. These includ candidates, leader of Southwark council, and local labour movement representatives, including one of the minority on the county council's Labour The demonstration made it clear that no longer will lesbians and gay men allow any Labour authority to trample on our rights and to fly in the face of national conference policy. It made it clear that the Labour movement can be united around The fight aginst the ignorance, bigotry and prejudice of Labour authorities like Nottinghamshire The commitment of the Labour Party to socialist policies on issues such as lesbian and gay rights is tested by such campaigns.
In Nottinghamshire at least, the whole move understands that there can be no