SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

STOP THE WITCHHUNT!

Socialist Action No. 23, 2 September 1983 · p. 11 of the scan · 216 words

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page 11 of the scan

directed against any form of sexuality which differs from the adult, heterosexual norm'.

Gay people across the country are now in fear of attack or harassment as a result or a pressinspired hysteria. When did the Sun ever carrv banner headlines about a case of 'queer-bashing'?

The target for the attack is PIE. the Paedophile Information Exchange. The issues of child sexuality and of sexual relations between adults and chilaren deserve more serious attention than the blanket condemation of paedophiles as 'scum'.

I believe Socialist Action has a duty to start explaining what revolutionary socialists think about these questions.

Do we or do we not believe that 'children' are a category of historically recent invention; that people develop the capacity for emotional and sexual relationships a lot earlier than any artificial age of consent; earth'. So she com mandeered the Phillipines Mrs HONe planes her own or public sent her for £1 expenditure she her • Manila jail.

Now Reagan is planning a visit in November. He is said to be very impressed by Mrs Marcos' devotion to the cause of anti-communism her ability to deal with the opposition.

And so he should be. she does not believe in half measures when dealing with her She told Benigno critique of her hubbors Aquino, bourgeois

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