by closure threatened THE LAST remaining general hospital run by women and for women in the country is now threatened with closure. South London Hospital for Women was founded in 1912 by Maud Chadburn, originally a surgeon at the Elizabeth Garret AnderTHE RIGHT SOUTH LONDON THE LAST HER WOMEN M NUPE poster in support of the South London Hospital TAKING the issue of gay rights into the labour movement was for Gay progress during last policies.
cils have followed lead of the GLC employment, Gay Centres.
impact made LPYS in a month.
Important these advances the been done.
At the Blackpool the promised to discrimination to 18 rather than the which applies heterosexuals Even compromise the document. No one in the LCGR will be in the least surprised if the four lines gays get at the moment somehow slip out of the A number of activities are manned for the coming year to do possible prevent the exclusion of gays from the manifesto. and to change the ex. istine conference policy.
LCGR pushing much harder for new members and new affiliations labour movement.
In order to begin the gigantic task of taking the issue into the trade will be taking the bins will taking the in itiative in trying to get together the various gay groups which exist many unions, in order to coordinate a campaign.
Involved The LCGR will be getting involved in tivities against the Polic Dill, and will find itself side by side with other groups campaigning around the manifesto for the next election.
Unfortunatel move to get LCGR to participate in Socialists for a Labour Victory was defeated, because the SLV's platform has no mention of gay rights.
Perhaps at least it will be a salutary lesson to socialists gays in the Party have had enoug of being ignored patronised. • For more information about LCGR write to: LCGR, c/o Gay Centre, chester MImLY!, 6lA Bloom Manavailable from The Other Grove, Leeds Bookshop, Uppe London NI or Digbeth, Birmingham B5 for 95p plus 20p post and packing.