LESBIANS gay men support the miners! This was the message, loud clear, from a delegation of 30 lesbians and gay men London to pits in South Wales on the weekend 26/27 October.
"The London lesbians support the miners group, formed only LICE already months collected 1an more has than £2000 for miners in Dulais valley, as well as organising successful public meeting which attracted 100 people. The group's success has accelerated the formation of other groups up and down the country.
The delegation was our MOST triumphant event yet, and an eye opener to concerner two very different life styles came together for a while.
Perhaps the most significant of the weekend was at a rally in support of the miners in Swansea, where a young woman representative from the group was invited on the platform, alongside Dennis Skinner, Jimmy Knapp Heathfield The applause which greeted her words was tremendous: 'We all face the same police violence. We're all fighting the same enemy: so let's go forward to smash this Tory govern ment without prejudice. No to the oppression of lesbians and gay men - victory to the NUM!
This was our first mass platform — it must be the first of many. emoonal point or ose Certainly the