Scale relations in the cycs or society.
Such 'validation' doesh't exist for sex between tao men ar two women -it can only he for pleasure. A woman living on her own bringing up a child is seco us unfortunate and the objoc of pity. But two women living together as esbjans and choosing to bring children ure seen an a real scandal! WHITEHOUSE Changing leas about sexuality are far from universally accepted rowth society. for OrganISaTIOS the Protection of the Unborn Child and the Festival of Light, success of Whitehouse's campaign News and for the Child Pornography Bill, shows how the right is gaining ground on these issues.
All the social moverents that have developed in the States and Western Europe since 1968 have heen quick to see the importance of ideology. They have recognised that self oppression is one form of social control: if you think you deserve to suffer, then you're not ikely to fight your oppressor.
In this way "Gay is Good' from the same souroc as Sisterhood is Powerful' or "Black is Beautiful", All teubet newbund posayc-ocanas uI oppressed people who are no longer prepared to see themscives as "quee's weak" or 'alien' But for gry people there is an adde factor. ¡exual orientation is nol 4 Lact Inkeskin colour or biological sex. Gaye have to discover theit gayness pot an cisy tisk gisen the persuasive weight of hereroseal 'norms are people who have first "admitted" the tha te day? therar demate -TE B) 1 sixties IT gay people are ia a political sates up Two snippets The abuse is NEESOM, Mary Icebreakers, writes. against Gay cloak Sometimes we reply in kind.
pary on tarnet experience.
BISLAALS Camen bennE Dur ethers who are facing ILSES WOOLSEC EEn criminal we dont tell them to accepr Cel Dr IO Pu just hecause they are gas.
There at the oppression of gays.
anil fight our Aboration i more iil ficul!. 'QUEER, bent and a sod'. 'l am the Eva Peron of Ilford', recent OUE E phonecalls to Icebreakers.
The first is the more typical.
PAUL whe works for Sametimes we listen and try to go beyond it, to explore the motivations thal made them phone. It can often be genuine anssely.
Knowing how ta reply is hased I'm Sure make We do not pretend to be experts. We are not councillors advisins people on theit problems. We are a collective of ETALEEHLE LU isolation and Mans of our-cellers — neary all of scem surprised not to be told that they ure ill, perverted or They are offen amazed thac second wilh being ignored Weiry to encourage a sense af anger Fichting the solation facine gays is the most crucs step Winniee support. tor the wider politica stuggle for gay Soccers Is bard to measure. But the neca tor a pow- approacn to ocla help? All ager and from all parts of the country, including transexunis sedophiles, whose sexualiy is put lown in the vilest ways We concern ouraelves wish practicalities not legal otherwise we coult accomplish nothing We can heip in giving encouragement and support in coming out.
SEL any psychiatrists, social workers or other "help': thaugh similar services do This is not bocause of the different kind of callers that they roccive. Ht is that they have a different understanding of gay oppression; not secing that the problems are structured into society and nood to be challenged Ring Icebreakers any 7.30pms to 19.30pm on 01-274 9590. Or Gay Switchboord 24 hours a das on 01-837 7324 Hila Sae Bron plymorphous CE IHE to he.?
Rubyfruit Jongle gives us laughter, exhilaration and a feeling that we can win too. Daughier of Farth is more faithful to the real horror of warmen's Heves, but too many af those books and chn start wondering is it worth it?
We need stories like Rubyfruic to oep us going omelimes we'll be crying all thie Gim Rila Mae Brawn knew doing and her phrasenlogy is cool: 4 go wilking down the street and the mcD look mne Dsc a wikia sn receptacle.? Read il.
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