IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Defend Soviet gays

Socialist Challenge No. 71, 9 November 1978 · p. 10 of the scan · 193 words

The scan: sc-n71-nov-9-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

Committee Portuguese Embassy, London SW1, at 7.00 that vening. The demands are: defend the agrarian reform, and Republican Guard out of the Alentejo.

banes coverage in both Portugal and Britain, so a large turnout is especially important.

The agricultural workers of the Alentejo were In the vanguard of the Portuguese revolution. Now they working class to defend their gains against the counter-revolution. They deserve our support.

law picket Belgrave Square, janov.

trip is akely to auract wide press are one of the last sections of the THERE will be simultaneous pickets of Soviet embassies and offices internationally on NovemDe odense sn ene the repression of gays in the Soviet Union.

As well as the massive social oppression and discrimination gays face, and agains which they have no means of organising, there is a draconian against male homosexuality introduced by Stalin in 1934.

This has been user tg vietimise political dissidents such as the lim director and Ukrainian nationalist Parad The picket, which has been organised by the International Gay Association, deserves the maximum support from all au-sexs groups and those concerned democratic rights in Eastern Europe.

*Aeroflot Office, Piccadilly, London, 2pm.

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