NAC benefit WE'D LIKE to take up some of the points raised by the asters from North London in their letter about the NAC henefit at the Firstly, yes, it did turn our to be a fund raising only gig. le was offered to us on a plate - all the groups played for free and many of NORTH WEST is on sal Sai esday 5-Bom that a1pm. Bama laces MANCHESTER IBERDEEN: ocleist 2352 NORTH EAST Socialist NEWHAM BocinarChalle NewhaHE FIELD Belin Cutena stide the Lilvary in the Frazz SCOTLAND issue. Socialise Because its political implications.
and acceptance of the well imagine Challenge saying points about the sixth demand. against the Labour La lesbian demand;
This substitutes a campaign the problems of relationships.
Socialist Unity For political Louise Boyabuk views against minority groups.
The let Spesker pile movement in 1974.
PD Box s0, Chalange Gr same mistake deain.
Ms GERRY AHRENS [Canterburgl FIRST ofall: Sociulist Challenge is a very good paper. It is also the only left wing paper that consistently and regularly discusses the politics of women's liberation. Bat in the 26 January Coulenge nas made Tundamcatal error, inexcusable because of its That is: the sixth demand of the women's Liberation movement (WLM) is Not. the right 3. Braceing. to a self-delined sexuality: Ir is an end to all women to on sidelined sexie can women to a self-defined sexuality.
many teaders of Socialist that's Just a pounless semantic dispure. Well, for those semanticins, and to ensure Sociulist Challenge does not repeat the error, I would like to explain a few In discussing whether the WL. Mought to have Jibe national WEM conference of 1974 (Edinburgh) realised that lesbianism was a part of the wider whole of sexuality, Discrimination against lesbians (e.g.
says we separate from the differing forms of sexuality, monogamy.
The situation since 1974 when the demand changed considerably cupbasing the difference between the two talves. Even the limited rights of lesbian notbers and of lesbian rights to artificial imemination by conor have been croced away: while cases of empioyment discrimination like are on the increase. And the right wing have hardened their reactionary On the other band, our understanding of sexuality and all that entails has broadened far beyond the limited knowledge (both in theors and practice) available to the women's London)
The possibility of splitting the sixth demand into rep separate demands is far more feasible now, and perhaps necessary. But until such time as the WLM takes that decision, people must remember there are two very important parts to the sixth demand, and both are rotally integral to the light for women's liberation. So Picase, Socinlist Challenge, don't make the
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