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or unclungc.1bl8. ,iS soci.,lists We; .·.re ccmfldunt th:_:,_t it 11iJl tJ(' changed alont; with the society which is responsible for not •nly our Ofpression DUL that of wom~n, blacks and workinc pGople in 0 cneral.

We believe that liomo2exual cppression Jrose only with t~~ division of sociuty into cl.)sses and the consoli:iation cf th," p,:- tri.:ir·:L-d f unily s:rstem W!1icli. .if; one, of the pill .rs of its rule. Lornosc.:xu::il1t. contradicts t1,E· r110r.:1l ,ncl ideolog.:.cal v ±lues ·~thich :ne used. to prop up the f1n,~l;; ,nd th,? sexu 11 :.,or,Js ..vl1ich ·;re built :i.round. it.

Flowing from this class society, ~nd fer us that me,ns tbs present capitalist syst.:;a., finds it necessar,y to oppress homosexuals. This is done; thrcugb tlHc complex system of mcr~ls ind ethics wl1ich persecute us and in the iiscrimination we f~ce rigllt throu~t,cut .~Ociety. Capitnlisrn institutionalisos nur op1,r·:ossion in law :ind through the use rf its pclice, its courts and its prisnns.

li bera ticm It is because of this that we see our/ae only~bsing possible :ft~r the

overthrow of tl1e present system. Vihile we can win ri1nny important reforms .. mJ. make significant g.:,ins r1. t pre~,ent, it is only after put tint-~ J.n 0nd to tile society ·:1hich is responsible for perpetuating our oppression through its institutions anl its ideology~ that we cdn really conciev~ of tnt~lly eliminating it.

We consider th3t a socialist transforrn3tion of society offers tha basis for gay liberation because it creates the conJitions for the ~liminaticn of the sexist nuclear family and t.:.1e entrenched morality which is used t0 urihold it. This will be don0 by sociJ.lising th<.: prim:1ry funct:i.ons of tlie f-unily b1 i:;roviding abund.1nt facilities for c0oking, laundry, carin~ for th~ old

1 yaunt aod sick,and therby

removing the .acon0mic compulsion whicn st:mds behind all human r'·lations associated with the farrily. Socialism allcws for tlHc- free expression of human beings in ,11 areas of their lives.

During tl1<:3 late sixties and r3arly seventies we saw th2 rise of a conscious movement cf gay people to challenge their 0ppression in a large number nf countries. The movement took its inspirai ' from from Vte femini_st movement and other

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Al though therr>. has been a lull in the activity of Gay Liber 3 tic·n in Ji.ustralia over thd pa.~t yea-::- or 3,)? tue raclicalisation of hor;1osexuals still continues and is r~flected widely. This conference is n telling example of th~t.

'i'ie teli0ve thot tLe r:ay 1.i.1er.1tio11 wr--ver:nwt sh0ulJ te :u: iniepcniynt., l>r':->·.l J.:11.. non-excl'.sive move1!1E 1t Nhich is 3.t.Jle tn un. be 11,-,,n0ssxu3.ls of diff":rin1:,· views in q

common strnggle to ewl their oppress:'con. -.-fo see tho way forward for tr1e movement -both in building itself, thus giving c,mfid'-'nce to rither hnrucsex:uJls Lo cor;1e out ·u1cl be proud in fichting for tlieir rights? :md 3.S ·.vel.l i11 .1c~1i,,ving gains wLich ·Nill positively effect t11~ lives of oll homcsdxu2ls - is to initiate c0mpiiens? demonstratio11s? teach-ins 1 foru:,1s ;_;tc., a.round concret,. -iel!anls Nl1icr, will 1,1obilise large numbers of people in opposition to tne crushing 0f our h~1nan 1nd democratic rights. An action-oriented? non-elitist approach is essentio.l if we ~re ~oing to achieve our objectives.

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'I'hG 5th. ;:1,~tj.-::n1c.::l Confcrcmcu of the Socialist Youth i>..llianco will be h0ld i.!'l 1-iJlb1,.,u.rnc ovur the i.·mekcnd October 4 & 5" If y'.)u 2..:.;; intcr:::stcd in attcn·:1inJ :.ho c.·.::mf2r2acc or findinJ .'.)ut: moro about the !:::>Y.-... contact any o!1G of :...:.au poop:io 1.m0sc nc1.rncs appear on this loaf let or tho SYl·\. branch in y")ur ttate (ad6ra8ses belowa)

------------·-··· in activ.1. ties arouncl it .. A11 submissirins will be publisheJ by tl10 Cn1c1missi(m and to

da.te no truely T\0 p1·0sentative submis:3ion L;1s come frorn the hornoscxu:11 move1,1ent.

'l'lie sort of su.>'Jrnission 'Ne su(jgest ,Jo . .;.ld be: ·3s follows:

'We the p ir-i;icipants in tl10 first no.tic.n-11 llomnsexu:11 conf-::rence in .Australia consider th~t people a.re cc1pable of deciding for th·ornselves Nha.t sort of relo.tionships U,0v fincl fu1fil1ir1g. However in this society there ·,re 'ny nu;;1b,::r of social sanctions br::mght to bear on individuals to r,:::prGss · he form of tlh,ir st.xu-:. 0 expression °md enforce upon a]l a specific h2toros2xual ori0nt~tion.

"This being the c:.1se we ca.11 upon this com,,1ission to npc:111;)' support efforts to force the .ri.US tral iun state and fedcoral r:'·ovGrnrncr1 ts tn accept tn1:; foll owing demands~

'1(i) Repeal of ~11 lows curr0ntly us~d to p0rs~cute hnmosexuctls. This

would include:

a) Repeal of all laws rsgardin0 off1:;nsiva buhavior.

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