The reformist gay rights organisation, the Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE), have decided that they will import to their conference in Southampton in May an ex-US Army sergeant with a 'distinguished record' of service in Vietnam, to speak on gay rights. This man, seroeant mauiovien. nas recenuv come out as homosexual and fought his superiors over the rights of gays in the US Armed Forces.
and a pacifist, I strongly object to this condoning of an organisation, the US Army, whose militaristic ideology is part of the same system which is responsible tor the repression or gay people I do not see much difference between napalming Vietnamese and gassing homosexuals (as the Nazis did).
ing a peaceful picket of this conference on 31 May when Matlovich is due to speak, would be graterul i anyone interested in supporting this picket would contact me at the University o London Union, Malet Street, London WC1. - MARCUS CARTON As a homosexual, a member of CHE, A number of us are considering hold-