Seeking Equality Through the WLM and the Unions
1972
“It was 1972 and this was the year of my politicisation as a lesbian.
After being involved in gay politics, through Gay Liberation Front
(GLF) and Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE) I became part of the
[Women’s Liberation Movement]. I had often felt that GLF and CHE ignored
womens’ issues, of course this was because of the legal angle of male
gay oppression but the WLM addressed the issues of equality for lesbian
women. I soon began to use the same arguments within a Trade Union
setting. I felt that the Trade Union movement was the place to
influence society because it recognised that the personal is political.
My focus now was being at work. I was working full time for my Union
and found it exciting because this was the 1970s.”
Contributed by: Wash, 57