Campaign for Homosexual Equality Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE) is a national gay rights organisation in the United Kingdom which aims to promote legal and social equality for lesbians, gays and bisexuals.It grew out of the North Western branch of the Homosexual Law Reform Society (HLRS), the North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee (NWHLRC).
NWHLRC was founded in Manchester by Alan Horsfall and Colin Harvey in 1964. The formal launch took place at a public meeting on 7 October 1964 at Church House, Deansgate, Manchester.
After the Sexual Offences Act 1967 came into force, the Homosexual Law Reform Society was thought by many to have achieved its aims.
The North Western branch named itself the Committee for Homosexual Equality (CHE) in 1969 and became a more radical organisation.
In 1971 CHE's name changed once more, to the Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE).
Its activities included canvassing for further law reforms, providing educational material for use in schools, and attempting to influence the provision of medical, psychiatric and social services.
CHE was the main British homophile organisation in the 70s. It had 2,800 members and 60 local groups in 1972.
In 1973 CHE held the first national gay rights conference in Morecombe.
The International Gay Association was founded during the CHE conference in Coventry on 8 August 1978.
CHE had local groups throughout England and Wales which were often highly independant, producing their own newsletters giving details of social and campaigning activities in their own area.
Local groups and members had input into CHE policy through the National Council, which met quarterly at different venues through the country, and was composed of CHE members elected by the whole membership. Annual conferences were also held.
CHE produced a national newsletter from 1969-1971: this gave rise to the CHE Bulletin, which ran from 1971 to 1974; from 1975 to 1976 CHE published the CHE Broadsheet.
Between 1976-1977 a newspaper called Out was produced.
The CHE Magazine Working Party (set up in 1971) produced Lunch from 1971-1974.
CHE created the counselling group Friend, which later became independent.
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