Peter Tatchell: Human Rights, Global Justice, Democracy, LGBT Freedom, Environmentalism
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Peter Tatchell is Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation. This is his personal website. The views expressed here may not reflect those of the PTF. To find out more about the PTF: www.petertatchellfoundation.org
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| 27/06/2016 LGBT & straight Muslims march at Pride London Post Orlando: LGBT & Muslim communities urged to unite against all hate |
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| 20/06/2016 Pride London march - LGBT Muslim Solidarity Post Orlando: We urge LGBT & Muslim communities to unite against all hate |
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09/06/2016 Third pro-LGBT reggae album by Mista Majah P |
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| 07/06/2016 Conference on the rising threat of Europe’s far right Russia supports right-wing extremists to destabilise the West |
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02/06/2016 Join us at Pride London on 25 June & wear our T-shirt! |
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| 24/05/2016 The future is bisexual. Get over it! The gay-straight binary is eroding – and that’s good for us all |
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17/05/2016 IDAHOBIT: The global battle for LGBTI rights continues - VIDEO |
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| 03/05/2016 1970s Gay Liberation Front challenged gender GLF’s critique of orthodox masculinity & femininity is still valid |
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| 26/04/2016 New push for equal marriage in Northern Ireland End the ban on same-sex couples. End the DUP veto |
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20/04/2016 South Africa: How the ANC was won for LGBT rights And how it came to protect LGBT South Africans against discrimination |
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| 12/04/2016 Honduras: 215 LGBT people killed in 7 years LGBTs at risk of torture, imprisonment & assassination, with impunity |
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| 06/04/2016 David Furnish, there’s no equality in snobbery Equal noble titles? No thanks. Abolish them |
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| 04/04/2016 The new ‘left-wing’ McCarthyism? Sectarian smears & fabrications have no place in progressive politics |
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| 21/03/2016 Commonwealth: Put LGBTI equality on CHOGM 2018 agenda LGBTI issues ignored by Commonwealth leaders for six decades |
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18/03/2016 Rushdie, Grayling & Dawkins back NUS free speech protest |
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| 14/03/2016 Guardian Millennials Project: How I survived my twenties Adventure trekking, revolutionary politics, humanism, gay liberation |
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14/03/2016 Protest at student no-platform & safe space policies |
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| 10/03/2016 London protesters condemn rigged Uganda elections Rally demands: An end to fraud & repression by the Museveni regime |
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| 01/03/2016 Religion, sexuality & gender in UK Black community Higher rates of homelessness & mental ill-health among BME LGBT people |
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| 22/02/2016 Open Letter: McCarthyite smears & false allegations Criticism based on fact is fine but not the torrent of fabrications |
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| 20/02/2016The Guardian: Profile of Peter Tatchell campaigns A story of nearly 50 years of LGBT & human rights activism |
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| 16/02/2016 Free speech is under attack in UK universities Bad ideas are best and most effectively defeated by good ideas |
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| 09/02/2016 Despite backlash, LGBTI people make global gains Worldwide trend towards greater rights for sexual & gender minorities |
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| 01/02/2016 I've changed my mind on gay cake row. Here's why The law should not require bakers (or others) to promote gay marriage |
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29/01/2016 High Court rules against heterosexual civil partnerships |
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| 27/01/2016 Sharley McLean: Jewish lesbian survivor of Nazi fascism Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 – Remembering forgotten victims |
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| 19/01/2016 Time for straight equality in civil partner law End the legal ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships |
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| 18/01/2016 LGBTI picket of anti-gay Anglican leaders Church punishes US gay allies. No action against gay oppressors |
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| 13/01/2016 Zoos are jails for animals. Close them down Thinking, feeling, social animals are isolated, caged & treated as objects |
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| 06/01/2016 Iran’s hypocrisy over Saudi executions Equal guilt on mass killings, barbaric methods & religious persecution |
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| 18/12/2015 Civil partnerships: An important advance but flawed Pension discrimination enshrined & mixed-sex couples banned |
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| 10/12/2015 Stop the War Coalition ignores Assad's war crimes Bid to silence Syrian democrats. No support for human rights defenders |
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| 01/12/2015 Arab activists in Iran tortured, raped & hanged Anti-Arab racism & ethnic persecution - for defending Arab culture |
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| 25/11/2015 Commonwealth Summit in Malta urged to back LGBTI equality For 66 years, the Commonwealth has refused to even discuss LGBTI rights |
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| 24/11/2015 Isle of Man avoids segregation of English marriage law Same-sex-marriage to be incorporated into main Manx legislation |
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| 19/11/2015 Syria: Stop the rush to war. There is an alternative Support Kurdish resistance to IS. Stop oil funding & Turkish collusion |
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| 17/11/2015 Protest anti-LGBTI persecution in Commonwealth Demand the Commonwealth Summit in Malta supports LGBTI equality |
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11/11/2015 A gay Muslim speaks: Why I left radical Islamism How I came out as gay & rejected superstition & intolerance |
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| 05/11/2015 Tatchell v Dershowitz on sanctions against Israel BDS is the Gandhian non-violent strategy to end Israel’s occupation |
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| 04/11/2015 Tribunal rules Church can dictate who NHS employs Gay clergy judgement is green light for Anglican discrimination & witch-hunt |
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| 29/10/2015 Extremism Disruption Orders menace free speech Rivals unite to oppose government crackdown on ‘extremist’ ideas |
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26/10/2015 Marc Almond joins line up at Equality Ball 28 November |
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| 22/10/2015 Hostility & support at LGBT-Muslim Solidarity campaign launch East London Muslims divided over accepting Muslims who are LGBT |
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| 14/10/2015 LGBT-Muslim Solidarity campaign in East London Unity against all hate. Oppose homophobia. Support LGBT Muslims |
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| 10/10/2015‘Gay gene’ debunked? Environment influences sexuality Biology alone doesn’t cause homosexuality, suggests new epigenetic research |
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| 7/10/2015 What should school’s teach pupils about sex? Time for a radical rethink of sex education to promote sexual health & happiness |
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30/09/2015 Cameron’s big challenge: Support LGBT rights in Jamaica |
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29/09/2015 Equality Ball with Marc Almond, Ronan Parke & Heather Peace |
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| 25/09/2015 Rally to demand repeal of Nigeria’s anti-LGBTI laws Stand in solidarity with Nigerian LGBTI people next Wednesday |
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| 17/09/2015 Tatchell to join Belgrade Pride this Sunday Official permission for Pride parade still not granted |
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| 15/09/2015 A false, homophobic history of Nazism William Shirer's history of the Third Reich erases gay persecution |
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| 03/09/2015 Should people back Corbyn, despite unsavoury friends? He opposes social injustice & has strong human rights policies overall |
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| 20/08/2015 Why aren’t schools educating kids against sex abuse? Sex education: Give pupils knowledge, skills & confidence to resist abusers |
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| 11/08/2015 In memoriam: Alan Wakeman 1936 - 2015 One of the pioneers of the LGBT human rights movement |
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| 10/08/2015 Sweden’s double standards on Julian Assange Prosecutors have interviewed 44 people in UK since 2010. Why not Assange? |
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06/08/2015 Pratt & Smith - Last men hanged in England for gay sex |
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04/08/2015 Iran: Tatchell in gay, spy & terror smear |
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| 27/07/2015 A fair voting system is a human right - London rally Make % of seats won by a party match % of votes won by that party |
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| 23/07/2015 Iran nuclear deal ignores human rights abuses Can Iran be trusted when it frames people on trumped up charges? |
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| 20/07/2015 Teens hanged in Iran remembered at London vigil Stop killing gays! Stop killing kids! End the death penalty! |
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| 13/07/2015 Istanbul Pride: London rally against police attack Turkish embassy picketed: Demand for freedom of expression & assembly |
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| 08/07/2015 Schools are key to preventing Islamist radicalisation Education in equality & diversity can help counter extremist ideas |
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| 03/07/2015 Lord Lamont confronted by Arabs over Iran oil deal Iranian oil HQ in London occupied by Arab protesters |
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25/06/2015 Pride march - Call to end gay bans in Northern Ireland |
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| 23/06/2015 Should UKIP LGBT be banned from Pride parade? Is support for full LGBT equality a reasonable criterion for participation? |
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| 17/06/2015 Britain should treat Saudi Arabia as a pariah state Free Raif Badawi and end links with the Saudi tyranny |
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| 16/06/2015 17 June: Day of Action. Free Raif Badawi 1.30pm: Letter hand-in Downing Street. 6.30pm: Public meeting Parliament |
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| 15/01/2015 Gay priest takes Church of England to tribunal Rev Pemberton refused a licence after marrying his male partner |
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26/05/2015 Magnus Hirschfeld - The Einstein of Sex |
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| 13/05/2015 UKIP won 3.9 million votes & one MP. Scandalous! The voting system subverts democracy. Time for electoral reform |
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| 05/05/2015 The anti-gay Nazi doctor who escaped justice Dr Vaernet never tried at Nuremberg, despite experiments on gay prisoners |
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| 28/04/2015DUP echoes the BNP & European fascist parties Cameron must reject post-election deal with anti-equality DUP |
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| 21/04/2015 Greens have best policies for LGBTs & everyone For three decades the Greens have pioneered equality for all |
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15/04/2015 Petition to Debenhams urges: Drop D&G |
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15/04/2015 Pornography is good for you? |
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01/04/2015 Pro-gay reggae singer defies Jamaican homophobia |
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24/03/2015 Pratt & Smith - Last UK men hanged for sodomy |
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19/03/2015 London protest against anti-IVF Dolce & Gabbana Old Bond Street store picketed. Call for boycott of D&G |
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17/03/2015 Dolce & Gabbana protest in London, Thursday 1-2pm |
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16/03/2015 New bid to end ban on straight civil partnerships |
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11/03/2015 A future beyond gay & straight? |
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09/03/2014 Dara: Fighting Islamism with art & culture |
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24/02/2015 European Court rules Equal Love case inadmissible 2011 application for UK marriage & partnership equality is formally closed |
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17/02/2015 Trans rights versus free speech? |
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11/02/2015 Sharia law versus secular democracy |
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05/02/2015 Make sex education compulsory & LGBT-inclusive |
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02/02/2015 Pardon all convicted gay men, not just Alan Turing |
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27/01/2015 Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 |
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22/01/2015 Iran escalates the persecution of Sunni Muslims Sunnis arrested & jailed. Dozens on death row are at risk of execution |
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21/01/2015 Double whammy: Old age and homophobia |
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15/01/2015 Public figures come out as Tatchell patrons |
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13/01/2015 Charlie Hebdo: Declaration against the Religious Right |
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07/01/2015 Despite much progress, homophobia isn’t over yet |
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18/12/2014 Happy New Year from the Peter Tatchell Foundation For universal human rights & equality in 2015 - and beyond |
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17/12/2014 Happy Birthday Chelsea Manning |
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15/12/2014 Bring Shaker Aamer home from Guantanamo now |
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03/12/2014 Pre-charge police bail: An assault on liberty |
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01/12/2014 12 month deferral period is medically unjustified |
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25/11/2014 London vigil for burned alive Shahzad & Shama Pakistan: Faith & sexual minorities targeted by Islamist extremists |
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20/11/2014 My gay life in Nigeria - Isolation, danger & fear |
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14/11/2014 Alan Turing was pardoned. What about the others? |
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4/11/2014 My journey from Christianity to Humanism How I made the transition from dogma & superstition to rationalism |
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31/10/2014 This Saturday: Show your solidarity with Kobane London rally against ISIS, in support of the heroic Kurdish resistance |
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27/10/2014 Peter Tatchell: A lifetime of campaigning Interview about his motives, morality, methods - and campaigns |
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22/10/2014 Time to reduce 12 month gay blood ban Michael Fabricant’s Bill highlights bias in blood donation rules |
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20/10/2014 Rally condemns Egypt anti-gay witch-hunt International Day of Action in solidarity with Egyptian LGBTs |
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14/10/2014 Manifesto for Secularism - Against the Religious Right Secularism is vital for the defence of democracy, equality & human rights |
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07/10/2014 Archbishop of York beset by gay protesters |
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01/10/2014 Nigeria crackdown on foreign funded NGOs LGBT & human rights organisations will be affected |
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26/09/2014 ISIS must be stopped but not by the West. Arm the Kurds Empower Kurdish secular democrats to defeat Islamic State |
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26/09/2014 Gambia anti-gay Bill: London embassy protest New law increases sentence for homosexuality from 14 years to life |
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17/09/2014 Make gay sex education mandatory in all schools LGBTI coalition urges education that addresses the needs of LGBTI pupils |
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12/09/2014 LGBTI petition delivered to Commonwealth HQ |
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11/09/2014 Tatchell dedicates Honorary Fellowship to Palestine Goldsmiths College award for 47 years of LGBTI & human rights activism |
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10/09/2014 Bike ride for human rights this Sunday A fundraiser for the Peter Tatchell Foundation |
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09/09/2014 Bollywood video supports same-sex love Uplifting song & dance to advance queer freedom in India & worldwide |
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20/08/2014 Machismo underpins war and tyranny A macho mindset is a psychological precondition for all oppression |
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13/08/2014 The battle for LGBTI equality isn’t over yet UK has made great progress but more needs to be done |
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08/08/2014 International Day against Jamaica’s anti-gay law LGBTI activists protest on Jamaica’s Independence Day |
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07/08/2014 Future sexuality: The end of LGBTI? Does LGBTI Pride have a future? Is gay identity just a phase? |
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05/08/2014 Challenges to the rights of sexual minorities in Africa Pro-gay Ugandan Catholic priest analyses the rise of homophobia |
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01/08/2014 Uganda strikes down anti-gay law Judges rule Anti-Homosexuality Act unlawful |
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01/08/2014 WW1: The hidden story of soldier's mutinies, strikes & riots 1918-19: Rebellion against mistreatment & slow demobilisation |
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31/07/2014 EHRC: Gender segregation is discrimination So why does the EHRC agree to exemptions? |
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29/07/2014 Commonwealth Games - Alex Salmond speaks out again One Scotland campaign launched with pledge of LGBTI equality |
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24/07/2014 Alex Salmond makes Commonwealth gay history Pioneering statement in Glasgow on LGBTI rights |
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22/07/2014 Alex Salmond urged to condemn Commonwealth homophobia Support non-discrimination clause, Article 7 of Commonwealth Games |
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14/07/2014 Commonwealth Games protest against homophobia David Cameron urged: Condemn anti-LGBTI hate in member states |
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10/07/2014 Ballroom dance contests to ban same-sex couples? British Dance Council proposal may be illegal discrimination |
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02/07/2014 Many Muslims oppose Islamist plot in schools It is not Islamophobic to challenge Birmingham extremists |
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27/06/2014 Ban on equal civil partnerships is betrayal Support heterosexual equality! Equal rights for all |
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27/06/2014 Commonwealth condemned at Pride London parade African activists joint contingent with Peter Tatchell Foundation |
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26/06/2014 Cameron rejects straight civil partnerships Same-sex couples now have legal advantage |
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26/06/2014 The rise of LGBT conservatism, conformism & consumerism |
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23/06/2014 LGBT rights - The work’s not over We’ve made great gains in the UK but more gains need to won |
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19/06/2014 Conchita Wurst & Peter Tatchell win Berlin Award Tatchell dedicates his award to “heroic Russian LGBTI activists" |
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18/06/2014 Pakistan: ISI terrorises journalists? Wave of violent attacks subverts media freedom |
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17/06/2014 Dams: Iran's weapons of marsh destruction Ecological & economic destruction provokes mass protests |
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13/06/2014 Biggest obstacle to tackling HIV is prejudice Stigma makes LGBTs, drug users & sex workers extra vulnerable |
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11/06/2014 Commonwealth Games must not discriminate Glasgow2014 urged to secure pledges from competing nations |
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10/06/2014 Open Letter: Glasgow2014 Commonwealth Games Competing nations should be required to pledge non-discrimination |
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05/06/2014 The Commonwealth: A bastion of homophobia Kaleidoscope Trust report reveals widespread anti-gay persecution |
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02/06/2014 Uganda’s Foreign Minister Kutesa to get top UN post Accused of supporting anti-gay law, corruption & political repression |
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28/05/2014 Uganda's Foreign Minister to get top UN post Help us stop him becoming President of UN General Assembly |
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23/05/2014 Ban Ki-moon urged: Oppose Ugandan for UN President Sam Kutesa accused of corruption & human rights abuses |
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22/05/2014 Reform the EU - Power to the regions A decentralised federation of regions, with economic democracy |
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21/05/2014 Fed up with the main parties? Vote Green, not UKIP More than a protest vote, Greens offer a positive alternative |
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12/05/2014 Valery Gergiev concert disrupted in Ukraine protest Russian conductor backs Putin’s stance on Ukraine |
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08/05/2014 Museveni’s hotel besieged by Ugandan LGBT activists President speaks to background of noisy London protest |
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07/05/2014 Museveni hosted by Foreign Office despite anti-gay law Uganda president picketed at Lancaster House summit |
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06/05/2014 Commonwealth urged to suspend Brunei Planned Sharia law executions violate Commonwealth Charter |
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01/05/2014 Abolish the Lords, Elect the Senate Lords reform: PR elections, regional lists & 50% women’s representation |
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29/04/2014 Islamist extremists blocked at East London university Islamic Society promotes hate preachers & gender segregation |
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22/04/2014 David Cameron is wrong on Britain & Christianity Privileging Christians insults other faiths & no faith majority |
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16/04/2014 Civil Partnerships: Letter to Helen Grant MP Response to government consultation on civil partnerships |
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15/04/2014 Iran: Persecution of Arabs intensifies under Rouhani Ahwazis commemorate 9th anniversary of uprising against Tehran |
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11/04/2014 Protest condemns Gergiev over Ukraine & gay rights Maestro faces the music for supporting Putin regime |
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10/04/2014 Letter to London Symphony Orchestra: Axe Valery Gergiev Russian conductor unfit for LSO. He supports Putin tyranny |
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07/04/2014 Murder Music: Free speech v hate speech Homophobic hate music. Where to draw the line? |
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02/04/2014 Save Civil Partnerships. Extend them to straights April 17 deadline for responses to government consultation |
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28/03/2014 Same-sex marriage - This is how we won it It was a long fight for equal marriage – finally, it’s here |
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27/03/2014 1971 gay marriage ban is history. Rejoice! Ban imposed only 43 years ago. Now repealed |
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26/03/2014 Invitation to the first same-sex marriage in the UK Islington Town Hall this Friday, March 28, from 11pm |
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19/03/2014 Tatchell becomes Patron of Muslim campaign, Tell Mama Tell Mama does vital work countering anti-Muslim hate crime |
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18/03/2014 Up against the Stonewall on equal marriage Latecomer to campaign, Ben Summerskill smears Lib Dems |
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13/03/2014 Protest Uganda anti-gay laws - 19 March Uganda! Respect human rights & the constitution |
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03/03/2014 Ugandan Civil Society Coalition: Campaign Guidelines Advice on how to respond to the Anti-Homosexuality Act |
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25/02/2014 Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act This is the final transcript of the anti-gay bill in Uganda |
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25/02/2014 Uganda: Sanctions urged against homophobic leaders Travel ban & assets freeze. Switch aid but don’t cut it |
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24/02/2014 Top ten US aid recipients practice torture Assistance to torture regimes violates US & international law |
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21/02/2014 London rally against Nigeria anti-gay law President Goodluck is bad luck for Nigerian LGBTIs |
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19/02/2014 Artist and activist, Pioneer and rebel |
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17/02/2014 Legal equality is important, but not enough We also need to overcome prejudiced attitudes |
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14/02/2014 Valentine’s Day Carnival: For Russia With Love Valentine’s card of Putin & Medvedev kissing: Homophobes united |
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13/02/2014 Alan Turing & the medical abuse of gay men The hidden homophobic shame of the NHS |
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11/02/2014 Valentine’s Day Carnival: For Russia With Love Equality, love and human rights for all Russians |
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10/02/2014 Russian teen project charged with “gay propaganda" Affirmative advice to LGBT youth results in prosecution |
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07/02/2014 IOC allows anti-gay discrimination at Sochi Pride House banned. Russian gay athletes barred? |
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06/02/2014 TV star Paul O’Grady speaks out at Russia protest All Out petition with 131,447 signatures handed to McDonalds |
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30/01/2014 Sochi: The Winter (Olympics) of our Discontent Jonny Woo interviews Peter Tatchell on homophobia in Russia |
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30/01/2014 London rally against Russia’s anti-gay Olympics Urge Olympic sponsors to speak out against Russian homophobia |
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29/01/2014 TEDx - Imagining economic democracy We expect political democracy. Why not economic democracy? |
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27/01/2014 Tatchell dedicates award to Balochistan Honorary Doctorate of Laws from De Montfort University |
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20/01/2014 The ethics of LGBT tourism - Israel et al Boycott countries that abuse human rights |
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19/01/2014 Sochi will be remembered as the anti-gay Olympics Olympic bosses collude with Putin's homophobia |
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16/01/2014 Nigerian anti-gay law is one of world’s harshest LGBTI groups, events, advocacy & public expression banned |
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14/01/2014 India: Londoners support LGBT decriminalisation Protesters urge repeal of Section 377 & life imprisonment |
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09/01/2014 London rally against Uganda anti-gay Bill President Museveni urged: Don’t sign new law |
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08/01/2014 Lords seek to amend threat to free expression New ASBO-style Bill penalises "nuisance" & "annoyance" |
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08/01/2014 Rally against India’s criminalisation of gay sex Urge repeal of Section 377 & life imprisonment |
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06/01/2014 Urge Ugandan leader: don’t sign anti-gay Bill Respect human rights & the Ugandan constitution |
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24/12/2013 Alan Turing: Was he murdered by the security services? Call for full inquiry into the scientist’s death |
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23/12/2013 Coca Cola ambushed over Sochi Olympics sponsorship London Xmas party hijacked. Collusion with Putin condemned |
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20/12/2013 Uganda anti-gay bill violates constitution Symptomatic of Museveni repression & wider attack on civil rights |
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06/12/2013 Nelson Mandela supported LGBT rights but failed on HIV & Mugabe Liberation hero. Pioneer of forgiveness and reconciliation |
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06/12/2013 Mandela: Heroic but failed on HIV, poverty & Mugabe Liberation hero, architect of forgiveness and reconciliation |
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02/12/2013 A good role model. He will inspire others |
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02/12/2013 Clare Balding & Russia: Don’t boycott, condemn BBC commentator urged to speak out against homophobia |
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27/11/2013 New ASBO-style Bill menaces free expression Putting up with a degree of annoyance is the price we pay for liberty |
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22/11/2013 Mayor Boris & police endorse event with extremist clerics Speakers say blasphemers, adulterers & apostates should be killed |
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19/11/2013 World Toilet Day: Time to kick up a stink about sanitation 2.5 billion people don’t have safe sanitation. 1.2 million dead |
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18/11/2013 London protest against gay ‘show trials’ in Uganda Release Samuel Ganafa, Bernard Randall, Albert Cheptoyek & others |
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13/11/2013 London protest against Commonwealth homophobia 80% of Commonwealth countries criminalise homosexuality |
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08/11/2013 London protest against pro-Putin Valery Gergiev Gergiev’s statement is flawed: He defends & misrepresents anti-gay law |
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01/111/2013 Valery Gergiev LSO concert disrupted Gergiev defends Putin & anti-gay law, condemns Pussy Riot |
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28/10/2013 Sharley McLean - In Remembrance Feminist, lesbian and survivor of Nazi fascism |
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21/10/2013 Urge President Obama to pardon Chelsea Manning Sign the petition, Tweet @BarackObama |
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17/10/2013 Islamist hate preacher axed by Palestine aid group Extremist cleric Uthman Lateef dropped after protests |
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07/10/2013 Protesters condemn anti-gay President of Gambia Homophobic UN speech is latest of many anti-gay rants |
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23/09/2013 Protest sex abuse in asylum detention centres LGBT & straight detainees at risk from abusive staff |
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19/09/2013 Russian LGBT teachers sacked because of sexuality Homophobic repression spreads to workplace victimisation |
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09/09/2013 Anti-EDL demo: LGBT & Muslim solidarity Opposition to the hate of the EDL and Islamist extremists |
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06/09/2013 Gays & Muslims unite. Stop all extremists Anti-fascists must challenge Islamists to undermine the EDL |
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04/09/2013 David Cameron will question Putin on anti-gay law Foreign Office Minister meets Tatchell and Campbell |
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29/08/2013 London protest against LGBT murders in Jamaica Outrage over brutal killing of Dwayne Jones & Dean Moriah |
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21/08/2013 Perpetrators of the war crimes never been brought to justice |
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20/08/2013 Love Russia, Hate Homophobia: Day of Action Protest 3 September, two days before the G20 summit in Russia |
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14/08/2013 What is it with football and homophobia? Still no openly gay players in the UK |
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09/08/2013 Protest against Russian homophobia this Saturday Sign the All Out petition for the repeal of anti-gay laws |
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08/08/2013 Gay Liberation Front Manifesto, London 1971 A radical agenda for personal & social transformation |
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06/08/2013 Stop the homophobic witch-hunts in Commonwealth nations |
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31/07/2013 Bradley Manning found guilty of exposing war crimes Trial a “travesty of justice” says Amnesty International |
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30/07/2013 Mugabe rigs Zimbabwe elections again African Union, SADC & South Africa mostly ignore electoral fraud |
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29/07/2013 Pope Francis: Change of tone, not of substance |
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24/07/2013 Tatchell invite vetoed by Downing Street - Again Cameron's LGBT & marriage equality reception excludes pioneer |
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24/07/2013 London protest against gay activist murder in Cameroon Call for action over torture and killing of Eric Lembembe |
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22/07/2013 Protest: Eric Lembembe murdered in Cameroon Call for Cameroon’s suspension from the Commonwealth |
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17/07/2013 Same-sex marriage law is not full equality Six aspects of discrimination are enshrined in legislation |
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08/07/13 Rally for Lord’s vote on equal marriage |
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03/07/2013 President Putin: The Czar of Homophobia Russian anti-gay repression condemned |
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25/06/2013 Defend right to privacy, defend Edward Snowden Sign petition against US attempts to prosecute whistle-blower |
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19/06/2013 Pakistan terror campaign in Balochistan War on Baloch doctors: 32 missing, 28 murdered |
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17/06/2013 Fundraising Gala for Peter Tatchell Foundation 23 June Starring Marc Almond, Heather Peace & Christopher Biggins |
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13/06/2013 Iran election not free. 2,600 political prisoners Detention without trial, floggings, torture & public executions |
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12/06/2013 Russian anti-gay law condemned Violation of Russian constitution & European human rights law |
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10/06/2013 Bradley Manning: Whistle-blowing human rights hero On trial for exposing US war crimes, while killers walk free |
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06/06/2013 Kenya compensation: Other colonial victims also have claims Widespread abuses by UK forces in Malaya, Aden & Cyprus |
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03/06/2013 Rally for marriage equality Monday 3 June As the House of Lords debates the Bill |
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24/05/2013 Same-sex marriage Bill worst homophobia for years MPs and faith leaders have incited prejudice & given comfort to bigots |
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21/05/2013 Gay marriage bill is not full equality Some homophobic discrimination will remain |
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20/05/2013 Straight civil partnerships defeated Deplorable government scare tactics & veiled threats |
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20/05/2013 MPs should vote for heterosexual civil partnerships Dutch prove civil partnerships are popular with heterosexuals |
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16/05/2013 Break up the banks - Too big, too powerful, too risky For bank stability: Cap their size & borrowing ratio, mutualise ownership |
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16/05/2013 Equalities Minister opposes equality for straight couples Minister defies public consultation, which backed straight equality |
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14/05/2013 Israel row: Threat to defund Toronto Pride Bid to ban pro-Palestine group & slogan “Israeli apartheid” |
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09/05/2013 Furore over sex abuse & consent at 13 Reform the prosecution of child abuse allegations? |
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07/05/2013 UK to compensate Kenyan victims of sexual sadism Barack Obama’s grandfather was British torture victim |
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02/05/2013 Fundraising Gala for Peter Tatchell Foundation Starring Marc Almond & Heather Peace - 23 June Norwich |
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30/04/2013 Pride organisers ban Bradley Manning Political vetting of Grand Marshal is anti-democratic |
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24/04/2013 Commonwealth progress but more reform is needed Secretary General is speaking out against homophobia |
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22/04/2013 Lobby the Lords for marriage equality Vote uncertain. Don’t assume victory. Email today |
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18/04/2013 Archbishop Welby struggles to support gay equality Dialogue urged with other LGBT campaigners in the UK & Africa |
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16/04/2013 Archbishop Welby to meet Peter Tatchell Historic compromise with the gay community urged |
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10/04/2013 Thatcher talked freedom but often supported tyrants She put anti-communism & business deals before human rights |
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08/04/2013 Margaret Thatcher: Extraordinary but heartless Free market policies paved the way for current economic crisis |
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08/04/2013 Balochistan: A road map for peace & self-determination Six steps to halt the conflict, protect human rights & secure self-rule |
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02/04/2013 Peter Tatchell Foundation fundraiser - A Night for Equality & Variety You're invited to enjoy Marc Almond & Heather Peace |
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25/03/2013 Gay US veteran who fought military ban still on trial Federal prosecutors pursue "Don't Ask Don't Tell" campaigner |
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22/03/2013 Bus adverts: free speech trumps offensiveness Homophobic opinions should be challenged not banned |
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21/03/2013 Archbishop Welby offers to meet Tatchell Invitation follows campaigner’s Open Letter
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20/03/2013 An Open Letter to Justin Welby On the occasion of his enthronement as Archbishop of Canterbury |
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19/03/2013 Mistake to invite and greet Zimbabwean tyrant |
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18/03/2013 Islamist haters blocked at East London University University & student union fail to publicly condemn preachers |
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11/03/2013 Queen supports gay rights in the Commonwealth? Charter not binding & includes no explicit pledge of LGBT equality |
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04/03/2013 Cardinal should apologise to gay community Keith O’Brien urged: Repent for your homophobia |
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04/03/2013 Nigerian Primate accused of stirring homophobia Anglican Church of Nigeria backs harsh new anti-gay law |
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01/03/2013 Reading University ignores Islamist fanaticism Muslim Society worse than BNP, hosts “kill gays” preacher |
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28/02/2013 Reading University cancels "kill gays" Islamist preacher Cleric’s incitement to murder ignored in cancellation decision |
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25/02/2013 Cardinal O'Brien - Just the tip of Catholic hypocrisy Catholic church is hotbed of homosexuality & homophobia |
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20/02/2013 Liberal dirty tricks: Bermondsey by-election 30th anniversary Top Liberal accused of illegal anonymous 1983 election leaflets |
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18/02/2013 Pro-gay marriage Muslim MPs get threats Most Muslim MPs voted for marriage equality. Bravo! |
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15/02/2013 A Day in the Life of Peter Tatchell Death threats, hate mail - and some success too |
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12/02/2013 Change of Pope must bring change of policies Opportunity to reform Catholic doctrine on human rights issues |
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06/02/2013 Gay marriage vote: “A victory for love & equality” The culmination of a five-decade struggle for LGBT equality |
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04/02/2013 Gay marriage: Tory opponents are a minority Conservative rebels make the party look intolerant |
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25/01/2013 Equal Marriage Bill: Straight couples refused equality Ban on heterosexual civil partnerships to remain |
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23/01/2013 Police issue new advice on gay DNA sampling Chief Constables urged to review samples already taken |
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21/01/2013 Should the age of consent be reduced to 14? BBC Woman’s Hour debate: Peter Tatchell & Jules Hillier |
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16/01/2013 Police demand DNA samples from gay men Men convicted of repealed offences threatened with arrest |
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09/01/2013 Ugandan PM pulls back on ‘Kill the Gays’ bill? But may support law against the 'promotion' of homosexuality |
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07/01/2013 Simon Hughes wavering on equal marriage? MP urges religious agreement before proceeding |
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02/01/2013 Pakistani army massacre in Balochistan Vain bid to suppress Baloch freedom struggle |
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30/12/12 New Year Honours system needs reform Most top honours go to Establishment elite |
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20/12/2012 Send New Year Greetings to Bradley Manning Jailed without trial for exposing US war crimes |
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17/12/2012 Ugandan PM pulls back on anti-gay law? London protesters urge: Drop the Anti-Homosexuality Bill |
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12/12/2012 House of Lords debates Section 5 reform Cross-party, legal & police support for free speech
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11/12/2012 Gay Marriage: Anglican exemption open to challenge Bad news: ban on heterosexual civil partnerships to remain |
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07/12/2012 Cameron praised for religious gay marriage Condemned for backing anti-heterosexual discrimination |
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06/12/2012 Straight couples refused equality Ban on hetero civil partnerships to remain |
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05/12/2012 Nigeria pushes “Jail the Gays” bill House of Representatives approves draconian law |
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03/12/2012 Should hate speech be a crime? |
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01/12/2012 UK government is failing gay men on HIV 3,000+ new diagnoses, no big anti-HIV campaigns |
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30/11/2012 Leveson Report: The press has nothing to fear A fair press is compatible with a free press
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29/11/2012 Ian Buist: humanitarian, 1930-2012 Advocate of African empowerment & LGBT human rights |
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27/11/2012 Routledge apologises, Scott Long exposed Iran essay includes 20 smears & false claims by ex-Human Rights Watch director |
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22/11/2012 Justice for Palestine is the key to Gaza peace Both sides must stop killing civilians & respect human rights |
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19/11/2012 Support for African LGBT activists is better than outrage |
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16/11/2012 Adrian Smith: Victory for free speech & fair play Housing manager should have never been demoted |
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15/11/2012 Lobby Equalities Minister for full equality Help us secure equal civil marriage & civil partnership for all |
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09/11/2012 Cameron was trying to defend gays, not smear them PM’s inadvertent mix up over gay people & paedophilia |
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08/11/2012 The global struggle for queer freedom Despite repression, LGBT people are making progress worldwide |
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07/11/2012 1980s: A decade of state-sanctioned homophobia Open season on queers by state, church, tabloids & police |
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05/11/2012 Peter Tatchell interview: On love and freedom My motto: Don’t accept the world as it is |
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01/11/2012 Tatchell arrested at Indonesian President protest West Papuan flag unfurled - Arrest for breach of the peace
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31/10/2012 Deportation of LGBT refugees continues Government breaks its pledge of safe haven
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25/10/2012 Mass executions in Iran under investigation 20,000 political prisoners shot & hanged in 1980s |
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19/10/2012 Nick Griffin and BNP smear critics False allegations re child sex abuse |
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18/10/2012 Tatchell dedicates award to Nepal LGBT activists Attitude Icon Award for Outstanding Achievement |
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15/10/2012 Allan Horsfall - LGBT pioneer 1927-2012 Campaigner for gay law reform & equality |
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11/10/2012 Barry Thew: 4 months jail for anti-police t-shirt Sentence excessive Insults should not be a crime
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11/10/2012 100 million girls abused worldwide Harassment, genital mutilation, child brides & sexual violence |
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10/10/2012 Commonwealth success - Thank you Next challenge: turn pledge into action on human rights |
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08/10/2012 Conservatives rally against gay marriage Hardliners urge discrimination in marriage law
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25/09/2012 One-off 20% wealth tax raises £800 billion Fund the Green New Deal for economic recovery |
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24/09/2012 Tatchell dedicates award to African campaigners Lifetime Achiever Award, National Diversity Awards 2012 |
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17/09/2012 Commonwealth must repeal punitive laws Sign the petition to Commonwealth Foreign Ministers |
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13/09/2012 March against religious attacks on human rights Defend religious freedom, oppose religious privilege |
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10/09/2012 Personal & political quick-fire interview |
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04/09/2012 Allan Horsfall 1927-2012: In remembrance Pioneer of LGBT law reform & equality |
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03/09/2012 Anti-cuts queers harassed at Brighton Pride Civil liberties & freedom of expression threatened |
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30/08/2012 Cameron urged to repeal insults ban A majority of MPs back law change |
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29/08/2012 Honours system reform is overdue |
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23/08/2012 Non-aligned nations urged to press Iran to end tyranny Appeal from Iranian democrats ahead of Tehran summit |
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15/08/2012 Direct Action for Social Justice The ethical case for ‘people power’ |
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09/08/2012 Russia urged: Drop Winter Olympics gay ban Protesters picket Sochi 2014 exhibition in London |
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07/08/2012 Syria’s war is a crime against children 1,000+ killed, tens of thousands wounded & made refugees |
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03/08/2012 Olympics: 880 people sign appeal for gender equality Tatchell presents signatures to Jacques Rogge & IOC |
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02/08/2012 Unequal Olympics: An Open Letter to Jacques Rogge An appeal to the International Olympic Committee President |
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30/07/2012 Sign petition for women’s equality at Olympics IOC President must present gold medal to women's marathon winner |
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26/07/2012 Dictators to attend Olympic Opening Ceremony Issue arrest warrants, not VIP invitations |
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25/07/2012 Women demand: End gender bias at Olympics Delegation presents women’s equality demands to IOC |
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24/07/2012 Sexist discrimination remains, must be remedied by IOC |
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23/07/2012 London Olympic protesters urge: No discrimination Lobby of IOC bosses at their London HQ, Hilton Hotel |
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20/07/2012 Protest at IOC Executive this Sunday, Hilton Hotel Call for IOC to ban countries that discriminate in sport |
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18/07/2012 Olympics: Open Letter to Lord Coe & IOC Call for all nations to sign equality pledge - or face ban |
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16/07/2012 French hunger-strike called off after 20 days Demand for decriminalisation of homosexuality worldwide |
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12/07/2012 Olympic chiefs urged: Ban anti-gay countries 150+ nations permit discrimination against LGBT athletes |
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09/07/2012 London Mayor sabotaged World Pride numbers? Parade start-time changed to reduce attendance |
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09/07/2012 World Pride London urges global LGBT equality Nearly 80 countries still criminalise homosexuality |
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06/07/2012 Forty years of LGBT Pride, 1972-2012 Recollections from the first UK Pride, 1972 |
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05/07/2012 London Mayor accused over World Pride fiasco Boris Johnson snubs Pride, declines to attend |
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02/07/2012 London Mayor urged to save World Pride Banning floats & vehicles will prevent elderly & disabled participation |
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29/06/2012 World Pride shambles, London events slashed Mayor, police & Westminster urged to re-open negotiations |
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20/06/2012 First national conference on ‘end of life care’ for LGBT people Fear of homophobic prejudice & isolation, lack of dignity & respect |
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14/06/2012 Government consultation on marriage equality Peter Tatchell Foundation submission to Equalities Minister |
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11/06/2012 Gay marriage consultation: Three days to go Urgent need to counter opponents of marriage equality |
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08/06/2012 Diamond Jubilee: A bad few days for journalism Lack of balance & objectivity, dissenting voices excluded |
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07/06/2012 British identity doesn't need monarchy There are more worthy things to celebrate than aristocratic privilege |
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01/06/2012 She has never acknowledged the existence of LGBT people |
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31/05/2012 Diamond Jubilee: Sunday protest at Queen’s flotilla Time for elected head of state - Let Queen stand for election |
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24/05/2012 Azerbaijan fails human rights test for Eurovision Song contest organisers collude with regime & boost it’s image |
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17/05/2012 Queen hosts royal tyrants at Diamond Jubilee Celebrations tarnished by invites to dictator monarchs |
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16/05/2012 Section 5 threatens free speech & the right to protest |
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14/05/2012 Gay marriage consultation: One month to go 65% of the public support same-sex marriage, says Populus poll |
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11/05/2012 Obama boosts global campaign for marriage equality Added pressure on David Cameron to deliver same-sex marriage |
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11/05/2012 Hear the voices of LGBT activists and (extra) ordinary LGBT Iranians |
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09/05/2012 Out4Marriage video campaign launched Support full equality, not just gay equality |
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05/05/2012 Economic democracy – The next big Left idea? Seven ideas to make the economy democratic & accountable |
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01/05/2012 Iran uses intimidation to deter Arab protests Martial law, arrests, imprisonment, torture & killings |
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24/04/2012 Medical charities exposed: World Day for Laboratory Animals Public donations finance abusive animal experiments |
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21/04/2012 London protest against Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain protesters urge cancellation at Formula One HQ |
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16/04/2012 Balochistan: Time for a ceasefire and political settlement Proposals for military de-escalation & a referendum on self-determination |
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02/04/2012 Submission to the Australian Senate inquiry on marriage equality Australia should legislate equal marriage, not UK-style civil partnerships |
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19/03/2012 Secularist of the Year 2012 - Peter Tatchell Irwin Prize for defending the separation of religion and the state |
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15/03/2012 Same-sex marriage proposals welcome but flawed Ban on heterosexual civil partnerships will remain |
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14/03/2012 Catholic Archbishops have misled people on gay marriage Government proposals apply to register offices, not churches |
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12/03/2012 Draft Commonwealth Charter - Call for submissions LGBTI rights omitted, no mechanism for human rights enforcement |
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12/03/2012 Balochistan ceasefire & political settlement proposed at UN Balochistan conflict is causing huge damage to Pakistan’s reputation |
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11/03/2012 Catholic Archbishops urge discrimination against gay couples Focus on opposing gay marriage shows perverse moral priorities |
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06/03/2012 Pakistan opposes UN discussion of anti-gay violence Supported by all 57 nations of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
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29/02/2012 At the UN, Commonwealth chief condemns homophobia Defence of gay rights at the Human Rights Council in Geneva |
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27/02/2012 Elton John & David Furnish interview Peter Tatchell Celebration of 60th birthday & 45 years of human rights campaigning |
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20/02/2012 Football Association anti-homophobia plan is welcome but vague Anti-homophobia messages on tickets, match programmes & stadium screens |
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20/02/2012 ‘Coalition for Marriage’ bids to block gay marriage Opposition to marriage equality is “intolerant and out of touch” |
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19/02/2012 Whitney Houston: Did homophobia help kill her? Pressure to end relationship with Robyn Crawford contributed to her demise |
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14/02/2012 Valentine’s wish: Equal love rights for gay & straight couples First anniversary of Equal Love appeal to European Court of Human Rights |
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13/02/2012 Imagine economic democracy. It's possible How to improve economic accountability - and efficiency |
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09/02/2012 Ken Livingstone is not homophobic Lots of Tories were closeted anti-gay hypocrites |
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06/02/2012 Local clergy urged: Defy Anglican civil partnership ban Opposition and delay to women bishops reveals “ugly sexism” |
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05/02/2012 UK should expel the Syrian Ambassador ICC must issue arrest warrant for President Assad |
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02/02/2012 Equal love rights for gay and straight First anniversary of Equal Love appeal to European Court |
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01/02/2012 Sir Fred Goodwin - Make corporate recklessness a crime Threat of legal penalties would ensure greater economic responsibility |
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29/01/2012 Archbishop Sentamu condemns same-sex marriage Churches have no right to block civil marriages for LGBT people |
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17/01/2012 Public Order Act: repeal Section 5 Ban on insult and distress threatens free speech & right to protest |
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10/01/2012 Future sex: Beyond gay and straight Less homophobia, more homosexuality |
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09/01/2012 Campaign Report 2012 – Peter Tatchell Foundation Making an impact, helping defend human rights |
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07/01/2012 Prince Edward & Sophie should apologise for Bahrain visit William Hague was wrong to sanction collusion with bloody regime |
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21/12/2011 Three ideas for economic democracy and economic success Industrial democracy, union pension funds & staff share bonuses |
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19/12/2011 Labour MEPs praised for supporting Equal Love campaign Westminster Labour MPs urged to back marriage & partnership equality |
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16/12/2011 Tatchell urges: Reinstate Adrian Smith. Offers to testify in his defence Christian housing manager doesn't deserve demotion and £14,000 pay cut |
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12/12/2011 Financial Times - Profile of Peter Tatchell Huge thanks to my supporters and to fellow campaigners |
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08/12/2011 Lib Dem Equality Minister opposes equality Featherstone backs discrimination against heterosexuals & pro-gay religions |
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07/12/2011 Britain is an economic dictatorship It’s time to democratise the economy |
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06/12/2011 Three practical, achievable ideas for economic democracy Criminalise, democratise and decentralise |
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05/12/2011 Local churches should defy Anglican leaders over gay ban Total ban on civil partnerships is “autocratic and homophobic” |
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01/12/2011 World AIDS Day - Government is failing on HIV Inadequate HIV education, Rising HIV infections |
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30/11/2011 Nigerian Senate votes for draconian anti-gay law Sweeping criminalisation contravenes Article 42 of the Nigerian constitution |
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29/11/2011 Britain is an economic dictatorship. Time for economic democracy We expect political democracy. Why not economic democracy too? |
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22/11/2011 Save the economy with a 20% wealth tax on the mega rich The richest 10% have wealth totalling £4 million million |
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22/11/2011 UK won’t cut aid over human rights abuses International Development Minister says policy has been misrepresented |
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21/11/2011 Economic democracy – The next big idea? Democratising economic decision-making is key to a fairer, more stable economy |
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17/11/2011 Honorary Doctorate of Laws from London South Bank University Tatchell dedicates award to Ugandan human rights campaigners |
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11/11/2011 Kiss-in against Nigeria's bid to criminalise same-sex marriage - Tues 15 Nov Marriage partners face three years jail, witnesses five years jail |
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08/11/2011 Needless restrictions remain on gay blood donors Blanket 12 month gay blood ban is unjustified |
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07/11/2011 Commonwealth summit failed LGBTI people No agreement on decriminalisation by government leaders |
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01/11/2011 UK: Don’t cut aid over human rights abuses, switch it World’s poorest should not suffer for their government’s tyranny & corruption |
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31/10/2011 Axel Axgil 1915-2011 - A great LGBT Pioneer He encouraged the exposure of the Nazi war criminal, SS Dr Carl Vaernet |
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28/10/2011 Obituary - Rose Robertson: 1916-2011 Founder of Britain’s first helpline for parents and their gay children |
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26/10/2011 Christian manager wrongly demoted over ‘homophobic’ facebook comments Adrian Smith opposed churches being forced to conduct gay marriages |
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25/10/2011 Breakthrough: Commonwealth chief backs LGBT rights A first by the Secretary General at the Commonwealth People’s Forum |
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20/10/2011 Australia to urge decriminalisation at Commonwealth summit Eminent Persons Group is also recommending gay law reform |
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17/10/2011 FINAL APPEAL: Lobby the Commonwealth on LGBTI rights Sign the petition to put LGBTI rights on Commonwealth agenda |
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13/10/2011 How the Tories were won to marriage equality Same-sex marriage is a Conservative value |
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10/10/2011 Sign letter to Commonwealth leaders: Stop HIV End the criminalisation of same-sex relations and sex work |
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07/10/2011 I'm anti-war, but the Taliban must not triumph in Afghanistan Anti-imperialism cannot be allowed to trump human rights |
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03/10/2011 URGENT ACTION: Lobby Commonwealth Secretary General Commonwealth leaders must address LGBT human rights |
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28/09/2011 Labour evades gay marriage vote Still no official Labour policy on marriage equality |
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28/09/2011 Growing opposition to giant industrial pig farm at Foston Adverse impact on human health, animal welfare & the environment |
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23/09/2011 Obama’s intransigence on Palestine risks a new intifada - and war Statehood recognition is vital to break log-jam in the peace process |
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21/09/2011 Support East London LGBT Pride - No Gay-Free Zone Gay and Muslim solidarity. Unite! Fight all hate |
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19/09/2011 Gay marriage plan sustains discrimination Ban on gay religious marriages and straight civil partnerships |
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16/09/2011 Why has Labour failed to vote for marriage equality? Ed Miliband has endorsed same-sex marriage but the party conference hasn’t |
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15/09/2011 Gay USA TV – Peter Tatchell interview 44 years of LGBT and human rights campaigning |
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13/09/2011 Terror and Talibanisation in Balochistan Pakistan tolerates the Taliban as a proxy force to crush the Baloch people |
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12/09/2011 Commonwealth summit must address LGBT human rights Call for CHOGM to support decriminalisation of homosexuality |
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12/09/2011 March for a Secular Europe - 17 September Oppose special privileges for religion & people of faith |
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08/09/2011 Blanket 12 month gay blood ban is unjustified Safe gay and bisexual blood donors are still excluded |
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05/09/2011 Tatchell gets Muslim hostility & support at anti-EDL demo Ordered to remove gay placard, Gays not permitted here |
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02/09/2011 Protest against the EDL. Defend the Muslim community Anti-fascists must challenge the Islamist right to undermine the EDL |
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30/08/2011 Bid to put LGBT rights on Commonwealth agenda UK Foreign Secretary urged to lobby host government, Australia |
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26/08/2011 World’s first pro-gay reggae album Jamaican singer bids to challenge homophobia |
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22/08/2011 East London LGBT Pride – An Open Letter to Pride London Challenge homophobia. Show that E London is not a gay-free zone |
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15/08/2011 Pakistan’s neo-colonial rule in Balochistan Military, economic and cultural oppression escalate |
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25/07/2011 Public Order Act: repeal bans on insult and distress Sections 4A and 5 threaten free speech and right to protest |
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20/07/2011 World Pride 2012 theme: Decriminalise homosexuality An opportunity to highlight global homophobic oppression |
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15/07/2011 Equality body supports “compromises” on equality laws “Reasonable accommodations” should be made for people of faith says EHRC |
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14/07/2011 Sign the Equal Love petition for marriage equality Help us win gay marriage & straight civil partnerships |
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12/07/2011 Julian Assange is innocent until proven guilty Why are Swedish prosecutors refusing to interview Assange in London? |
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12/07/2011 FIFA must condemn Nigerian anti-lesbian witch-hunt Flashmob protest planned for Wednesday 13 July in Frankfurt |
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08/07/2011 Commonwealth must put gay rights on law minister's agenda Call to reconsider proposal for the decriminalisation of homosexuality |
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07/07/2011 Pakistan's secret, dirty killings in Balochistan New wave of abductions, disappearances and murders |
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06/07/2011 Protest against Hizb ut-Tahrir conference in East London Islamist group seeks to establish a global religious dictatorship |
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01/07/2011 Same-sex marriage is conformist but it is also a human right Gay marriage is an issue of equality. It also signifies rising LGBT conservatism |
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01/07/2011 London protest against Russia ban on Moscow Gay Pride Council of Europe urged to sanction Russia over its defiance of European Court |
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01/07/2011 Nick Griffin mocked at Gay Pride - Queen of Fascism Call for LGBTs to oppose the bigotry of the BNP and EDL |
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20/06/2011 No LGBTI conference in Israel - Gay rights don't trump other rights Some Palestinian and Arab delegates may not be able to attend |
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17/06/2011 SOAS hosts Musharraf, despite arrest warrant for Bhutto’s murder University of London’s collusion with ex-dictator & alleged war criminal |
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16/06/2011 Ex-dictator of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, feted at London university His regime accused of war crimes, torture and killings in Balochistan |
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15/06/2011 Balochistan Freedom Charter (Draft) A programme for freedom, democracy, justice and secularism in Balochistan |
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13/06/2011 East London - Gay Free Zone conviction is troublesome Threat to free speech, Worse homophobia provoked no outcry. |
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07/06/2011 Peter Tatchell Appeal: Can you help fund my human rights work? Are you able to donate £5 or more a month by standing order? |
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