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Another gay murder. More police failings Share | Independent Police Complaints Commission must investigate   London, UK – 15 August 2017   Jason Marshall (pictured above) was found guilty on 9 August in London of murdering an elderly gay man, Peter Fasoli, who he lured on the dating app Badoo. He murdered another gay man in Italy and tried to kill ...

Notting Hill Carnival will commemorate Grenfell Share | London Mayor backs one minute’s silence 3pm Carnival Monday   London, UK – 11 August 2017   The Mayor of London and the Notting Hill carnival organisers have agreed to commemorate the Grenfell fire victims by halting the Carnival and observing a minute’s silence at 3pm on Carnival Monday, 28 August. The move comes ...

Open Letter to Pride: Defend the Council of Ex-Muslims Share | East London mosque has history of hosting homophobic hate preachers   London, UK – 3 August 2017   Open Letter Dear Pride in London and Community Advisory Board, I write as one of the co-organisers of the UK’s first LGBT Pride in 1972, as a Patron of Pride in London and ...

Theresa May urged to apologise & compensate gay men Share | Thursday 27 July is 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 100,000 men convicted of consenting gay sex 1885-2013 15,000+ convicted AFTER the Sexual Offences Act 1967   London, UK – 25 July 2017   On the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which is this Thursday, 27 July, the UK ...

Sexual Offences Act 1967: Reform and repression Share | Anti-gay laws remained on the statute book, arrests rocketed By Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation   London, UK – 19 July 2017 Arrests didn’t end when gay sex was ‘decriminalised’ in 1967 – they rocketed The i newspaper. READ: http://bit.ly/2tpFbW9 The criminalisation of homosexuality did not end in the UK until 2013 – ...

Has LGBT Pride lost its way? Share | Mayor, Westminster & Police restrict Pride numbers   Forget the party. Time to reclaim Pride for LGBT liberation By Peter Tatchell, Director, Peter Tatchell Foundation London, UK – 6 July 2017   Has LGBT Pride lost its way? This ...

Pakistan: Crimes against female humanity Share | Domestic violence, rape, ‘honour’ killing, forced & child marriages   Systemic denial of gender equality & human rights   London & Islamabad – 29 June 2017   By Chantelle BoduelHuman Rights Adviser – Women’s Economic & Social Think Tank   Pakistan ranks 143 ...

Stories of illegal love & survival in Jamaica Share |   By Anastasia Kyriacou, Advocacy & Press Officer of the Peter Tatchell Foundation   London & Kingston – 20 June 2017 Huffington Post (short edited version) READ: http://bit.ly/2ssUmdy   Sometimes it is the stories you hear of people who you know the least about, who you are furthest connected to, that touch you the ...

Muslim campaigner exposes toleration of extremists Share | Sara Khan: Oppose far right Islamism & defend liberal Muslims   Sara Khan: Oppose far right Islamism & defend liberal Muslims   London, UK – 14 June 2017 In the wake of the recent UK terrorist attacks, we are honoured to publish this powerful, brave essay by Muslim campaigner Sara Khan, which challenges the ...