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 Peter Tatchell joining the Green Party in 2004
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| Born | 25 January 1952 Melbourne, Australia |
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| Nationality | British (Australian citizenship removed on naturalization as a British citizen). Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located |
| Occupation | Political campaigner |
| Home town | Bermondsey, London |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian born British human rights activist, who is perhaps best known internationally for his attempts to perform a citizen's arrest of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in 1999 and 2001, on charges of torture and other human rights abuses. A political campaigner (or political activist) is someone (generally not a Politician) involved in Political campaigning that is Lobbying Bermondsey (ˈbɜːmənzi or /ˈbɜːməndzi/ is an area in modern London on the southern bank of the river Thames, and presently part of the London Borough London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled A citizen's arrest is an Arrest made by a Person who is not a sworn law enforcement official. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
Tatchell was selected as Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey in 1981, and was denounced by party leader Michael Foot for supporting extra-parliamentary action against the Thatcher government; though the Labour Party subsequently allowed his selection, when he ran in the Bermondsey by-election in February 1983. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Michael Mackintosh Foot (born 23 July 1913 is a British politician and writer Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour
In the 1990s, he became a prominent gay equality campaigner through the direct action group OutRage!, which he co-founded. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian OutRage! is a direct action campaigning group in the United Kingdom which was formed to fight for what they saw as the rights of Lesbian, Gay and bisexual
He has tackled a wider variety of human rights issues, and become a frequent contributor on such subjects in print and through broadcast media authoring thousands of articles and six books.
In 2006, New Statesman readers[1] voted him sixth on their list of "Heroes of our time". The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. [2]
In 2006, he raised his concern for the Baloch people, who are facing military operations on their homeland Balochistan in Pakistan. The Baloch ( بلوچ; alternative transliterations Baluch Balouch Bloach Balooch Balush Balosh Baloosh Baloush) are an Iranian people inhabiting Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and [3]
In April 2007 he became the Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Oxford East. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. Prospective parliamentary candidate ( PPC) is a term used in British politics to refer to candidates selected by political parties to fight individual Oxford East is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [4][5][6][7]
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Personal life
Tatchell was born in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. His father, Gordon, was a lathe operator in an engineering factory; while his mother, Mardi, was a housewife and later worked in a biscuit factory. His parents divorced when he was four and his mother remarried soon afterwards. Her second husband, Edwin Nitscke, worked variously as a gardener, factory cleaner and taxi driver. Tatchell's mother was chronic asthmatic and the family finances were strained by medical bills. As a result he was unable to continue his formal education beyond a basic level, and in 1968, at age 16, Tatchell started work as a designer, sign-writer and window-dresser in Melbourne's principal department stores, first Waltons and then Myer. At the latter, he worked throughout the year to develop international prize-winning animated window displays for the Christmas period. Tatchell has said that he has incorporated the theatricality of these displays into his political activism. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change [8]
While in Australia he began a lifelong interest in outdoor adventurous activities such as surfing and mountain climbing, which he says helped him develop the courage to be a political risk-taker in adult life. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of He stated this while speaking on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions, in the context of insurance and legal risks preventing British teachers from being willing to take their pupils on outdoor adventures. Any Questions? is a topical Debate radio programme in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located )
Early campaigns
His political activity had begun at Mount Waverley High School in Melbourne where, in 1967, he launched campaigns in support of the indigenous Aboriginal population. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Tatchell, who was elected by fellow pupils as secretary of the Students' Representative Council and, in his final year, as School Captain, took the lead in setting up a scholarship scheme for Aboriginal pupils and led a campaign for land rights from 1968. School Captain is a Student Elected, or Appointed, to represent the School. Land rights are those Property rights that pertain to Real estate land These activities had not been popular with school authorities and led the headmaster to denounce him as having been manipulated by communists. [9] It is an issue he has returned to from 2004 in proposing the renaming of Australian capital cities with their original Aboriginal place names. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government
He also joined the Australian campaign against the death penalty. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Prompted by the impending hanging of Ronald Ryan in 1967, Tatchell went round his local area daubing slogans against the hanging, an action which was not identified as his until he revealed it in an interview nearly 30 years later. Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death Ronald Joseph Ryan ( - 3 February 1967) was the last person to be legally executed in Australia. [10]
Ryan was accused of shooting dead a prison warder during an escape from Pentridge Prison. HM Prison Pentridge was an Australian prison built in 1850 with the first prisoners arriving in 1851 and located in Coburg, Victoria. Aged 15, Tatchell worked out that trajectory of the bullet through the warder’s body made it more or less physically impossible that Ryan could have fired the fatal shot. More likely, the warder was shot accidentally by another warder on a watch-tower. Ryan was hanged anyway. Later, in subsequent re-examinations of the case, many prominent Australians came to a similar conclusion as Tatchell, that the “magic bullet” theory that sent Ryan to the gallows was almost certainly flawed.
The following year, 1968, Tatchell began campaigning against the United States's and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, which he believed was a war of aggression in support of a "brutal and corrupt dictatorship in Saigon which was notorious for the torture and execution of political opponents". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia From 1970 he was a member of the committee of the Vietnam Moratorium Campaign; he also founded the inter-denominational anti-war group Christians for Peace and was elected its secretary, aged 18. The term anti-war usually refers to the opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The Victorian state government and right-wing city council attempted to suppress the anti-Vietnam War campaign by banning street leafleting and taking police action against anti-war demonstrations. A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. Opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War is significant because domestic protest in the U Police action in Military / Security studies and International relations, is a Euphemism for a military action undertaken without a formal
Gay Liberation Front
Impending conscription led him to move to London in 1971. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He had discovered his homosexuality in 1969, and four days after arriving he spotted a sticker on a lamp-post in Oxford Street advertising a meeting of the London Gay Liberation Front (GLF). Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. Gay Liberation Front (GLF was the name of a number of Gay Liberation groups the first of which was formed in New York City in 1969 immediately after the Stonewall He quickly became a leading member of the group until it disintegrated in 1974. During his time in GLF Tatchell was prominent in organising sit-ins at pubs that refused to serve “poofs”, and protests against police harassment and the medical classification of homosexuality as an illness. A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for a Protest, often to promote political social Medical classification, or medical coding, is the process of transforming descriptions of medical diagnoses and procedures into universal medical code numbers
In 1973, under the aegis of the GLF, he attended the 10th World Youth Festival in East Berlin. The World Festival of Youth and Students is an international event organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY a left-wing youth organization jointly with East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 His interventions brought out considerable opposition to gay rights within and between different groups of national delegates, including the British Communist Party and National Union of Students, which manifested itself in Tatchell being banned from conferences, having his gay rights leaflets confiscated and burned, interrogation by the secret police, the Stasi, and him being threatened and violently attacked by fellow delegates - mostly communists. A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of Secret police (sometimes political police) are a Police agency which operates in Secrecy to maintain National security against internal Tatchell later claimed that this was the first time gay liberation politics were publicly disseminated and discussed in a communist country, although he noted that legally, in terms of decriminalisation and the age of consent, gay men had greater rights in East Germany at the time than in Britain and much of the West. Communist state is a term used by many Political scientists to describe a Form of government in which the State operates under a one-party system This article is about the Bronski Beat album For the legal concept regarding sexual activity see Age of consent. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state [11] At the GLF disruption of the "Christian fundamentalist" Festival of Light rally at Methodist Central Hall, he was part of GLF's Youth Group which staged a kiss-in in the upper balcony in response to a statement from keynote speaker, Malcolm Muggeridge, that he did not like homosexuals. Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge ( Croydon, England 24 March 1903 &ndash 14 November 1990) was a British Journalist
Graduation
After doing his A levels at evening classes at West London College, 1972-74, Tatchell continued his education at the Polytechnic of North London. The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. The University of North London was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002 On his graduation with a 2:1 B.Sc. (Hons) in Sociology, he became, and remains, the first and only member of his Tatchell family to have ever secured a degree. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" At UNL / PNL he was a member of the National Union of Students Gay Rights Campaign. On graduating he became a freelance journalist specialising in foreign stories, during which he exposed scandals including the child labour on British-owned tea farms in Malawi. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Child labor is the employment of Children at regular and sustained labour The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. [12]
Political activity
He popularised the phrase "sexual apartheid" to described the separate, different laws that long existed for gays and heterosexuals.
He has opposed the Miss World contest on the grounds that it demeans women, and sees female emancipation as one of the most important struggles for true human liberation. The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international Beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951 In January 2005 he was first included in Who's Who. Who's Who (2007 edition ISBN 978-0-7136-7527-6 is an annual British publication of biographies which vary in length (typically a single paragraph or
The appointment of Ruth Kelly as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in 2006 led to controversy, as the Department had responsibility for equalities while Kelly, a practising Roman Catholic, had not supported equal treatment of lesbians and gay men in any Parliamentary votes. Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968 is a British politician, currently Member of Parliament for the Bolton West Constituency representing The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government. Equality before the law or equality under the law or legal egalitarianism is the principle under which each individual is subject to the same laws with no individual Tatchell complained that "her appointment suggests the government does not take lesbian and gay rights seriously", adding "Tony Blair would never appoint someone to a race-equality post who had a lukewarm record of opposing racism". [13]
Timeline of political events
| Year | Political Event |
| 1970 | Founded the inter-denominational anti-war group Christians for Peace and elected secretary |
| 1978 | Became a member of the Labour Party |
| 1980 | Elected secretary of Constituency Labour Party |
| 1981 | Selected as successor to Labour MP, Bob Mellish for South Bermondsey |
| 1983 | Lost South Bermondsey by-election to Simon Hughes |
| 1989 | Started Act Up |
| 1990 | One of the founders of OutRage! |
| 1990 | Defeated by Glenda Jackson for Labour nomination for Hampstead and Highgate |
| 2000 | Leaves the Labour Party |
| 2004 | Became a member of the Green Party[14] |
| 2007 | Selected as Green Party candidate for Oxford East[15] |
Labour candidate for Bermondsey
A 1973 attempt to join the Labour Party got no response. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Constituency Labour Party (CLP is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary Constituency in England A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Robert Joseph Mellish Baron Mellish, PC ( 3 March 1913 &ndash 9 May 1998) was a British politician South Bermondsey is an area of London, England. It is home to Millwall F South Bermondsey is an area of London, England. It is home to Millwall F Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Southwark ACT UP, or the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, "is a diverse non-partisan group of individuals. OutRage! is a direct action campaigning group in the United Kingdom which was formed to fight for what they saw as the rights of Lesbian, Gay and bisexual Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a British actress and Politician, currently Labour Hampstead and Highgate redirects here For the "Ham and High" newspaper see Hampstead & Highgate Express. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. Oxford East is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. His later application to join the Labour Party was accepted in Hornsey in 1978, shortly before he moved to a hard-to-let council flat on the Rockingham Estate in Bermondsey, south-east London. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Hornsey is a district in London Borough of Haringey in north London in England The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Bermondsey (ˈbɜːmənzi or /ˈbɜːməndzi/ is an area in modern London on the southern bank of the river Thames, and presently part of the London Borough
From October 1979, Tatchell became a leading member in a group of left-wingers who began planning to depose the right-wing caucus of Southwark borough councillors who were in control of Bermondsey Constituency Labour Party. The London Borough of Southwark ( is a London borough in south east London, England. A Constituency Labour Party (CLP is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary Constituency in England Similar moves were occurring in many other Constituency Labour Parties as part of a shift to the left following the party's defeat in the 1979 general election. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 At the Annual General Meeting of the CLP in February 1980, the left group won control and Tatchell was elected as the CLP Secretary. An annual general meeting (commonly abbreviated as AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a Meeting that official bodies and associations
When the sitting Labour MP, Bob Mellish, announced his retirement, Tatchell was selected as his successor in November 1981. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Robert Joseph Mellish Baron Mellish, PC ( 3 March 1913 &ndash 9 May 1998) was a British politician The selection was something of a surprise, as Arthur Latham (defeated in 1979 at Paddington by 106 votes, and former Chairman of the Tribune Group) was expected to be selected (Tatchell defeated him by 37 to 30). Arthur Charles Latham (born 14 August 1930) is a British Labour Party politician Paddington was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Paddington district of London. Tribune is a Democratic socialist weekly currently a magazine though in the past more often a newspaper published in London. Later the Militant tendency were cited as the reason for Tatchell's selection, but as Tatchell pointed out in his book The Battle for Bermondsey, they had at that time only a handful of members in the constituency, Tatchell had never been a member and Militant did not support his selection. The Militant tendency was an entryist group within the UK Labour Party founded in 1964 The Militant group were in any case hostile to gay rights issues until the battle over Section 28 several years later. Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial amendment to the United Kingdom 's Local Government Act 1986 enacted on 24 May Tatchell ascribed his selection as Labour candidate as due to the support of the "older, 'born and bred' working class; the younger professional and intellectual members swung behind Latham". Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types [16]
Bermondsey by-election
Tatchell had written an article for the left-wing magazine London Labour Briefing in which he urged the Labour Party to support innovative direct action political campaigning to challenge the excesses of the Thatcher regime. A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour Direct action is political action which happens outside normal political channels via indirect actions such as electing representatives. [17] The article came to the attention of James Wellbeloved, a former Labour MP who had joined the Social Democratic Party. Alfred James Wellbeloved (born 29 July 1926) was a British politician This is about the UK Social Democratic Party which existed between 1981 and 1988 Wellbeloved, arguing it was anti-Parliamentary, used it at Prime Minister's Question Time in December 1981 to embarrass Labour leader Michael Foot. Prime Minister's Questions ( PMQs) (officially Questions to the Prime Minister) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, where every Michael Mackintosh Foot (born 23 July 1913 is a British politician and writer Unexpectedly, Foot denounced Tatchell, stating that he would not be endorsed as a candidate. Foot narrowly won a vote at the Labour Party National Executive Committee to refuse endorsement to Tatchell. The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party.
However, the Bermondsey Labour Party continued strongly to support him, and Tatchell worked on convincing Foot that his article was in the tradition of the Chartists and the Suffragettes, and had been misinterpreted by Labour's political opponents. Bermondsey (ˈbɜːmənzi or /ˈbɜːməndzi/ is an area in modern London on the southern bank of the river Thames, and presently part of the London Borough The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the It was eventually agreed that when the selection was rerun, Tatchell would be eligible, and he duly won. When Mellish resigned from Parliament and triggered a by-election, Tatchell was endorsed as the Labour Party candidate. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant
The divisions in the Labour Party which Tatchell's far-Left views had caused, and his homosexuality, were used against him by many opponents, in an election campaign which was widely regarded as one of the dirtiest and most violent in modern British history. Ultra-left|Radical left|Radicalism (historical|Hard left Far left and extreme left are terms used to discuss the position a group or person occupies within a Political spectrum Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group The history of the British Isles has witnessed intermittent periods of competition and cooperation between the people that occupy the various parts of Great Britain, Four far-right candidates stood against Tatchell. Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group Racist, homophobic and red-baiting anti-Tatchell graffiti was daubed throughout the constituency. Some electors who displayed "Vote Tatchell" posters had their windows smashed by neo-Nazis. Tatchell was assaulted in the street, had his flat attacked, and at one stage had a death threat and a live bullet put through his front door letterbox in the middle of the night. Although the Bermondsey seat had long been a Labour stronghold, the Liberal candidate, Simon Hughes, won the election. Bermondsey (ˈbɜːmənzi or /ˈbɜːməndzi/ is an area in modern London on the southern bank of the river Thames, and presently part of the London Borough A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Southwark During the campaign, allegations were made that some Liberal canvassers stirred up xenophobia and homophobia on the doorsteps, playing up the fact that Tatchell was a foreigner born in Australia, and making an issue of his homosexuality. Members of the Liberal Gay Action Group campaigned wearing lapel badges emblazoned with the words, "I've been kissed by Peter Tatchell" as a protest against the perception that he was attempting to hide his sexuality (see Bermondsey by-election, 1983). In Sociology and Anthropology, an action group or task group is a group of people joined temporarily to accomplish some task or take part in some organized A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour One of the Hughes' campaign leaflets has been condemned by some for claiming the election was "a straight choice" between Liberal and Labour, however this phrase is regularly used by many parties within the UK—Hughes has since apologised for what may be perceived as an inadvertent slur [18]. When Hughes revealed his own bisexuality in 2006, Tatchell said that he didn't "hold a grudge" and forgave him for benefiting from the "dirty tricks" of others, to the extent of stating that, had he a vote, he would have supported Hughes in his bid for the party leadership (now the Liberal Democrats) in 2006. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the
In the mid- and late-1980s, Tatchell worked as an author, writing books including The Battle for Bermondsey (the story of the by-election), Democratic Defence and a ground-breaking guide to surviving with HIV and AIDS, AIDS: A Guide to Survival. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome His book Europe in the Pink gave an introduction to the different laws on homosexuality through the European Union. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in In 1990 Tatchell sought (unsuccessfully) the Labour nomination for Hampstead and Highgate, being defeated by actress Glenda Jackson. Hampstead and Highgate redirects here For the "Ham and High" newspaper see Hampstead & Highgate Express. Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a British actress and Politician, currently Labour
Green issues
In February 2000 he resigned his membership of the Labour Party, citing its treatment of Ken Livingstone, and in support of Livingstone he fought unsuccessfully for a seat on the London Assembly as an Independent Green Left candidate. Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. The London Assembly is an elected body part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power with a two-thirds In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. On 7 April 2004, Tatchell announced that he had joined the Green Party but that he did not envisage standing as a candidate in any future election. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. However, in 2007, he was selected as the party's candidate for Oxford East. Oxford East is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [15]
Tatchell opposes expanding nuclear power in Britain and worldwide; instead he supports concentrated solar power. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions Solar thermal energy ( STE) is a technology for harnessing Solar energy for Thermal energy ( Heat) In his column in Tribune, he pointed out the adverse effects of climate change both at home in England and worldwide: "By 2050, if climate change proceeds unchecked, England will no longer be a green and pleasant land. Tribune is a Democratic socialist weekly currently a magazine though in the past more often a newspaper published in London. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences In between periods of prolonged scorching drought, we are likely to suffer widespread flooding. " "Unless swift remedial action is taken, climate chaos will devastate large parts of the world. The poorest countries, with the least wealth and resources to cope, will be hit the hardest. "
For many years, he supported a green-red alliance. In Politics, a red-green alliance is an alliance of "red" socialist or social democratic parties with "green" environmentalist In particular, he helped launch the Green Left grouping within the Green Party. Green Left is an anti-capitalist and eco-socialist grouping within the Green Party of England and Wales. He also urged for the formation of co-operation and links between trade unions and the Greens. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
Iraq War
Tatchell opposed the Iraq war and he has continued to oppose the current occupation. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For nearly three decades he supported the Iraqi left opposition. Left communism and the Left Opposition are distinct Left communism should not be confused with the Trotskyist tendency described below He supported helping them remove the government of Saddam Hussein by force because of the gross violations of human rights Saddam had committed against democrats, left-wingers, trade unionists, Shia Muslims and the Kurdish people, and because under Saddam's dictatorship there were no opportunities for peaceful, democratic change. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Democratic Change ( Cambio Democrático) is a Political party in Panama. He advocated military and financial aid to opponents of the Saddam government in order to assist them to overthrow it; specifically suggesting that anti-Saddam organisations be given "tanks, helicopter gun-ships, fighter planes, heavy artillery and anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles". A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine [19] He suggested that "A democratic Iraq would be a beacon for human rights throughout the Middle East; giving the Arab people their first taste of freedom in a region that is dominated by semi-feudal Islamic fundamentalist dictatorships, notorious for their brutality, nepotism and corruption. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Islamic fundamentalism Arabic: usul (from usul the "fundamentals"] is a term used to describe religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Nepotism is the showing of favoritism toward relatives and friends based upon that relationship rather than on an objective evaluation of ability Meritocracy or suitability Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain "[20] While opposing western intervention, he further advocated "regime change from within, by and for the people, in neighbouring tyrannies such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria. " Regime change " is literally the replacement of one Regime with another The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية "[20] Writing in the New Statesman, Tatchell reported that on March 12, 2003 he ambushed Tony Blair's motorcade in an anti-Iraq war protest. The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He forced the PM's limousine to stop, and then unfolded a banner which read "Arm the Kurds! Topple Saddam". Footage of his ambush was shown on ITN News the same evening. Later in his New Statesman article he wrote that in terms of the political struggle within Britain (as opposed to struggles against absolute tyrants like Hitler and Saddam where violent resistance can be the lesser of two evils): "I remain committed to the Gandhian principle of non-violence". Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Nonviolence is a philosophy and strategy for social change that rejects the use of physical Violence. [21] Since the war he has signed the 'Unite Against Terror' declaration, arguing that "the pseudo-left reveals its shameless hypocrisy and its wholesale abandonment of humanitarian values" by supporting resistance and insurgent groups in Iraq that resort to indiscriminate terrorism, killing innocent civilians. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion In 2002 he reiterated his support for Iraqis bidding to overthrow Saddam, noting that "Saddam’s repression is, if anything, getting worse. In November 2001, the death penalty was extended to include the offences of prostitution, homosexuality, incest and rape. "[20] Despite the introduction of the death penalty, many gay Iraqis say they rarely faced overt persecution during Saddam's time. This led Tatchell to write in 2006 that "Under Saddam Hussein discreet homosexuality was usually tolerated. "
In 2003 Tatchell wrote in the Guardian that he supported giving "massive material aid" to Iraqi opposition groups, including the "Shi'ite Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq" so as to bring the downfall of Saddam. The Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC ( Arabic: المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي (previously known as Supreme Council for the Islamic [22] But in 2006 Tatchell noted that SCIRI had become markedly more fundamentalist and was endorsing violent attacks an anyone who did not conform to its increasingly harsh interpretation of Islam. He claimed that the "the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), which is the leading political force in Baghdad’s ruling coalition [wants] to establish an Iranian-style religious dictatorship. . [has a] goal of clerical fascism" and has engaged in "terrorisation of gay Iraqis", as well as terrorising Sunni Muslims, left-wingers, unveiled women, and people who listen to western pop music or who wear jeans or shorts. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
Gay rights in Moscow
In May 2007, Peter Tatchell went to Moscow, Russia, to support Moscow Pride and to voice his opposition to a city-wide ban on the planned gay pride march. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Moscow Pride is an annual LGBT (lesbian gay bisexual and transgendered pride event in Moscow, Russia. LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and He went there at the invitation of Russian LGBT activists. On May 27, 2007 Tatchell and other gay rights activists were attacked by religious conservatives, neo-nazis and fascists. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Tatchell was punched in the face and nearly knocked unconscious, while other demonstrators were beaten, kicked, and assaulted. [23]. A German MP, Volker Beck, and a European Parliament deputy from Italy, Marco Capatto, were similarly subjected to punches before being arrested and questioned by police. Volker Beck (born 12 December, 1960 in Stuttgart) is a German politician specifically a Green Party representative in the Bundestag [24] Tatchell later said "I'm not deterred one iota from coming back to protest in Moscow. " [25]
Campaigns
OutRage!
- See also: OutRage!
Increasingly Tatchell took part in gay rights campaigning over issues such as Section 28. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian The countries of the world have a wide variety of laws relating to sexual relations between people of the same sex - everything from full legal recognition of Same-sex marriage LGBT history refers to the History of Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and Transgender peoples and cultures around the world dating back A list of LGBT rights activists who have worked to advance gay rights by political change legal action or publication The Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Human Rights is a document adopted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on July 29 Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same LGBT adoption refers to the Adoption of children by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgendered people LGBT rights opposition refers to various movements or attitudes which oppose the extension of certain rights to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexism is a term that applies to attitudes, Bias, and Discrimination in favor of opposite-sex sexuality and relationships Violence against LGBT people queer identifying and the same-sex attracted are actions which may occur either at the hands of OutRage! is a direct action campaigning group in the United Kingdom which was formed to fight for what they saw as the rights of Lesbian, Gay and bisexual Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial amendment to the United Kingdom 's Local Government Act 1986 enacted on 24 May Following the murder of actor Michael Boothe on 10 May 1990, Tatchell was one of thirty founding members of the radical queer rights non-violent direct action group OutRage! and has remained a leading member. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) OutRage! is a direct action campaigning group in the United Kingdom which was formed to fight for what they saw as the rights of Lesbian, Gay and bisexual The group fuses theatrical performance styles with queer political protest. Queer has traditionally meant odd or unusual but is now also used to refer to anyone who is not heteronormative. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed As the most prominent OutRage! member, Tatchell is frequently taken to be the leader of the group, but he has never claimed this title and rejects it, saying he is one among equals. Indeed, the few histories of the group published demonstrate that he is not described by himself or by other group members as the leader. [26]
In 1991, a small group of OutRage! members covertly formed a separate group to engage in a campaign of 'outing' public figures who were homophobic in public but homosexual in private. The group took the name 'FROCS' (Faggots Rooting Out Closeted Sexuality) and Tatchell agreed to act as the group's go-between with the press, forwarding their news statements to his extensive media contacts. Considerable publicity and public debate followed FROCS's threat to out 200 leading public personalities from the world of politics, religion, business and sport. With Tatchell's assistance, members of FROCS eventually called a press conference to tell the world that their campaign was a hoax intended to demonstrate the hypocrisy of those newspapers which had condemned their campaign despite having themselves outed celebrities and politicians. A news conference or press conference is a Media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and most often ask questions [27]
Some of the activities of OutRage! have been highly controversial. OutRage! is a direct action campaigning group in the United Kingdom which was formed to fight for what they saw as the rights of Lesbian, Gay and bisexual In 1994 it unveiled placards inviting ten Church of England bishops to "tell the truth" about their homosexuality; accusing them of condemning gay sexuality in public while themselves leading secret gay lives. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight It was their hypocrisy and homophobia that prompted them being targeted. Shortly afterwards the group wrote to twenty closeted homophobic UK MPs, condemning their support for anti-gay laws and threatening to out them if they did not stop attacking the gay community and voting for discriminatory legislation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Gay community or LGBT community is a term used to describe the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender subculture The MP Sir James Kilfedder, one such opponent of gay equality,[28] who had received one of the letters,[29] died two months later of a sudden heart attack on the day one of the Belfast newspapers planned to out him. Sir James Alexander Kilfedder ( 16 July 1928 &ndash 20 March 1995) was a Northern Ireland unionist politician Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. In a comment in The Independent in October 2003, Tatchell identified the OutRage! action against the bishops as his greatest mistake because he under-estimated how it would be misrepresented by the media and the church (as an invasion of privacy, rather than as an exposure of homophobic and hypocritical bishops). The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Privacy law is the area of law concerning the protection and preservation of the Privacy rights of individuals He admits it allowed an important campaign against the Anglican Church's opposition to gay human rights to be derailed by putting the focus on OutRage!'s actions.
On April 12, 1998, Tatchell led an OutRage! protest which disrupted the Easter sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, with Tatchell mounting the pulpit to denounce Carey's opposition to legal equality for lesbian and gay people. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the } George Leonard Carey Baron Carey of Clifton PC FKC (born 13 November 1935) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002 LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual The protest had a high media profile, and led to Tatchell's prosecution under the little-used Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860 (formerly part of the Brawling Act 1551) which prohibits any form of disruption or protest in a church. An ecclesiastical court (also called "Court Christian" or "Court Spiritual" is any of certain Courts having Jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or Tatchell was thwarted in his attempt to summon Carey as a witness and was convicted, but the judge fined him only the token amount of £18. 60, which most commentators assumed was a wry allusion to the year of the statute used to convict him.
Some in the LGBT press have dubbed him "Saint Peter Tatchell" following further OutRage! campaigns involving religion,[30] and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence inducted him as one of their "Saints" in the mid-1990s. LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual OutRage! is a direct action campaigning group in the United Kingdom which was formed to fight for what they saw as the rights of Lesbian, Gay and bisexual A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ( SPI) also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence ( OPI) in Australia and elsewhere are " radical OutRage! protested against the ban on same-sex marriage on the occasion of the wedding between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. OutRage! is a direct action campaigning group in the United Kingdom which was formed to fight for what they saw as the rights of Lesbian, Gay and bisexual Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same Tatchell was detained by the police under the Terrorism Act after displaying a banner reading "Charles can marry twice! Gays can't marry once. "
Sexual liberalism
In 1996 Tatchell led an OutRage! campaign to reduce the age of consent to 14 to adjust for studies which showed nearly half of all young people - gay and straight - had their first sexual experiences prior to 16 years old and to counter them from being "treated as criminals by the law". [31] The campaign positioned there should be no prosecution at all if the difference between the ages of the sexual partners was no more than three years - and providing it is backed up by earlier, more effective sex education in schools. A sexual partner is a person with whom one engages in sex acts. Sex education is a broad term used to describe Education about human sexual anatomy, Sexual reproduction, Sexual intercourse, Reproductive [31] He was quoted in the OutRage! press release as saying "Young people have a right to accept or reject sex, according to what they feel is appropriate for them". A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News [32] Leo McKinstry, in The Sun called it "a perverts' charter". The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language [33] Writing in the Irish Independent on 10 March 2008, he repeated his call for a lower age of consent to end the criminalisation of young people engaged in consenting sex and to remove the legal obstacles to upfront sex education, condom provision and safer sex advice. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In the early 1990s, Tatchell supported a relaxation in the then strict laws against pornography, arguing that porn can have some social benefits, and he has criticised the body-shame phobia against nudism, suggesting that nudity is natural and may even be healthy for society. Naturism or nudism is a cultural and Political movement advocating and defending social Nudity in private and in public. This was in keeping with explicit safer-sex materials including two books Tatchell later wrote on the subject.
Zimbabwe
Part of Tatchell's political activism and journalism in the 1970s had involved the Second Chimurenga in Rhodesia, in which he had supported the black liberation struggle, including the Zimbabwe African National Union and its military wing. The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe Liberation Struggle, was a war which lasted from July 1964 to 1979 and Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Zimbabwe African National Union was a militant organization that fought against White minority rule in Rhodesia, formed as a split from the Zimbabwe African However, Robert Mugabe's denunciation of male homosexuality in 1995 led him to help organise a protest by Gays and Lesbians outside the Zimbabwe High Commission in London. Two years later, he managed to sneak through police security disguised as a TV camerman to quiz Mugabe during the "Africa at 40" conference at Central Hall, Westminster. Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. Mugabe thanked him for his support for the liberation struggle and told him that allegations of human rights abuses were grossly exaggerated. But he became agitated when Tatchell told him that he was gay. Mugabe's minders summoned Special Branch guards who ejected Tatchell from the building. Special Branch is an investigative unit of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police services On October 26, 1997 a letter from Tatchell to The Guardian argued that the United Kingdom should suspend aid to Zimbabwe because of its persecution of homosexuals. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Violence against LGBT people queer identifying and the same-sex attracted are actions which may occur either at the hands of
At this point, Tatchell researched Mugabe's Gukurahundi attacks in Matabeleland in the 1980s when Mugabe had sent the Fifth Brigade of the Zimbabwe army against supporters of the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union. The Gukurahundi ( Shona: "the early rain which washes away the Chaff before the spring rains" refers to an armed conflict between the Zimbabwe Government Modern day Matabeleland is a region in Zimbabwe currently divided into two provinces Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South. The Fifth Brigade was an Elite unit of specially-trained Zimbabwean soldiers Zimbabwe African People's Union is a defunct militant Communist organization and political party that fought for the National liberation of Zimbabwe from He became convinced that Mugabe had broken international human rights law during the attack, which is estimated to have involved the massacre of around 20,000 civilians. Human rights law is a system of laws both domestic and international designed to promote human rights Then in 1999, two opposition journalists (Mark Chavunduka and Ray Choto) were tortured by the Zimbabwe Army. The arrest in London of Augusto Pinochet seemed to him a precedent that human rights violations could be pursued against a head of state. Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November On October 30, 1999 Tatchell and three other OutRage! activists ambushed Mugabe's car in a London street and attempted to perform a citizen's arrest. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A citizen's arrest is an Arrest made by a Person who is not a sworn law enforcement official. Tatchell opened the car door and seized Mugabe. He then called the police. Instead of Mugabe being arrested, all four OutRage! activists were arrested, on charges including criminal damage, assault and breach of the peace; these charges were dropped on the opening day of their trial. Property damage (or in the United Kingdom, criminal damage) is damage to or the destruction of public or private Property, caused either by a Breach of the peace is a legal term used in Constitutional law in English-speaking countries and in a wider public order sense in Britain Mugabe responded by describing Tatchell and his OutRage! colleagues as "gay gangsters", a slogan frequently repeated by his supporters, and claimed they had been sent by the United Kingdom government. [34]
In 2001 Tatchell received a tip-off about a visit by Mugabe to Belgium. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those He travelled to Brussels, and in the lobby of the Brussels Hilton attempted a second citizen's arrest on March 5. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a This time, Mugabe's large corps of bodyguards pushed him away roughly and were seen punching him to the floor. In the third attack on him by Mugabe's bodyguards that day, which took place on the forecourt of the Hilton hotel, Tatchell was briefly knocked unconscious and was left with permanent damage to his right eye. The protest drew world-wide headlines, as Mugabe was, by then, highly unpopular in the Western world for his government's land grab policy which involved the violent seizure of farms owned by white people and by black independent farmers (especially those who were not supporters of Mugabe's ZANU-PF party). The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings Land run (sometimes "land rush") usually refers to a historical event in which previously-restricted land of the United States was opened for Homesteading A small number of people of European ethnic origin ( Whites) first came as settlers to the African country now known as Zimbabwe during the late nineteenth century The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF is a Zimbabwean Political party that was the ruling government in Zimbabwe Although billed as a land reform programme, landless people got very little of the land. Land reforms (also Agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning is an often- controversial alteration in the societal arrangements whereby government Most of the seized farms were handed to Mugabe's party, government and military cronies. Tatchell's actions were praised by many of the newspapers that had previously denounced him, and by many black Zimbabwean democracy, trade union, student and church activists. [35]
Tatchell subsequently bought a legal case against Mugabe in Bow Street magistrates court, in which he attempted to secure an international arrest warrant against the Zimbabwean dictator on charges of torture. A legal case is a dispute between opposing parties resolved by a Court, or by some equivalent legal process An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state which authorizes the Arrest and detention of an individual The magistrate rejected the application, arguing that Mugabe had immunity from prosecution as a serving head of state.
In late 2003 Tatchell acted as a press spokesman for the launch of the Zimbabwe Freedom Movement which claimed to be a clandestine group within Zimbabwe committed to overthrowing the government of Robert Mugabe by force. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The civic action support group Sokwanele urged Tatchell to check his sources with the group, speculating that it may be an invention of supporters of the Zimbabwe government in order to justify violent action against its opponents. In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial for a particular shared usually burdensome characteristic Sokwanele is a popular protest underground movement based in Zimbabwe. [36] This speculation proved to be unfounded. The ZFM was not used as a pretext for violent suppression. Indeed, the Mugabe regime dismissed the ZFM as a "hoax. " However, two Central Intelligence Organization members were spotted and turned away from the ZFM launch, as shown in the film "Peter Tatchell: Just who does he think he is?" by Max Barber. The Central Intelligence Organisation ( CIO) is the national Intelligence agency or " Secret police " of Zimbabwe.
Music industry
- See also: Murder music
Tatchell has called for the enforcement of the laws against incitement to violence and murder, and has organised protests outside the concerts of singers whose lyrics urge the killing of queers. A long-running target of his criticism has been reggae artists whose lyrics encourage and glorify violence, including murder, of lesbians and gay men. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Tatchell's campaign began in the early 1990s when Buju Banton's song "Boom bye-bye" was released and has continued to date. Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie) is a Jamaican Dancehall, Ragga, and Reggae musician Banton's song urges listeners to shoot gay men in the head. He has picketed the MOBO Awards ceremony to protest at their inviting performers of what he terms "murder music". [37] Tatchell received death threats and was labelled a racist. A death threat is a threat, often made anonymously, against a person to kill him or her List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Tatchell defended himself by noting that the campaign was at the behest of the Jamaican gay rights group J-Flag, and the UK-based Black Gay Mens Advisory Group, with which he works closely. He also pointed to a life's work campaigning against racism and apartheid, and stated that his campaigns against "murder music" and state-sanctioned homophobic violence in Jamaica were endorsed by black Jamaican gay rights activists, and by many straight human rights activists in Jamaica (people (Homosexuality is illegal in Jamaica due to the country's highly conservative government, see LGBT rights in Jamaica). Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. LGBT (Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender rights in Jamaica are dominated by the prohibition of sexual acts between men
Tatchell has also campaigned against the homophobia and racism of Guns n Roses and Marky Mark; as well as the rapper Eminem, commenting that "it's not hard to imagine Eminem as a woman-hating, self-loathing, repressed gay man" on the basis of his appearance and "obsession" with gay sex. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Self-hatred, self-loathing, also sometimes autophobia refers to an extreme dislike of oneself or being angry at oneself Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display [38] In December 2005, UK singer Robbie Williams won £200,000 damages from The People newspaper and the magazines Star and Hot Stars after they published false claims that he was secretly homosexual. Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful The People, previously known as the Sunday People, is a British tabloid Sunday-only newspaper owned by the Trinity Mirror Group Star is a magazine specializing in celebrity gossip and scandals Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Tatchell commented publicly that "[Williams'] legal action has created the impression he thinks it is shameful to be gay". Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society [39]
Tatchell condemned what he saw as double standards regarding racist and homophobic language employed by the the BBC Radio 1 censoring of the Pogues' 1987 Christmas hit "Fairytale". The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane [40]
| “ | It is shameful that Radio 1 and other radio and TV stations are willing to play Fairytale of New York with the word faggot included, when they would never tolerate the equivalent racist epithets. [40] | ” |
| “ | The word faggot is being sung as an insult, alongside scumbag and maggot. In this abusive context it is unacceptable. It is shameful that BBC Radio 2 and other radio and TV stations are continuing to play the full version with the word faggot included. The term television channel generally refers to either a Television station or its cable / satellite counterpart (both outlined below It shows that they don't take homophobic language as seriously as racist language. [41] | ” |
Radio 1 subsequently backed down on the "Pogues row", and said they would allow the Pogues' Fairytale of New York to be played on the station uncut, after widespread criticism of the decision to censor it. [42]
Anti-imperialism
While still at school, Tatchell campaigned in favour of better treatment of, and full human rights for, the Aboriginal people of Australia. [9] He believes that Australian cities should be renamed with their original Aboriginal place names, to sever ties with the colonial era, which resulted in the decimation of the Aboriginal population. For example, he wants the Tasmanian capital Hobart to be renamed Nibberluna, arguing that this would be a fitting tribute to Australia's Aboriginal heritage which has been discarded and disrespected for too long. [43]
His anti-imperialist activism began in 1968 and involved campaigns against the war in Vietnam. Anti-imperialism, strictly speaking is a term that may be applied to or movement opposed to some form of Imperialism. He participated in the mass Vietnam Moratorium protests in his home city of Melbourne in 1970. The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. The same year he founded and was elected secretary of the inter-denominational anti-war movement, Christians for Peace. A peace movement is a Social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or Later, on moving to London in 1971, he was active in solidarity work with the freedom struggles in Mozambique, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Namibia, Eritrea, Oman, New Hebrides, Western Sahara, Palestine, East Timor and West Papua. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest Hebrides (disambiguation New Hebrides was the colonial name for an Island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. Western Sahara ( Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Sahara Occidental is a territory East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. From the early 1970s he was also involved in campaigns against the dictatorships in the Soviet Union, East Germany, Indonesia, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Philippines, Iraq, Iran, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Chile. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. He is currently active in solidarity campaigns for democracy and human rights in Darfur, Western Sahara, Palestine, Iran, Somaliland, Iraq, West Papua, Zimbabwe, Baluchistan, Pakistan, Uganda and against the persecution of Iran’s Arab minority (see The Times 10 October 2006). The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
A long-time anti-apartheid activist (from 1969), his lobbying of the ANC in 1987 contributed to it renouncing homophobia and making its first public commitment to lesbian and gay human rights. Later, in 1989 and 1990, he helped persuade the ANC to include a ban on anti-gay discrimination in the post-apartheid constitution (he assisted in drafting model clauses for the ANC). See: Sex and Politics in South Africa (Double Storey Books, Cape Town, 2005, pp 140 - 149).
In 2002, he bought an unsuccessful legal action in the British courts for the arrest of the former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, on charges of war crimes in Vietnam and Cambodia. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied
Allegations of racism
In the 1970s and 1980s Tatchell was involved in anti-fascist campaigns, first against the National Front and later, after its formation, against the British National Party. Anti-fascism is the opposition to fascist ideologies organizations governments and people He campaigned with Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League, and was involved in the anti-apartheid movement from 1969 until the end of the white minority regime in 1990; being a regular protester and speaker at the 24/7 non-stop, four-year-long picket outside South Africa House. Rock Against Racism ( RAR) was a campaign set up in the United Kingdom by Red Saunders, Roger Huddle and others in winter 1976 The Anti-Nazi League (ANL was an organisation set up in 1977 on the initiative of the Socialist Workers Party with some sponsorship (and a few small financial donations from Anti-Apartheid Movement, originally known as the Boycott Movement, was a British organization that was at the center of the international movement opposing South Africa's The High Commission of South Africa in London is located at South Africa House a building located in Trafalgar Square, London.
OutRage!'s protest against Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits, who supported the idea of eugenics to eliminate homosexuality,[44] led to accusations that Tatchell was being anti-semitic. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular Immanuel Jakobovits Baron Jakobovits, KBE ( 8 February 1921 &ndash 31 October 1999) was the Chief Rabbi of the United Eugenics is a social Philosophy which advocates the improvement of Human Hereditary traits through various forms of intervention OutRage! leaflets citing the similarity of Jakobovits ideas for the eradication of homosexuality to those of Heinrich Himmler were distributed outside the Western and Marble Arch Synagogue on the Jewish New Year in September 1993. Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945 was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS. Marble Arch is a white Carrara Marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה literally "head of the year" Biblical: ˈɾoʃ haʃːɔˈnɔh Israeli haʃaˈna Yiddish: hɑˈʃɔnə is a Jewish Rabbi Julia Neuberger, who had campaigned for gay rights, said "Drawing a comparison between Lord Jakobovits and Himmler is offensive, racist and . Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger Baroness Neuberger, DBE (born 27 February[[ 950]] as Julia Schwab) is a Rabbi, social reformer and member of the . . makes OutRage appear anti-Semitic". She stated that the action and leaflet would "alienate Jews who are sympathetic to gay rights". [45]
For nearly four decades, Tatchell has opposed Israel's occupation of Palestine. The are the territories captured by Israel from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967 consisting of the West He has campaigned in defence of Palestinian human rights and in support of the Palestinian people's right to their own independent state. A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. In May 2004, he and a dozen other OutRage! members, including gay Arabs and Muslims, joined a London demonstration organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Their placards read "Israel: stop persecuting Palestine! Palestine: stop persecuting queers!" (the latter a reference to the arrest, jailing and torture of homosexuals by the Palestinian authorities). The OutRage! presence was greeted with hostility by some other demonstrators, and Tatchell claims they accused him of being a Mossad agent sent to disrupt the march, of being a racist or a Zionist, a supporter of Ariel Sharon, or an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency or MI5. (אריאל near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all [46]
In the early 1970s, he was one of the first people to propose international boycotts and sanctions against Israel over its occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria He was a founding member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and a keynote speaker (with Ken Livingstone and Ted Knight) at the Palestinian campaign launch at the GLC headquarters, County Hall, in 1982. Ted Knight ( December 7, 1923 &ndash August 26, 1986) was an American Actor best known for playing the comedic role of A county hall or shire hall is the Headquarters of a County 's administration.
Attitude to Islam
Tatchell has a long history of campaigning against all religious fundamentalisms - Christian, Judaist, Hindu, Islamist and so on. Most of this campaigning has been directed against Anglican and Catholic fundamentalists. He has also defended liberals and progressives in all four faiths. Nevertheless, his criticism of Muslim fundamentalists has been interpreted by some on the far left as a "product of Islamophobia",[47] although Tatchell has condemned Islamophobia in his writings, saying "Any form of prejudice, hatred, discrimination or violence against muslims is wrong. Islamophobia is a Neologism that refers to Prejudice or Discrimination against Islam or Muslims The term itself dates back to the Full stop"[48], and has described the Qur'an as "rather mild in its condemnation of homosexuality"[49]. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran
Defending himself against charges of "Islamophobia" by political rivals on the far left, Tatchell also points out that much of his prison and asylum casework involves supporting Muslim prisoners and asylum seekers - heterosexual, as well as homosexual. Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient Judicial notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his In 2006, he helped stop the abuse of Muslim prisoners at Norwich jail, and he has helped secure parole for other Muslim detainees. Half his asylum cases are, he reports, male and female Muslim refugees. Two of his highest profile campaigns have involved Muslim victims of injustice - Mohamed S who was framed by men who tried to kill him and jailed for eight years, and Sid Saeed who bought a racist and homophobic harassment case against Deutsche Bank.
Tatchell has described Sharia law as "a clerical form of fascism"[50] on the grounds that it opposes democracy and human rights, especially for women and gay people. Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law. Clerical fascism is an ideological construct that combines the political and economic doctrines of Fascism with Theology or religious tradition He was the keynote speaker at a 2005 protest at the Canadian High Commission over Ontario's arbitration law, which already permitted religious arbitration in civil cases for Jews and Christians, being extended to Muslims. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Tatchell argued there should be no separate systems of arbitration for any religion. [51] In 1995 he wrote that "although not all Muslims are anti-gay, significant numbers are violently homophobic . BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps . homophobic Muslim voters may be able to influence the outcome of elections in 20 or more marginal constituencies. "[52]
Tatchell describes the umbrella group Muslim Council of Britain as "anti-gay",[53] asking how "they expect to win respect for their community, if at the same time as demanding action against Islamophobia, they themselves demand the legal enforcement of homophobia?". For the fictional company set in the Resident Evil videogame series see Umbrella Corporation. The Muslim Council of Britain ( MCB) is associated with the MCB Charitable Foundation a Voluntary association and a Registered charity (number [54] He noted that the MCB had joined forces with right-wing Christian fundamentalists to oppose every gay law reform from 1997 to 2006. Fundamentalist Christianity, also known as Christian Fundamentalism or Fundamentalist Evangelicalism, is a movement that arose mainly within British and Law reform is the process of examining existing laws and advocating and implementing changes in a legal system usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency The opposition of MCB Chairman Sir Iqbal Sacranie to homosexuality and registration of civil partnerships led Tatchell to observe "Both the Muslim and gay communities suffer prejudice and discrimination. Sir Iqbal Abdul Karim Mussain Sacranie, OBE (born Malawi, 1952) served as General Secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB until June We should stand together to fight Islamophobia and homophobia". [55] Tatchell subsequently criticised Unite Against Fascism for inviting Sacranie to share its platforms, describing him as a bigot and a "homophobic hate-mongerer. Unite Against Fascism is an anti-fascist organisation in the United Kingdom that campaigns against far Right-wing and Fascist parties and groups in Britain "[56] This was in response to Sacranie's denunciation of gay people as immoral, harmful and diseased on BBC Radio 4. When the MCB boycotted Holocaust Memorial Day, partly because it included a commemoration of the gay victims of Nazism, Tatchell wrote that "the only thing that is consistent about the MCB is its opposition to the human rights of lesbians and gay men". Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German [57]
A colleague of Tatchell's, the Islamic theologian, Dr Muhammad Yusuf (research fellow with Interfaith Alliance UK) withdrew from a planned lecture on "an Islamic reformation that reconciles Islam with democracy and human rights, including human rights for women and gay people" after he received threats from Islamist fundamentalists. Or see Mohammad Yousuf (disambiguation. Mohammed Abdullah Yussuf (born October 25, 1984) is a Mexican footballer Islamic Reformation is a broad Multidisciplinary movement to reform Islam, including Islamic society and daily living for Muslims The idea of Dr Yusuf said that "senior Islamic clerics" told him they could not guarantee his safety if he went ahead. [58] The lecture was to raise funds for the Peter Tatchell Human Rights Fund.
Tatchell chose Malcolm X as his specialised subject when appearing on Celebrity Mastermind, explaining that he considered him an inspiration and hero (his other inspirations are Mahatma Gandhi, Sylvia Pankhust and Martin Luther King). Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions intimidating setting and air of seriousness Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer However, his endorsement of Bruce Perry's biography in an article calling for black gay role models[59] has led to criticism[60] due to Perry's claim that Malcolm X had male lovers in his youth.
Following the hanging of two teenage boys, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni by Iranian authorities, Tatchell reiterated his long-standing view that the Islamic Republic of Iran is an "Islamo-fascist state". Mahmoud Asgari (16 year old ( and Ayaz Marhoni (18 year old ( were Iranian teenagers from the province of Khuzestan who were publicly Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. This article is about the term "Islamofascism" See the broader treatment of possible relations between religion and fascism in Clerical fascism and Neofascism Tatchell insists the two youths appear to have been hanged merely for being gay. He bases this opinion on information from gay activists inside Iran and from gay friends of the hanged youths who were with them at a secret gay party before they were arrested. The Iranian government and state-licensed media claim the youths were guilty of rape of a 13 year old boy at knifepoint. Tatchell observes that trumped up charges are routine in Iran. Left-wing political oppositionists are, for example, often had up on false charges such as spying, adultery, drug taking, sodomy and alcoholism. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions No claims by the Iranian government or judiciary should ever be taken at face value, he says. International human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch preferred campaigners to focus on the propriety of hanging two teenagers rather than the disputed connection to gay sex. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. [61] Faisal Alam, founder of American Gay Muslim group Al-Fatiha, argued in the magazine Queer that Iran was condemned before the facts were certain,[62] and in 2003 the United Nations Committee Against Torture noted that "from different and reliable sources that there currently is no active policy of prosecution of charges of homosexuality in Iran. Faisal Alam is a Gay Pakistani American who founded the Al-Fatiha Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing the cause of gay Lesbian The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is an international human rights instrument, under the purview of Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979 international Human rights groups have cited government persecution of LGBT rights in Iran, including public floggings and executions "[63]. This is disputed by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC is an international organisation addressing Human rights violations against Lesbians gay They confirm that the death penalty exists for homosexuality in Iran and that gay and lesbian people suffer persecution, including arrest, torture, imprisonment and execution by slow strangulation. This is corroborated by the Iranian Queer Rights Organisation (formerly the Persian Gay and Lesbian Organisation), most of whose members are based inside Iran and regularly provide reports of homophobic beatings, torture and imprisonment by state agents.
Concerning the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, Tatchell spoke at an event whose organisers termed a "Rally for free expression" defending the publication of cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and in support for free speech in general. Muslims regard as Prophets of Islam ( Arabic: نبي) those non-divine humans chosen by Allah as Prophets IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. [64] Tatchell had expected "thousands" to attend the event, which was held on March 25, 2006, but police estimated only 250 people attended. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [65]
Tatchell defended his support for the rally: "Some critics are mischievously portraying Saturday's protest as an anti-Muslim rally. I condemn unreservedly any attempt to demonise or scapegoat my Muslim brothers and sisters. The Muslim Brothers ( Arabic: الإخوان المسلمون al-ikhwān al-muslimūn, full title The Society of the Muslim Brothers, often simply الإخوان I also reject the suggestion of a clash of civilisations. The Clash of Civilizations is a Theory, proposed by Political scientist Samuel P Both fundamentalists and progressives can be found in all faiths, politics, ethnicities and cultures. No society has a monopoly of enlightenment and plurality. Muslim societies like Bangladesh have produced Enlightenment icons like the feminist writer Taslima Nasreen; while supposedly cultured nations like Britain and France have spawned the Dark Ages ignorance of the British National Party and the Front National. This article is about the phrase "Dark Age(s" as a characterization of the Early Middle Ages in Western Europe "
Tatchell's speech at the rally included the following: "As well as challenging religious-inspired tyranny, let us also say loud and clear that we defend Muslim communities against prejudice and discrimination. Let us declare that we deplore the homophobia, race hate, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism of the British National Party. Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain Social group, usually defined "
Speaking to the Guardian following the release of the Borat film in the UK, Tatchell criticised Sacha Baron Cohen for his double standards and ‘self-censorship’, saying "he regards Christians and Jews as fair game, he never gives Muslims the same doing over". The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a 2006 Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971 is a British Jewish Comedian, Writer and Golden Globe -winning Actor most noted A double standard refers to one class of entities being treated differently from another class of entities and implies an unfair or unjustified differentiation
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Ken Livingstone's invitation of Yusuf al-Qaradawi to address a conference on the wearing of the hijab led to a rift between Livingstone and Tatchell, who described Qaradawi as "rightwing, misogynist, anti-semitic and homophobic" and as someone who claimed to have liberal positions in order to deceive Western politicians. Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. Yusuf al-Qaradawi ( Arabic: يوسف القرضاوي Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwiy) (born September 9, 1926) is an Egyptian Muslim Islam and clothing Hijab or ħijāb ( ar حجاب, pronounced) is the Arabic term for "cover" (noun based on the root حجب meaning "to In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities Misogyny (mɪˈsɒdʒɪni is hatred (or contemptof women Misogyny is parallel to Misandry — the hatred of men Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps [66] Tatchell cites Qaradawi's books and online fatwas where he advocates the execution of apostates (Muslims who turn away from their faith), women who have sex outside of marriage and lesbian and gay people. He notes that Qaradawi also supports female genital mutilation and blames rape victims who dress immodestly. Female genital cutting (FGC also known as female genital mutilation (FGM female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C refers to Tatchell highlighted the fact that 2,500 Muslims intellectuals signed an open letter in 2004 which condemned Qaradawi as an apologist for terrorism and human rights abuses. An open letter is a letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience or a letter intended for an individual but that is nonetheless widely distributed intentionally Livingstone issued a dossier in defence of Qaradawi as a moderate,[67] and accused Tatchell of writing about the conference without attending it. [68] The dispute became bitter with Tatchell leading a demonstration against Qaradawi and with Livingstone claiming that Tatchell has "a long history of Islamophobia", and had "constructed a fantasy world in which the main threat we face, worse than the far right, is Islamic fundamentalist hordes. A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games . [taking] him into a de facto alliance with the American neo-cons and Israeli intelligence services who want to present themselves as defending western "civilisation" against more "backward" civilisations in the Middle East and elsewhere. Neoconservatism (or Neocon is a Right-wing political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the Social liberalism, Moral relativism The Mossad ( HaMossad leModi'in v'leTafkidim Meyuhadim) (המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים - Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. "[69][70] These are accusations that Tatchell strenuously denies, pointing out that he has never said any of the things that Livingstone accuses him of saying. Imaan, a gay Muslim organisation, initially supported the campaign against Qaradawi, signing a joint letter to the Mayor Of London with OutRage! and over a dozen other community groups, including the National Union of Students and Hindu, Sikh and Jewish organisations. The letter condemned Livingstone for hosting the Islamic cleric. But later, Imaan stated that it disagreed with Qaradawi's views on homosexuality but that it did not help when OutRage! was "continuously misrepresenting Islam". (citation needed)
Muslims and gay rights
Tatchell wrote in the Guardian that certain Muslim leaders, whom Tatchell describes as appearing "to be representative of the majority of British Muslim opinion", of having "intolerance" to gay people. Caliph Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam He said people such as Hizb ut-Tahrir were extreme fundamentalists who had an "agenda for clerical fascism,"[49] He notes that its constitution explicitly rejects democracy (non-Islamic parties would be banned) and human rights (non-Muslims would have fewer rights and freedoms). Hizb ut-Tahrir (حزب التحرير Party of Liberation is an international Pan-Islamist, Sunni, vanguard political party whose goal is to combine all Muslim Clerical fascism is an ideological construct that combines the political and economic doctrines of Fascism with Theology or religious tradition Tatchell further claims that "The suppression of critics within the Muslim community is already excessive", adding "the MCB went out its way to expose Irshad Manji as a lesbian in a seedy bid to discredit her ideas. Ummah (أمة is an Arabic word meaning Community or Nation. It is commonly used to mean either the collective nation of states, or (in the In the late twentieth century outing became a common term for taking someone "out of The closet "—that is publicising that someone is Gay. Irshad Manji (born 1968 is a Canadian Feminist, Author, journalist, activist and professor of leadership " Tatchell had himself previously outed religious figures he viewed as hypocritical and homophobic, but he felt that Manji was neither hypocritical nor homophobic, so the MCB's action in drawing attention to her sexuality was, he said, unjustified. (see above)
In February 2007 the Mayor of Moscow,Yuri Luzhkov, visited the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone for an annual meeting which also involved the Mayors of Berlin and Paris, with the mayor of Beijing present as well. This is a list of Mayors of Moscow. From 1917 to 1991 de-facto leadership of the city was in the hands of the First Secretary of the Moscow Communist Party. Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov (Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в (born September 21 1936 in Moscow, Russia, USSR) is a Russian The Mayor of London is an elected politician who along with the London Assembly of 25 members is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London (see Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. The politics of Beijing is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. PlanetOut Inc.'s Gay.com website reported "In February 2006, Grand Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin was quoted as saying about Moscow gay pride marchers, "If they come out on to the streets anyway they should be flogged. PlanetOut Inc a public media and entertainment company exclusively targeting a segment of the LGBT demographic Gaycom is an LGBT website owned by PlanetOut Inc and considered one of their digital brands The site features personal ads chat rooms and LGBT-oriented news Any normal person would do that - Muslims and Orthodox Christians alike. . . " For these reasons Outrage are co-ordinating a protest at London's City Hall this Wednesday 28 February from 11am to 1. 30pm. "[71]
The Mayor of London issued a statement saying "I have already, and continue, to condemn all these and assert the basic human and civil right of gays and lesbians to peacefully demonstrate", but added "'It is clear that there is a concerted attack on gay and lesbian rights in a series of East European countries fed by diverse currents. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. In Moscow the Russian Orthodox church, the chief rabbi and the grand Mufti all supported the ban on the Gay Pride march with the main role, due to its great weight in society, being played by the Orthodox church. See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure This page is about the title and persons carrying the title For the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (from 1921-1948 see Mohammad Amin al-Husayni The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine The attempt of Mr Tatchell to focus attention on the role of the grand Mufti in Moscow, in the face of numerous attacks on gay rights in Eastern Europe which overwhelmingly come from right wing Christian and secular currents, is a clear example of an Islamaphobic campaign. "[72] Tatchell responded saying Livingstone's remarks are "dishonest, despicable nonsense", adding "The Grand Mufti was not singled out", he further said the Mayor had brought his "office into disrepute" and "has revealed himself to be a person without principles, honesty or integrity. "[72]
Following the vote by the Knesset, the Israeli Legislature, in 2007 in favour of bills to ban lesbian and gay pride parades in Jerusalem, the Lesbian and Gay Coalition Against Racism criticised Tatchell saying "Peter Tatchell and others who have distinguished themselves by the speed of their quite proper defence of lesbian and gay rights when these have been attacked by Black, Arab, Muslim forces or regimes have still refused to condemn with equal force the official attacks on lesbian and gay rights by the highest institutions of the State of Israel. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the " Tatchell was, of course, in and out of hospital at the time, as a result of the injuries he received at the hands of far-right assailants in Moscow. On his partial recovery, he issued a strong statement condemning the Judaist fundamentalists who had promoted the pride-ban bill.
Adam Yosef
In December 2005, the Muslim journalist and Respect party activist Adam Yosef came under criticism for an article in Desi Xpress opposing registered civil partnerships and retracted it. Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. Adam Yosef (born 1981 is a British Journalist and Community Activist. Desi Xpress is a monthly entertainment pullout in The Asian Today Newspaper His next column identified Peter Tatchell, British National Party leader Nick Griffin and Omar Bakri Mohammed of Al-Muhajiroun as the top three "hate filled bigots", saying that Tatchell needed "a good slap in the face" and his "queer campaign army" should "pack their bent bags and head back to Australia". The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin (born 1959 is a British politician Omar Bakri Muhammad ( عمر بکری محمد; born Omar Bakri Fostock in 1958 in Syria) is an Islamist militant leader and activist Al-Muhajiroun ( Arabic: المهاجرون; The Emigrants) is a defunct Muslim organization whose two offshoots The Saviour Sect Tatchell denounced a "naked appeal to homophobia and xenophobia" echoing "the racist, xenophobic language of the BNP",[73] and Yosef apologised, claiming the "slap in the face" remark was a "figure of speech". Yosef denied any racism and said the Australian mention referred to "the Islamophobic riots which recently gripped Sydney" (the Cronulla riots). The Cronulla Riots of 2005 were a series of racially motivated mob confrontations which originated in and around Cronulla, a beachfront suburb of Sydney Desi Xpress staff expressed regret to Tatchell and gave him a right of reply.
2008 Olympics
In April 2008, Tatchell attempted to disrupt the procession of the Olympic torch though London. As a protest against China's human rights record he stood in front of the bus carrying the torch along Oxford Street while carrying a placard calling on Beijing to "Free Tibet, Free Hu Jia" (the name of a recently jailed human rights activist). Tatchell was taken away by police but was not charged. [74] In an interview Tatchell called on the world to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics, or to take other visible action. [74]
Bibliography
- Tatchell, Peter (1983). The Battle for Bermondsey. Heretic Books. ISBN 0-946097-10-0.
- Tatchell, Peter (1984). Democratic Defense. Millivres-Prowler Group Ltd. ISBN 094609716x.
- Tatchell, Peter (1987). AIDS: a Guide to Survival. Gay Men's Press. Gay Men's Press was a Publisher of books based in London, United Kingdom. ISBN 0-85449-067-1.
- Tatchell, Peter (1992). Europe in the Pink. Gay Men's Press. Gay Men's Press was a Publisher of books based in London, United Kingdom. ISBN 0854491589.
- Tatchell, Peter; Taylor, Robert (1994). Safer Sexy: the Guide to Gay Sex Safely. Freedom Editions. ISBN 1-86047-000-9.
- Tatchell, Peter (1995). We Don't Want to March Straight: Masculinity, Queers and the Military. Cassell. Orion Publishing Group Ltd is a UK -based Book Publisher. It is owned by Hachette Livre. ISBN 0-304-33373-5.
See also
- Bermondsey by-election, 1983
- Capital Gay
- Gay Liberation Front
- Green Party of England and Wales
- Hall-Carpenter archives
- List of LGBT rights activists
- OutRage!
References
- ^ New Statesman Library – Articles by Peter Tatchell
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- ^ "Britain's profitable brew", New Statesman, July 20, 1979, p. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 88-89
- ^ Pinknews.co.uk article
- ^ Greens launch manifesto for a gay-friendly London. Green Party (2004-04-27). A Green party' or ecologist party is a formally organized Political party based on the principles of Green politics. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Retrieved on 2008-02-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
- ^ a b Tatchell to stand for Green Party. BBC (2007-04-24). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Retrieved on 2008-02-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
- ^ Peter Tatchell, The Battle for Bermondsey (Heretic Books, 1983), p. 50
- ^ London Labour Briefing, November 1981.
- ^ British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election. Retrieved on 2006-08-22. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
- ^ Iraq: the third way - Peter Tatchell in The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. March 19, 2003
- ^ a b c ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT IGNORES SADDAM'S CRIMES - petertatchell. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. net. 30 September 2002
- ^ Diary - Peter Tatchell - New Statesman, 24 March 2003
- ^ Iraq: the third way - Peter Tatchell in The Guardian. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. March 19, 2003
- ^ cnn.com. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries
- ^ Rachel Shields. "Gay activists beaten up at Moscow demo", The Independant, 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
- ^ pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries
- ^ See, e. g. , Ian Lucas, "OutRage! - an oral history", Cassell 1998.
- ^ Ian Lucas, "OutRage! - an oral history", Cassell 1998, pp. 63-71
- ^ http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/text/sg3.txt
- ^ Lucas, Ian (1999). OutRage!: an oral history – Book Review. www. pinktriangle. org. uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy
- ^ Otton, Garry (2005-12-01). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Examining the treatment of sexuality in the Scottish media. Scottish Media Monitor. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
- ^ a b CONSENT AT 14
- ^ OutRage! press release, February 21, 1996
- ^ Leo McKinstry, "Gays Homing In on Kids", The Sun, February 24, 1996
- ^ Smith, Alex Duval (1999-11-06). Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Gays seeking sexual asylum in South Africa. The Independent reproduced by findarticles. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. com. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
- ^ Moreton, Cole (2007-08-19). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Peter Tatchall: 'There may be a case for the people of Zimbabwe to kill Robert Mugabe'. The Independant. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
- ^ 13 November 2003. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. html Who and What is the “Zimbabwe Freedom Movement”?
- ^ outrage.org.uk
- ^ PeterTatchell.net - Is Eminem Queer?
- ^ BBC News: Williams 'should donate damages' (2005-12-05)
- ^ a b Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Fairytale of hypocrites
- ^ BBC's radio 1 censoring of the Pogues (2007-12-18)
- ^ Radio 1 backdown on censorship (2007-12-18)
- ^ New Statesman article from 2004
- ^ "If we could by some form of genetic engineering eliminate these trends, we should - so long as it is done for a therapeutic purpose" - letter to the Jewish Chronicle, July 16, 1993
- ^ Jason Bennetto, "Is this comparison odious?", The Independent, October 31, 1993
- ^ Gays attacked at Palestinian Rights Protest (Peter Tatchell press release)
- ^ Acknowledged in the subheading of his article "An embrace that shames London", New Statesman, January 24, 2005: Tatchell "finds himself accused of Islamophobia. Genetic engineering, Recombinant DNA technology, genetic modification/manipulation (GM and gene splicing are terms that apply to the direct Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. . ". See also islamophobia-watch.com
- ^ "Criticising the oppressed", Weekly Worker article, issue 544, Thursday September 16, 2004
- ^ a b "Respect is a two-way street" Guardian "Comment is Free" article (as commenter)
- ^ Article
- ^ OutRage! press release
- ^ Tatchell, Peter (1995-10-01). The Weekly Worker is a weekly Newspaper published by the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Islamic Fundamentalism In Britain. www. petertatchell. net. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
- ^ Indymedia article
- ^ Weekly Worker article
- ^ BBC News online
- ^ Tatchell, Peter (2006-2-14). Battered, bruised and betrayed. www. petertatchell. net. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
- ^ Tatchell, Peter (2005-01-06). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Crucifying queers. www. petertatchell. net. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
- ^ Pink News
- ^ Peter, Tatchell (2005-05-19). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Malcolm X - gay black hero?. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
- ^ Peter Akinti, the editor of Black In Britain, described the claim of homosexuality as "shocking" and "inappropriate",Akinti, Peter (2005-05-26). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Malcolm X insulted. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
- ^ The Nation
- ^ Indymedia article
- ^ Decisions of the Committee Against Torture - Article 7. 4 May-26 May 2003
- ^ Gays in Eurabia - Muslim immigrants to Europe are threatening the rights of gays, women and free speech - April 20, 2006. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Hundreds join free speech rally - BBC News - Saturday, 25 March 2006
- ^ An embrace that shames London New Statesman - Peter Tatchell - Monday 24 January 2005
- ^ Mayor's dossier
- ^ New Statesman article
- ^ An embrace that shames London New Statesman - Peter Tatchell - Monday 24 January 2005
- ^ Tatchell’s Islamic Conspiracy Theory - What Next journal. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ken Livingstone - February 2005. Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August
- ^ London protest at anti-gay Moscow mayor - Gay.com - 26 February 2007
- ^ a b Mayor of London supports rights of gays and lesbians to peacefully demonstrate throughout Eastern Europe including Moscow - Mayor of Londons Office - February 28, 2007. Gaycom is an LGBT website owned by PlanetOut Inc and considered one of their digital brands The site features personal ads chat rooms and LGBT-oriented news Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Tatchell, Peter (2005-01-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Galloway Activist Urges: Assault Tatchell. www. petertatchell. net. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
- ^ a b Anthony, Scott (2008-04-06) "Police forced to call in reinforcements as protesters disrupt Olympic torch relay", The Guardian 92008-04-07)
Notes
- Power, Lisa (1995). No Bath But Plenty Of Bubbles: An Oral History Of The Gay Liberation Front 1970-7. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-33205-4.
- Lucas, Ian (1998). OutRage!: an oral history. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-33358-1.
- Walter, Aubrey (1980). Come together: the years of gay liberation (1970-73). Gay Liberation is the name used to describe the radical Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement of the late 1960s and early to mid 1970s Gay Men's Press. Gay Men's Press was a Publisher of books based in London, United Kingdom. ISBN 0907040047.
External links
- Peter Tatchell's official site
- Archived collection of his Talking With Tatchell online TV interviews on www. 18doughtystreet. com.
- Tatchell, Peter. Comment is free: Peter Tatchell. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
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