Author: Peter Tatchell
1970s Gay Liberation Front (GLF) challenged gender
On 13 October 1970, the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was founded in Britain. It proved to be a defining, watershed moment in UK queer history; changing forever lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) consciousness.
South Africa: How the ANC was won for LGBT rights
This essay is dedicated to the many heroic South African LGBT and anti-apartheid activists that I worked with during the period of white minority rule – heroes who helped secure the commitment of the African National Congress of South Africa to LGBT human rights, including the enactment of the world’s first constitution to protect LGBT people against discrimination.
David Furnish, there’s no equality in snobbery
“Equal honorifics for the partners of people with noble titles!” is an unlikely human rights battle cry. But David Furnish says it is discrimination to deny him a title after he married Sir Elton John because, he notes, a woman in his situation would be awarded the title of Lady.
Religion, sexuality & gender in UK black community
Higher rates of homelessness & mental ill-health among BME LGBT people.
Despite backlash, LGBTI people make global gains
The last few years have witnessed an unnerving backlash against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) people in twenty countries, including Russia, Morocco, Uganda, Brunei, Syria, Nigeria and The Gambia.
Peter Tatchell : I’ve changed my mind on the gay cake row. Here’s why
Like most gay and equality campaigners, I initially condemned the Christian-run Ashers Bakery in Belfast over its refusal to produce a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan for a gay customer, Gareth Lee.