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LGBTIQA+ rights activist Peter Tatchell turns down the Queen

LGBTIQA+ rights activist Peter Tatchell turns down the Queen

LGBT+ right activist Peter Tatchell has turned down an official invitation to be one of a handful of British “National Treasures” to take pride of place in the finale of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant this Sunday outside Buckingham Palace. The human rights campaigner says the Queen has snubbed the LGBT+ community for decades. “Monarchy […]

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‘Hating Peter Tatchell’ shines a light on the world’s hardest working activist

‘Hating Peter Tatchell’ shines a light on the world’s hardest working activist

The powerful documentary Hating Peter Tatchell is now available to watch on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand. Produced by Veronica Fury from WildBear Entertainment’s Brisbane office, directed by Gold Coast based Christopher Amos, and executive produced by Sir Elton John and David Furnish, Hating Peter Tatchell tells the powerful and inspiring true story of Peter Tatchell, […]

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Should gay men affected by homophobic laws get financial compensation?

Should gay men affected by homophobic laws get financial compensation?

Many governments have now made formal apologies for laws which imprisoned, fined and traumatised gay men. Do the men who were unfairly targeted by these laws have a case for compensation from the government? Veteran LGBTI rights campaigner Peter Tatchell beleives they do, and he’s joined other prominent campaigners in the United Kingdom to deliver […]

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LGBTI rights campaigner Peter Tatchell safely leaves Russia

LGBTI rights campaigner Peter Tatchell safely leaves Russia

LGBTI rights activist Peter Tatchell has successfully left Russia following his recent arrest for highlighting Russia’s anti-gay propaganda laws and unanswered questions about the purge of gay men in the Chechen region. Tatchell was briefly arrested after staging his one man protest on 14th June, he had been scheduled to appear in court on 26th […]

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Veteran gay rights activist Peter Tatchell arrested in Russia

Veteran LGBT+ and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested during a one-man protest against Russia’s mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, as the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Moscow. Tatchell was reportedly holding a banner supporting gay men who have been violently targeted in a purge in Chechnya while standing […]

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Ashers Bakery in Northern Ireland loses appeal of discrimination case

Ashers Bakery in Northern Ireland loses appeal of discrimination case

Ashers Bakery in the United Kingdom have lost their appeal in a court case that found they had discriminated against a man by refusing to make a cake that had a pro-marriage equality message. Bakery owners Daniel and Amy McArthur refused to make a cake for Gareth Lee, a member of an LGBT advocacy group […]

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