LGBTQ+ News “Jailed and tortured” Afghan LGBTs appeal for help Peter Tatchell Foundation has circulated a press release saying the Taliban have “captured, jailed and likely tortured” two Afghan LGBTs, lesbian Maryam Ravish and trans woman Maeve Pieescu. According to the human rights organisation, they were arrested on 20 March 2025, as they tried to flee the co By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell questions Stonewall’s reported partnership with Chick-fil-A, due to company’s “past financial support for anti-LGBTQ+ groups” Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Stonewall to provide urgent clarification regarding reported engagement with US restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. In a letter to Stonewall CEO Simon Blake, Tatchell expressed “deep concern” over Chick-fil-A’s documented history of funding organisation By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Qatar is anti-gay. SHAME!” Peter Tatchell Foundation stages peaceful protest against State Visit to Britain by the Emir of Qatar The Peter Tatchell Foundation staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday, December 3 against the State Visit to Britain by the Emir of Qatar, citing the Gulf nation’s appalling abuse of the human rights of women, LGBTs and migrant workers. Thirty protestors chanted “Qatar is anti-gay. SHAME!,” as King Cha By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Qatar is a homophobic, sexist dictatorship.” Peter Tatchell Foundation to lead peaceful protest against State Visit of leader of Qatar On Tuesday, December 3 from 10.30am, the Peter Tatchell Foundation will lead a peaceful protest against the State Visit of the leader of Qatar, outside Buckingham Palace as he arrives in the State Coach. Pliny Soocoormanee, Executive Officer of Peter Tatchell Foundation, said: “Qatar is a homophobic By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ military veterans affected by UK armed forces’ ‘gay ban’ to picket Ministry of Defence LGBTQ+ militant veterans, sacked during the UK armed forces’ ‘gay ban’, will picket the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London on Friday, November 8 at 10.30am. The veterans, “forgotten this Armistice Weekend”, according to Peter Tatchell Foundation, will be protesting the Government’s failure to pay a By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell Foundation’s executive officer Pliny Soocoormanee wins prestigious National Diversity Award for Positive Role Model The Peter Tatchell Foundation, the human / LGBTQ+ rights organisation, has announced that Pliny Soocoormanee, the Foundation’s Executive Officer, has been honoured with the prestigious National Diversity Award for Positive Role Model in the LGBT+ category. Originally from Mauritius and residing in t By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New portrait of human rights and LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell unveiled at National Portrait Gallery A never-before-seen, full-length portrait of human rights and LGBTQ+ campaigner, Peter Tatchell, has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) for its Collection, and is now on display as part of the gallery’s ground-floor History Makers display. Painted by the artist Sarah Jane Moon to c By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Man from Chechnya thrown in a pit for being gay A Chechen gay man, Dimitri*, contacted Peter Tatchell Foundation after being arrested by police in Chechnya, tortured by his family, thrown in a pit and fed scraps of stale bread before being forced to marry a woman to ‘make him straight’. The Peter Tatchell Foundation, along with partner organisati By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Merseyside Police chief constable, Serena Kennedy, apologises to LGBTs for “past witch-hunts” Merseyside Police’s Chief Constable, Serena Kennedy, has made a formal apology to the LGBTQ+ community, acknowledging past homophobic witch-hunts and discriminatory law enforcement. The letter from Serena Kennedy follows apologies from Chief Constables of other forces across the country, including: By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: A 63-year struggle for intersex recognition and rights “I have been erased all my life by family, teachers, doctors and co-workers” By Contributor • 10 min read
LGBTQ+ News Speak Out: protest at Russian Embassy in London against Putin’s increasing persecution of LGBTQ+ communities On Saturday 16 March, protestors attended the London Speak Out against Putin’s increasing persecution of LGBTQ+ communities and in solidarity with Russian LGBTs who are fighting back. The rally, which took place outside the Russian Embassy in London and was jointly organised by All Out and the Peter By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Global Speak Out in solidarity with Russian LGBTs, jointly organised by Peter Tatchell Foundation and All Out, to take place this weekend In the wake of Russia’s decision to label the “international public LGBTQ+ movement” as extremist, the situation for LGBTQ+ people within the country has reached a critical point. Facing increased danger, it’s become too dangerous for many to remain in Russia. On Saturday, March 16, take part in a w By Graham Robson • 2 min read
