LGBTQ+ News
Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, says “sorry” to LGBTQ+ community for his force’s past homophobic persecution
He’s the first UK police chief to apologise.
LGBTQ+ News
Call for police apology to LGBTs backed by the late Paul O’Grady
Apologise Now!, a new campaign organised by the Peter Tatchell Foundation to get British police forces to apologise for past “homophobic witch-hunts”, is being launched on Wednesday, June 7
Coventry and West Midlands
West Midlands Police silent on apology for LGBTQ+ “witch-hunts”
West Midlands Police have declined to say whether they will apologise for what human rights organisation the Peter Tatchell Foundation calls their “past witch-hunting of the LGBTQ+ community”.
LGBTQ+ News
Ugandans lead ‘kill the gays’ bill protest in London
Fifty LGBTQ+ campaigners and allies staged a noisy vigil outside the Ugandan High Commission in Trafalgar Square, London on Tuesday, April 25, chanting “Museveni! Kill the bill” and “The world is watching! Kill the bill.” They were protesting in solidarity with Ugandan LGBTs against Uganda’s Anti-Ho
LGBTQ+ News
London protest against Ugandan ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill tonight (Tuesday, April 25) at 5.30pm
Join Ugandan LGBTQ+ people and a grassroots coalition of LGBTQ+ rights, health and asylum groups for a protest against the Ugandan ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill tonight (Tuesday, April 25) from 5.30pm.
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Protest at Church of England’s General Synod calls for Anglicans to allow same-sex marriage
Supporters of same-sex marriage rallied outside the Church of England’s General Synod at Church House in London today as Synod members arrived to debate and vote on the issue.
LGBTQ+ News
Peaceful protest this Wednesday when Church of England General Synod meets to “confirm its homophobic stance against LGBTQ+ people and relationships”
Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, and Adam North, Lay Reader and Anglican LGBTQ+ campaigner, have announced a peaceful protest in London this Wednesday, February 8 at 8.30am when the Church of England General Synod meets to “confirm its homophobic stance against LGBTQ+ peopl
International News
Qatar’s secret gay conversion centres exposed
Wifaq centre is near stadium where World Cup final will be played
LGBTQ+ News
Peter Tatchell Foundation to protest against Qatar’s ‘sexism, homophobia and racism’
Angry about Qatar’s sexism, homophobia and racism? Want to stand in solidarity with Qataris who seek reform?
LGBTQ+ News
UPDATE: Peter Tatchell released after being arrested in Qatar
“There were a total of nine officers surrounding and interrogating me about where I was from, who was helping me, where I was staying and when I was leaving Qatar.”
LGBTQ+ News
Peter Tatchell arrested in Qatar 26 days before football World Cup
LGBTQ+ and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested in Qatar today outside the National Museum of Qatar in Doha while staging a one-man protest against Qatar’s criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people
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Peter Tatchell calls for West Midlands Police ‘to be banned from Birmingham Pride’
Human rights / LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called for West Midlands Police to be banned from this weekend’s Birmingham Pride – unless senior officers apologise for past persecution of LGBTQ+ people in the region.