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Just say no to sharia law

Thanks to Adam for the link. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/nov/19/islam-religion This Saturday's London rally against sharia law and all religious tyrannies should be huge. Millions of people are suffering at the hands of clerical ...

From PETER TATCHELL - GUARDIAN.CO.UK, RichardDawkins.net,  20 Nov 2009

Just say no to sharia law | Peter Tatchell

Sadly, the turn out in Hyde Park will probably be quite small. This is odd. Most liberals and leftwingers would protest loud and strong if these persecutions were perpetrated by a western regime or by Christian fundamentalists. But they get squeamish ...

From PETER TATCHELL, Comment Is Free,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: House of Lords

Opinion: Gay rights has gone global

LONDON, U.K. — A new bill before the Ugandan parliament proposes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” and “serial offenders.” A sentence of life imprisonment will be imposed for touching a person with homosexual intent. Membership in gay ...

From PETER TATCHELL, Global Post,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Yahya Jammeh

Do the right thing

The Chartist goal of a representative parliament and majority government is still sadly unrealised Whenever Gordon Brown decides to call the general election, one thing is certain: the party elected to power, like all its predecessors since the 1950s, ...

From PETER TATCHELL, New Statesman,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  British National Party,  UK Conservative Party,  House of Commons,  George Galloway

Malcolm X was bisexual. Get over it

Few of these prominent black LGBT achievers are listed on the most comprehensive UK Black History Month website, which hosts biographies of notable black men and women. In the section on people, only Davis is mentioned and her lesbianism is not ...

From PETER TATCHELL, Comment Is Free,  20 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Malcolm X,  Bruce Perry,  Angela Davis,  Alex Haley

Don't criminalise young sex

Law professor John Spencer of Cambridge University has created a huge controversy by suggesting a reduction in the current age of consent of 16. His proposals, broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Iconoclasts programme, with my support as a co-advocate, have ...

From PETER TATCHELL, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Sep 2009
Related Topics: John Spencer (politician),  Cambridge University,  BBC

Gordon's sexual apartheid

I am not surprised that Gordon Brown has turned down an invitation to march on Saturday's Pride London gay parade. Downing Street is claiming that "security considerations" prevent the prime minister from attending. This is a poor excuse. Doesn't he ...

From PETER TATCHELL, Guardian Unlimited,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy,  Nicolas Sarkozy

Our lost gay radicalism

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York when, for the first time in history, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people fought back against ­decades of police harassment. Previously, LGBT people worldwide ...

From PETER TATCHELL, Comment Is Free,  25 Jun 2009

Half measures won't save Labour

Even as a Green candidate, I want to see Labour revive. But for that to happen, Brown must adopt bold political reform 1. Fair votes to ensure a truly representative parliament and a government with majority public support. It is time we ended the ...

From PETER TATCHELL, The Observer,  11 Jun 2009
Related Topics: David Cameron,  House of Commons

Protest against Brown – vote Green

What are Labour voters to do? Party loyalty is understandable, but the party they once supported is no more. During 12 years of Labour rule, social inequality has returned with a vengeance, with a widening gap between rich and poor, including more ...

From PETER TATCHELL, Guardian Unlimited,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Green Party,  Margaret Thatcher,  Tony Blair,  Liberal Democrats,  Alan Johnson

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