Peter Tatchell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 72 |
| Web site | www.petertatchell.net |
| Date of birth | January 25,1952 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Footscray |
| Australia | |
| Books | The battle for Bermondsey |
| AIDS: A Guide to Survival | |
| Nationality | British |
| Australian | |
| Official site | petertatchell.net |
| Education | University of North London |
| Party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Founded | OutRage! |
| Awards | Albert Medal |
| Movies/Shows | Hating Peter Tatchell |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 406658 |
Peter Tatchell Life story
Peter Gary Tatchell is a British human rights campaigner, originally from Australia, best known for his work with LGBT social movements. Tatchell was selected as the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey in 1981.
LGBT+: Metropolitan Police chief apologises to Peter Tatchell over past failings
...By Rachel RussellBBC NewsThe Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has apologised to LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell for the force s homophobic failings...
Paul O'Grady: How Lily Savage defied police who raided a pub with rubber gloves
... " This is a time when HIV was rampant, and the police had the bigoted view that if you touched a gay man, you d get HIV, " campaigner Peter Tatchell told BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday...
King gives Commonwealth speech of 'tolerance and respect'
... Outside the Westminster Abbey service, Peter Tatchell held a protest criticising the lack of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in many Commonwealth countries, while anti-monarchy campaigners also demonstrated as the Royal Family arrived...
New year: Fireworks and street parties as UK celebrates start of 2023
... The show was designed to send a message of " love and unity" as it highlighted the Lionesses history-making Euro win at Wembley, marked 50 years of London s Pride with a message from Peter Tatchell from the Gay Liberation Front, and sent a message of support to Ukraine...
Qatar officials stop LGBT activist Peter Tatchell protest
...By Jasmine AnderssonBBC NewsQatari officials have stopped a protest staged by British LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell...
Pride at 50: Rare photos of early marches
... " On the first march, Ted Brown - pictured above (left) with campaigner Peter Tatchell (right) - told BBC News, " there were men kissing men, men kissing what looked like men in drag and there were women kissing women and women kissing men in drag and vice versa...
George Montague: Tributes to 'oldest gay' campaigner after death at 98
... And human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell called him " inspirational and a " hero" he was " honoured to know"...
Queen praises Commonwealth at missed service
... Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said he would protest outside the service over what he claimed was a lack of LGBT+ rights in many Commonwealth countries...
April Ashley: Model, actress and trans trailblazer dies aged 86
Actress, model and activist April Ashley has been hailed as a " trans trailblazer" following her death at the Age Of 86.
Ashley became only The Second Briton to undergo male-to-female gender reassignment surgery, in 1960.
She was later photographed for British Vogue and appeared opposite Joan Collins in The Film Road to Hong Kong .
Ashley was made an MBE in 2012 for her campaigning work for the transgender community.
Singer Boy George tweeted: " RIP April Ashley ! A force of nature and transgender high priestess! "
LGBT campaigner Peter Tatchell called her " The Great trans trailblazer for decades" and a " hero".
Ashley was born to a working-class family in Liverpool in 1935 as one of nine children, and joined the Merchant Navy as a teenager.
After repeated suicide attempts, she was put ashore and spent Time In a psychiatric unit, before moving to London in 1955 And Then to Paris.
While In Paris , she saved money for her gender reassignment procedure while performing at the Le Carrousel nightclub, which was famous for its drag acts.
She had the operation in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1960, and later said becoming A Woman made her the happiest she had ever been.
Once back in England, she obtained a passport and Driving Licence which identified her as female.
As a model, Ashley was photographed for Vogue, while her film credits as an actress included a small role in Road to Hong Kong alongside Bob Hope , Bing Crosby and Joan Collins .
However, it was not widely known that she was transgender, and her career was Cut Short in 1961 after the Sunday People newspaper outed her.
In 1963, Ashley married aristocrat Arthur Cameron Corbett in Gibraltar.
Their divorce in 1970 became a landmark legal ruling when The Judge ruled that she remained a biological man and it was not possible to legally change sex, which therefore rendered The Marriage invalid.
Despite the humiliation, she rallied and opened a restaurant, April and Desmond's, in Knightsbridge - But eventually the attention she received from The Court case became too much and, following a Heart Attack in 1975, she retreated to Hay-on-Wye and later the US West Coast .
She returned to Britain decades later, in 2005, when she was legally recognised as female in light of the Gender Recognition Act.
In 2012, a year-long exhibition dedicated to Ashley's life
Reflecting on her life in an interview, She Said : " They were mad, wonderful times. Why Not enjoy them? That's always been my philosophy.
" I know More Than anyone how people can judge, But I also know if you are true to yourself, that's All That matters. "
She advised The Actor Eddie Redmayne , in 2015, on How To play a trans woman for his film The Danish Girl, and was thanked in The Film 's credits.
Following the news of her death, Ashley was " a pioneer, hero and icon" while ITV presenter as " one hell of a classy lady".
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Writer and presenter " I met [Ashley] just once, and honestly, it was like meeting The Queen . The poise, The Grace . An icon. "
" [Ashley's] presence, glamour and pure trailblazing gave others hope, " while as " a true hero and legend of the trans community".
Source of news: bbc.com
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