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...
Qatar officials stop LGBT activist Peter Tatchell protest
By Jasmine AnderssonBBC News
Qatari officials have stopped a protest staged by British LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell .
Mr Tatchell said he was " arrested and detained on the kerbside" in Doha on Tuesday following his one-man protest challenging the country's treatment of LGBT people ahead of The World Cup.
He Said he was later released and is now heading back to the UK.
The Qatari government said authorities asked someone to move but claims of an arrest were " completely false".
Mr Tatchell, who took similar action when the 2018 World Cup was hosted in Russia, said it was The First public LGBT rights protest to take place in a Gulf state.
Mr Tatchell was pictured standing outside the National Museum of Qatar with a placard reading: " Qatar arrests, jails & subjects LGBTs to conversion" with the hashtag " #QatarAntiGay".
Video footage shows Qatari officials then approaching Mr Tatchell.
Two uniformed officers and three plain clothes officials arrived at The Scene . They folded up his placard and took photos of Tatchell's passport and other papers, and those of A Man accompanying him.
In a statement, Mr Tatchell said he was " surrounded and interrogated" by nine officers, who asked " where I was from, who was helping me, where I was staying and when I was leaving Qatar".
He Said officials also arrested his colleague, who was filming The Event .
" I did this protest to highlight Qatar's abuse of LGBT, women's and migrant workers' rights. I was standing in solidarity with brave Qatari Human Rights defenders who cannot make their voices heard because of The Risk of arrest, jail and torture. I Am heading back to The Airport with my colleague now, " he added.
In a statement, the Qatari government said: " Rumours on Social Media that a representative from the Peter Tatchell Foundation has been arrested in Qatar are completely false and Without Merit .
" An individual standing in a traffic roundabout was cordially and professionally asked to move to the sidewalk, no arrests were made.
" We Are always open to dialogue with entities that wish to discuss important topics, but spreading false information with the deliberate intention of provoking negative responses is irresponsible and unacceptable. "
A UK government spokesperson said it had " provided consular support to two British nationals following an incident in Doha".
Human Rights in Qatar are coming into sharp focus as The World Cup builds up.
The First matches will take place in less than a month, but some fans are boycotting The Event over Qatar's poor treatment of migrant workers and the LGBT community.
Human Rights Watch on Monday said security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month. A Qatari official said in a statement that HRW's allegations " contain information that is categorically and unequivocally false" Reuters reported.
Same-sex activity is illegal in Qatar, and punishable with fines, up to seven years imprisonment, and in some cases, death. There are no legal protections for LGBT+ people in The Gulf state.
According to official figures 37 migrant workers involved in constructing World Cup venues have died, though rights groups claim the true number runs into thousands.
In response, the Emir of Qatar has condemned what he called " misinformation" and " double standards" in international criticism of his country as it prepares to host the football World Cup .
The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, said the unprecedented criticism amounted to Slander .
Source of news: bbc.com
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