A Commonwealth of Homophobes by Peter Tatchell

November 28, 2009 in Commonwealth, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, GWB, Homophobes, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Kamalesh Sharma, LGBT, Peter Tatchell, Queer

Photo: Across Africa, gays and lesbians are fighting prejudice and demanding equality (Reuters: Antony Njuguna) Source A Commonwealth of homophobes Despite the Commonwealth’s commitment to human rights, its member states include prominent anti-gay tyrannies By Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner The Guardian – Comment is Free – London – 26 November 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/26/commonwealth-homophobes The Commonwealth [...]

IGLHRC – Iran: Stop Executions for Sodomy Charges

November 25, 2009 in COC Netherlands, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, IGLHCR, Iran, Iran: Stop Executions for Sodomy Charges, Iranian, IRQO, IRQR, LGBT, Sharia, Sodomy

Iran: Stop Executions for Sodomy Charges Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), Iranian Queers Organization (IRQO) and COC Netherlands in calling on Iranian authorities to stop the numerous executions of minors and adults accused of sodomy. Also join us in calling on Western countries with significant diplomatic and economic ties to [...]

Kill-Gays Preacher Hosted by London Universities by Peter Tatchell

November 24, 2009 in Abu Usamah, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, GWB, Hate-Mongers, Hijab, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Islam, Islamism, Islamofascism, Julius Weinberg, Kill-Gays Preacher, LGBT, Murtaza Khan, Peter Tatchell, Queer, University College London

“Kill gays” preacher hosted by London universities Vice Chancellor urged to resign, after ignoring complaints Student’s Union backs hosting Islamist hate-mongers London – 24 November 2009 “University College London is planning to host an extremist Islamist preacher, Abu Usamah, who endorses the murder of gay people and of Muslims who give up their faith. He [...]

No Sharia Rally in London – Defend Muslims Against Fundamentalism by Peter Tatchell

November 23, 2009 in Fundamentalism, Gay Life, GWB, Islam, Islamism, Islamofascism, London, Maryam Namazie, Muslim, Muslim World, Muslims, One Law For All, Peter Tatchell, Secularism, Sharia, UK

No Sharia rally in London Oppose all religious laws & courts Call for secularism & universal human rights London – 21 November 2009 Muslims, ex-Muslims and non-Muslims joined forces in London to protest against Sharia and against all religious laws and courts. The themes of the protest were “one law for all” and “universal human [...]

Terror Campaign Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Iraqis Continues Unchecked by Iraqi Government

November 23, 2009 in Ali Hili, Baghdad, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Iraq, Iraqi, Iraqi LGBT, Islamism, LGBT, Mizher Hussien, Queer, Transgender

Terror Campaign Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Iraqis Continues Unchecked by Iraqi Government IRAQI LGBT – November 2009 – The rise of fundamentalist groups in Iraq since the 2003 U.S. led invasion has proven deadly to LGBT Iraqis, who are now being forced to either hide or face the consequences. Using the internet as [...]

Brussels Says Churches Must Lift Ban on Employing Homosexuals by Peter Tatchell

November 23, 2009 in Clero-Fascism, Cristo-Fascism, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Peter Tatchell, UK

Brussels says churches must lift ban on employing homosexuals EU decides British government was wrong to allow exemptions under equality law The government is being forced by the European commission to rip up controversial exemptions that allow church bodies to refuse to employ homosexual staff. It has emerged that the commission wrote to the government [...]

France: Imminent Deportation of Merlin (Cameroon) and Tsaï (China)

November 5, 2009 in Act Up, ARDHIS, Cameroon, China, Deportation, France, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homosexuality, Inter-LGBT, LGBT, Merlin, SOS Homophobie, Tsaï, UN

ARDHIS + INTER LGBT + ACT UP PARIS + SOS HOMOPHOBIE Communiqué de presse inter associatif Paris, le 5 novembre 2009 Deux homos menacés d’une expulsion imminente : la France doit leur assurer protection et leur permettre de faire valoir leurs droits à l’asile ou au séjour ! L’Ardhis, SOS homophobie, Act Up-Paris et l’Inter-LGBT [...]