Author: Peter Tatchell
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Sexual Offences Act 1967: Reform and repression
The criminalisation of homosexuality did not end in the UK until 2013 – a full 46 years after the Sexual Offences Act 1967. So don’t be misled by the celebrations on 27 July, which will mark the fiftieth anniversary of this legislation.
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Has LGBT Pride lost its way? Mayor, Westminster & Police restrict Pride numbers
Has LGBT Pride lost its way? This is a question more and more people are asking in the run up to Saturday’s Pride London parade.
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The Nazi war on gay people – Survivors speak out
The film Paragraph 175 reveals the forgotten ‘Holocaust’.
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Russia wages legal & cultural war on LGBTIs
Although Europe has generally seen some progress in achieving LGBTQI+ rights over the last two decades, the skies have recently been darkening over certain parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where legislation has been introduced with the aim of silencing LGBTQI+ voices. The Russian Federation has been leading the way.