New rules against press intrusion protect only royalty and the rich. We need new laws to stop media homophobia and dishonest reporting. Following the death of Princess Diana, demands for controls on the paparazzi have resulted in the Press Complaints Commission drawing up tough new rules to protect the right to privacy and stop media … Sex, Homophobia, and Media lies
Media reporting of the outing furore was a classic example of homophobia, double-standards, misrepresentation, abuse and censorship. When the Sunday Mirror last year outed Eastenders heart-throb, Michael French, there was no dispproval or rebuke from the rest of the media. Not a single newspaper denounced outing or defended French’s right to privacy. This silence contrasts … Outing – the truth behind the headlines
Nearly 300 lesbians and gay men attended a Ceremony of Remembance at the national war memorial, the Cenotaph, in London, on Sunday, 2nd. November. They were commemorating lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who died fighting Nazism and who perished in the concentration camps. The ceremony was organised by OutRage!, who declared Sunday, 2nd. November “Queer … Queer Remembrance Day