Assault charges to be pressed against cathedral official Peter Tatchell has announced plans to issue a witness summons to require the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. George Carey, to testify as a defence witness. This will be the first time in modern history that an Archbishop of Canterbury has been summonsed to court. Tatchell has been … Tatchell to summons Archbishop Carey as a witness
How many protesters can fit in a pulpit? Easter Pilgrimage to Canterbury, 12-April-1998 ©1998 David Hoffman Photos . . . Email David Hoffman Photos Archbishop Carey condemned for endorsing discrimination The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. George Carey, was surrounded in his pulpit by gay rights protesters as he was delivering his Easter Sunday sermon in … Archbishop of Canterbury interrupted in Easter Sermon
Peter Tatchell documents the global threat of Islamic Fundamentalism The New Dark Ages are already with us. For hundreds of millions of people in parts of the Middle-East, Africa and South-East Asia, the ascendancy of Islamic fundamentalism has ushered in an era of religious obscurantism and intolerance. The liberal, compassionate wing of Islam –although it … New Dark Ages: The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism in Britain
Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Human Rights Over 70 organisations relaunched the ‘Campaign for Equality Standing Forum’ as the ‘EQUALITY ALLIANCE’ on Saturday 4th April at the Conway Hall, London. In an unprecedented turning point in the history of gay politics this decade, over 70 national gay rights and international human rights organisations … Equality Alliance launched
Information sought about Vatican Homophobe OutRage! needs information about Cardinal Ratzinger, head of the Vatican’s Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, (which is responsible for defining Roman Catholic doctrine and keeping Catholic clergy and theologians in line). What do you know about his sexuality? Is there someone you know who might have inside … What do YOU know about Cardinal Ratzinger’s Sexuality
A joint campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender human rights Over 40 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered organisations are now pledged to join the new Equality Standing Forum in the fight for human rights. The groups are deeply concerned that the campaign for equality is being stalled by recent set-backs in the British and … National offensive for LGBT rights gains momentum
by Peter Tatchell In November 1992, after 359 years, the Catholic Church finally admitted it was wrong to condemn Galileo as a heretic for arguing that the Earth was not the centre of the universe. How many centuries will it take before the Vatican acknowledges the equally historic wrong it has perpetrated against lesbians and … Catholic Homophobia