Lesbian and gay electors are being urged to “Queer The Vote” in the European elections, on Thursday, 10th June 1999. The call comes from OutRage!, who are urging gay people to vote against parties that support homophobic discrimination, and in favour of those that promote equality. “The parties should judged by their actions, not their … Queer the Vote for Europe – Elections on 10th June
The Rt. Hon. David Blunkett, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Employment. 25th May, 1999. Dear Mr. Blunkett, Promoting Lesbian and Gay Equality of Opportunity in Schools Following the sickening London bombings in April which targeted minority groups, OutRage! has been encouraged by some of the reported pronouncements by Tony Blair and Jack Straw … Letter to David Blunkett – Call to encourage LGBT teachers to come out
BBC urged to scrap BNP broadcast , 21-May-1999 ©1999 John Hunt/OutRage! London OutRage! activists joined protests on Friday, 21st May against the BBC over its decision to give air-time to the neonazi British National Party. Just hours before the BNP’s European election manifesto was due to be transmitted on Friday, 21st May 1999, OutRage! picketed … BBC urged to scrap BNP broadcast
The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw, MP, Home Secretary. 14th May, 1999. I am writing on behalf of the lesbian and gay human rights group OutRage! to call for a public inquiry into the police failure to warn the lesbian and gay population that Old Compton Street and other gay districts were potential bomb targets. Some … Letter to Jack Straw – Call for Public Enquiry after Soho bombing
PETER TATCHELL of OutRage! says the police failure to warn the lesbian and gay public about the bomb threat was “complacent and irresponsible”. While the police deserve mostly praise for their liaison with the lesbian and gay community since the Soho bombing, their failure to forewarn the homosexual public that gay venues could be attacked … Police Failed to Warn Gay Public: OutRage! call for a Public Enquiry
Despite driving rain earlier in the afternoon, 1000 people of all races and sexualities thronged Old Compton Street at 6:30 on Friday, 7th May, for the Vigil commemorating the victims of the bomb one week earlier, and the victims of the two previous bombings in Brixton and Brick Lane. As well as an act of … April Bombings: Vigil of Remembrance
The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw, MP, Home Secretary. 3rd May, 1999. Dear Mr. Straw, Government Action following Friday’s Soho bombing Given your hospital visits to those injured by the bomb, it is plain that your weekend, like that of so many of us, has been disrupted by the blast, (albeit not in the devasting way … Letter to Jack Straw — Call for Government Action after Soho bombing
OutRage! is calling on the Home Secretary, Jack Straw, to respond to the Soho bombing by bringing in new laws to crack down on homophobic hate crimes. “We want the Crime & Disorder Act 1998 amended to impose tougher sentences for violence against lesbians and gay men. Such legislation would be a permanent, positive memorial … Call for Tough New Laws against Antigay Hate Crimes
Vigils and protest marches after Soho Bomb, May-July 1999
At least five people remain critically ill after a nail bomb exploded in a central London pub, killing two and injuring more than 70. Surgeons were operating on a further four people early on Saturday morning and several more are still said to be seriously ill. Forensic scientists and anti-terrorist squad officers spent the night … Update: Soho Bomb