Protest Demands an End to Romania’s Antigay Laws Twenty gay activists from OutRage! and the Lesbian Avengers were violently ejected by security staff this evening after storming the stage of the Royal Albert Hall and halting the performance of “Aida” being staged by the Romanian National Opera with sponsorship from Romania’s Ministry of Culture and … Queer demo stops Romanian National Opera at Royal Albert Hall
We wish to thank the staff and volunteers of the Pride Trust for their efforts in staging Pride ’96. Organising this event is often a thankless task, which is difficult to get right, even with the best will in the world. No one who undertakes to organise Pride could possibly produce a perfect event acceptable … Open Letter from OutRage! to the Pride Trust
To: The Secretary, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1. 9-July-1996 Dear Vanessa Cameron, We are writing to express our concern at the long history of psychiatric abuse suffered by lesbians, gays and bisexuals. For most of this century, the psychiatric profession labelled us as “mentally ill” and “pathological”. Because we were deemed … Aversion therapy – letter to the Royal College of Psychiatrists
In June OutRage! met with the Labour Shadow Home Office Minister, Doug Henderson MP. He was refreshingly honest and straightfoward, giving us a full and frank briefing on Labour’s non-commitment to homosexual human rights. Reversing previous pledges to remove homophobic discrimination, Henderson confirmed that Labour was no longer committed to any changes in the law. … Labour ditches gay rights
Response to the Home Office Consultation Paper Mr. K. Hopley, Action Against Crime Unit, Home Office, 50 Queen Anne’s Gate, London. SW1H 9AT Dear Mr. Hopley, Consultation Paper: Sentencing and Supervision of Sex Offenders In our view the Home Office is right to take action to protect children from sexual abuse. However, the new proposals … Sentencing and Supervision of Sex Offenders
In March 1995, the then Bishop of London, Dr. David Hope, called an impromptu press conference where he announced that his sexuality was a “grey area”. He claimed that he had been forced to make this announcement because he was being pressured and intimidated by Peter Tatchell of the gay rights group OutRage!, who had … The Outing of Bishop Hope
by Peter Tatchell As Hollywood is pressured to choose between AIDS research and animal rights, Peter Tatchell argues that animal experiments are scientifically flawed and unethical. AIDS awareness and animal rights are the two biggest Hollywood causes célèbres. Now stars are being told they can’t be in favour of both. AIDS activists claim there will … AIDS Research wasted on animal testing
Have you ever felt short-changed by the Gay Business Association’s endless perpetuation of the so called “Pink Pound”? It’s a seductive concept: the idea of a mass of issue-conscious, gay, lesbian and bisexual consumers, capable of (and willing to) exercise their purchasing power to the detriment of businesses that hurt queers … it’s certainly something … The Pink Pound – Gay Businesses should not exploit their Staff
by Marina Cronin OutRage’s Policy on Outing We would never out a private individual or a public figure who supports the lesbian and gay community. The only people we support outing are public figures who abuse their power and authority to condemn homosexuality and oppose gay civil rights. In other words, we target those who … Outing is a Catalyst for Social Change