“Portillo screws queer soldiers” banner in Parliament Square Image Copyright: Steve Mayes, 1996 OutRage! plans protest at Kensington & Chelsea Candidate Selection Meeting OutRage! has accused the former Conservative MP and ex-Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, of “hypocrisy and homophobia”. The gay rights group was responding to Mr. Portillo’s self-outing in an interview in “The Times” … Portillo accused of hypocrisy and homophobia
London Mardi Gras has agreed that a newly-created forum of community groups will have exclusive decision-making powers concerning future Pride marches/parades, and that it will advise London Mardi Gras on policies regarding the post-march/parade Festival in the park and the Pride Arts Festival. London Mardi Gras has also agreed to fund the community-run march/parade. Endorsing … London Mardi Gras agrees OutRage! Proposals for Community Control of the March/Parade
What rôle did the British military authorities play in the escape from justice after WWII of Nazi war criminal Dr. Carl Peter Værnet, perpetrator of gruesome experiments on gay prisoners in the Buchenwald and Neuengamme concentration camps? John Harding HB (A) MOD Historical Records Branch MINISTRY OF DEFENCE London SW1 19 August 1999 Dear John … Dr. Værnet – British Military Collusion?
Recent correspondence between the Danish authorities (Department of Justice and National Archives) and OutRage! on tracing the Nazi war criminal Dr. Carl Peter Vaernet. Letter from the Danish Ministry of Justice, 6-July-1999 MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Civil and Police Department Police Division DK 1216 KØBENHAVN K., DENMARK OutRage! 6 JULI 1999 Our ref. 1999-945-1188 By letter … Dr. Værnet – Danish Correspondence
Top U.S. toy maker, the IIlinois-based ERTL company, is dropping British right-wing commentator Christopher Monckton, following revelations by OutRage! that he has advocated that everyone with HIV should be quarantined “compulsorily, immediately and permanently” (American Spectator, January 1987). Monckton is the designer of ERTL’s new puzzle game, Eternity, which is expected to net the company … U.S. Toy Giant ERTL Rethinks Links with Monckton
FOR DISCUSSION WITHIN THE L/G/B/T COMMUNITY Presented to Pride (London) Committee and London Mardi Gras on 30 July 1999, and circulated to lesbian and gay community organisations and individuals for consultation and discussion. MAIN PROPOSALS – A SUMMARY reverse the march route to hold a post-march festival in Hyde Park on Saturday, and switch the … The Future of Pride / Mardi Gras – OutRage!’s Proposals
Top toy manufacturer, Ertl, is being condemned by the gay rights group OutRage! over its link up with British right-wing guru, Christopher Monckton, designer of its latest puzzle game, Eternity. The new game, which could net the company over £10 million in world-wide sales, is being launched shortly in the US. Monckton has urged that … Top Toy Maker ERTL Threatened by Boycott
Following receipt of lacklustre replies from the Home Office and the Department of Education to letters sent in the wake of the Soho bombing, OutRage! has written to the Prime Minister, inviting him to effect coordination and instill a sense of urgency by assigning responsibility to a competent, dynamic and committed individual, who is empowered … OutRage! invites Blair to “kick ass”
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157623927881509″] MARTIN ROGER CORBETT Queer Activist and Saint 27-November-1944 – 11-July-1996 Martin Corbett, who died three years ago of AIDS aged 51, was one of the great unsung heroes of the struggle for gay liberation. Although rarely taking the limelight himself, his legendary behind-the-scenes organisational skills played a crucial role in every gay … In Memoriam: Martin Corbett
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624052166726″] Pride & Prejudice: lesbian and gay London Friday, 2nd July – Sunday, 22nd August “The legalisation of homosexuality in 1967 has enabled lesbians and gays to become an increasingly visible part of London’s life. ‘Pride & Prejudice: lesbian and gay London’ is an exhibition exploring the contribution they have made to London’s … Exhibition at the Museum of London