5 YEARS’ JAIL FOR TEACHERS IS CONDEMNED AS “DRACONIAN” Home Office says Consensual Gay Offenders must remain on Sex Register Teachers could be jailed for up to five years for consenting relationships with pupils, under the “abuse of trust” clause in the age of consent Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill. The abuse of trust clause is … Age of Consent Bill Flawed
REPEAL BILL MUST BE AMENDED Guidelines Needed to Reassure Anxious Parents OutRage! has written to Scotland’s First Minister, Donald Dewar, urging him to include in the Bill for the repeal of Section 28 legally-binding guidelines on the teaching of sexuality issues in schools. OutRage! says the guidelines are necessary to reassure anxious parents and refute … OutRage! sends Section 28 Proposals to Scotland’s Donald Dewar
270 days after the April Bomb, and after 1000 days of inaction by New Labour, OutRage! publishes a 10-point reply sent to the Home Secretary, demanding progress. For the personal attention of: The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw, MP, Home Secretary. Copy: The Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, MP, 10, Downing Street. Copy: The Rt. Hon. Dr. … Reply to Jack Straw
Armed Forces urged to educate against prejudice and make homophobia a disciplinary offence The Government’s decision to lift the military ban on lesbians and gays is a welcome first step towards eradicating homophobia from the Armed Forces, according to OutRage!. But OutRage! warns that deeply entrenched homophobic attitudes will continue to force many gay people … Government Lifts Military Ban – Call for Action to Combat Homophobia in the Military
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624055359002″] OutRage! stages the world’s first gay rights protest of the Third Millennium CALL FOR CHURCH TO APOLOGISE FOR 2000 YEARS OF HOMOPHOBIA As the Queen arrived for the National Millennium Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral this afternoon, 2nd January, ten OutRage! protesters unfurled a huge banner with the words: “2000 Years of … Gay Millennium Protest at St. Paul’s Cathedral