His homophobic jibes help make bigotry cool and acceptable “Eminem’s lyrics send out mixed messages, some positive but most negative. Whatever his intention, he reinforces prejudice, instead of undermining it”, says Peter Tatchell of the gay rights group, OutRage!. He was speaking in advance of the US rap star’s UK tour, which begins on 8 … Eminem’s songs promote prejudice
12 noon on Saturday, 25th November 2000 Junction of Highbury Corner and Highbury Place, London N1 Invited guests include the Culture Secretary Chris Smith MP, local MP Jeremy Corbyn, the Mayor of Islington, and veterans from the Gay Liberation Front (GLF). The solid bronze, triangular-shaped plaque commemorates the 30th anniversary of the first-ever gay rights … GLF Memorial Plaque to be Unveiled
ALL CONSENSUAL OFFENCES SHOULD BE REPEALED “The Home Office Sex Offences reform proposals do not go far enough”, according to Peter Tatchell of OutRage!. “All consenting, victimless sexual offences –homosexual and heterosexual– should be abolished, including the criminalisation of consensual adult pornography and sadomasochism. “The law on the age of consent should take into account … Home Office Sex Offences Review Inadequate
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624059210426″] Following threats by Leicester’s small but vocal branch of the National Front and other neonazis (including Clive Potter of the British National Party) of violent disruptions at Leicester’s first Pride March, Leicester City Council posted discrete warnings at the entrance to Abbey Park where the march terminated: though they did not advertise … Leicester Unity overcomes neonazis
Buju Banton heads BBC London Live Music Festival BBC Radio London Live (formerly GLR) is the main sponsor of Buju Banton’s performance at the Festival of Peace and Love in London today, Sunday, 23rd July, 2000. The festival at Three Mills Island in east London, being held to celebrate Jamaican culture and the life of … BBC Sponsor Singer who says: Kill Gays!
The latest edition of Outcast, a small but well-respected gay magazine, has had to be cancelled because the company that usually prints it say their staff have been intimidated and fear reprisal attacks if they go ahead with the printing. The February edition of Outcast contained an editorial and a half-page article detailing irregularities in … Outcast’s Printers Intimidated
The Government’s new guidelines on teaching sex education are being criticised by OutRage! as “weak and insufficiently inclusive”. The guidance to teachers is set out in an amendment to the Learning and Skills Bill. It gives prominence to teaching about “marriage and permanent relationships”. “The guidelines are not inclusive enough. They do not oblige schools … DfEE Sex Education Guidelines
Gay campaigners protesting against Section 28 interrupted a lecture by Cardinal Winning in Croydon, south London, on the evening of Tuesday, 7th March. The brief peaceful protest took place in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hall, where the Cardinal was giving the 12th annual Cobb Memorial Lecture, in honour of the First World War conscientious objector, … Gay Protest Disrupts Cardinal Winning Lecture
Keith Goddard of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) says last October’s OutRage! protest against President Mugabe has had huge positive benefits. When we first heard about OutRage!’s attempt to arrest President Mugabe of Zimbabwe during his annual shopping expedition to London late last year, none of us realised the massive impact it would have … Zimbabwe: Mugabe arrest provokes positive response
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