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
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
There is NO Ban on Teaching about Gay Issues Call for new legal duty on schools to educate about gay sexuality and gay safer sex, and to stamp out homophobic prejudice and bullying Gay campaigners, MPs and London mayoral candidates are being criticised by OutRage! for making the misleading claim that Section 28 “prevents teachers … Section 28 does NOT Apply to Schools
OutRage! Vow to Arrest Mugabe again if he returns to Britain OutRage! is claiming a legal and moral victory after all charges against the “Mugabe Three” –Chris Morris, Peter Tatchell and Alastair Williams– were dropped at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court, London, on Friday, 10th December. The vindicated defendants walked free from court, jubilantly displaying placards … Zimbabwe: Charges Dropped against Morris, Tatchell & Williams
The Moral Equivalent of Electing a Racist OutRage! is condemning Michael Portillo’s victory in the Kensington & Chelsea by-election as a “victory for homophobia”. “We are saddened that the voters have elected a candidate who supports discrimination against homosexuals”, said Peter Tatchell of OutRage!. “It is the moral equivalent of electing a racist.” “Portillo’s success … Portillo – A (Temporary) Victory for Homophobia
Tory candidate, grilled by Tatchell, abandons tube station canvassing An extraordinary security gaffe by Tory party officials allowed their Kensington and Chelsea by-election candidate, Michael Portillo, to be grilled this morning for more than five minutes over his opposition to gay equality by queer rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell of OutRage!. Throughout the by-election campaign, Mr. … Portillo Security lapse lets in OutRage!
HAGUE CANCELS PHOTO-CALL WITH PORTILLO TO AVOID TATCHELL Portillo scuttles out back exit of Fire Station, over rooftops and rear fire-escape Conservative Party leader William Hague cancelled a scheduled photo-call with his Kensington by-election candidate Michael Portillo this afternoon (Monday, 22nd November), after he received a frantic phone message from party minders to alert him … Portillo Flees over Rooftops to avoid Questioning
Letter headed with Zimbabwean colours OutRage! campaigner Peter Tatchell has received a death threat in response to his attempted citizen’s arrest of the Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, on charges of torture and the abuse of gay human rights. The death threat appears to originate from Zimbabweans, as it is headed with the national colours of … Zimbabwe: Tatchell Death Threat
Responding to President Mugabe’s assurance at the Commonwealth Summit that gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell would be welcome to visit Zimbabwe, Mr. Tatchell says he hopes to take up the President’s offer early next year. “I want a meeting with the President to urge an end to human rights abuses, and to support his call … Tatchell will visit Zimbabwe in response to Mugabe Invitation