Annotated reply from the Home Office to OutRage!’s letter to the Home Secretary, Jack Straw, following the bombing of the ‘Admiral Duncan’ pub. Home Office, Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AT. 23rd June, 1999. Thank you for your letter of 3 May following the Soho bombing. I apologise for the delay in sending this reply … Letter from Home Office on Government Action after Soho bombing
The Rt. Hon. David Blunkett, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Employment. 25th May, 1999. Dear Mr. Blunkett, Promoting Lesbian and Gay Equality of Opportunity in Schools Following the sickening London bombings in April which targeted minority groups, OutRage! has been encouraged by some of the reported pronouncements by Tony Blair and Jack Straw … Letter to David Blunkett – Call to encourage LGBT teachers to come out
The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw, MP, Home Secretary. 14th May, 1999. I am writing on behalf of the lesbian and gay human rights group OutRage! to call for a public inquiry into the police failure to warn the lesbian and gay population that Old Compton Street and other gay districts were potential bomb targets. Some … Letter to Jack Straw – Call for Public Enquiry after Soho bombing
The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw, MP, Home Secretary. 3rd May, 1999. Dear Mr. Straw, Government Action following Friday’s Soho bombing Given your hospital visits to those injured by the bomb, it is plain that your weekend, like that of so many of us, has been disrupted by the blast, (albeit not in the devasting way … Letter to Jack Straw — Call for Government Action after Soho bombing
30 other closeted mps vulnerable to tabloid exposure The outing of Agriculture Minister Nick Brown by the threat of tabloid kiss-and-tell relevations about his private life has heen condemned by OutRage!. “There is no public interest justification for Nick Brown being pressured to disclose his sexuality”, said Peter Tatchell of OutRage!. “He is not a … Outing of Nick Brown condemned
OutRage! and other queer activists besieged the House of Lords tonight (22nd July), blockading the exits and forcing peers to abandon their attempts to leave the building. There were scuffles with police as protesters jumped barricades and ran through the gates in a bid get inside the Lords and confront those who had just voted … House of Lords besieged by Gay Rights Protesters
Recording of same-sex partnerships in 1991 and 2001 Censuses Graham Jones, Director of Census Division, Office of National Statistics, Sedgenworth Road, Tichfield, Fareham. PO15 5RR Dear Mr. Jones, In the 1991 census, there were questions designed to establish the relationship between members of the household. The design of the form inadvertently allowed same-sex couples to … Same-Sex Partners in the 2001 Census
The Government has rejected proposals by OutRage! to amend the Human Rights Bill to ensure the antidiscrimination clause –Article 14– is interpreted by the courts to ban discrimination against lesbians and gays and people with HIV (and the elderly and disabled). It has also turned down OutRage!’s bid to amend the Crime and Disorder Bill … Government excludes gays from Human Rights and Crime & Disorder Bills
Home Office Minister Mike O’Brien, MP, has expressed support for the idea of a House of Commons Select Committee report on discrimination against lesbians and gay men. He said it would be a helpful way forward, setting out proposals for law reform, which the government would then consider. Mr. O’Brien made his comments during a … Home Office Support for LGBT Select Committee
Chris Mullin, MP, Chair, Home Affairs Select Committee, House of Commons, London. SW1A 0AA 2-March-1998 Dear Chris, I am writing on behalf of OutRage! to formally request the Home Affairs Select Committee to prioritise a report on legal discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. This is the fourth request we have made to the … Report on Legal Discrimination against Lesbians and Gay Men