Gay rights campaigners breached the Prime Minister’s security net to stage a silent protest during the Memorial Service for the former editor of the Daily Mail, Sir David English, today, Thursday, 15th October, 1998. The 12 noon service was held in St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London, to pay homage to Sir David who died … Gay Protest at Sir David English’s Memorial Service
An essay by gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell of OutRage! is featured in ‘The Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Protest’, ISBN = 0-67087052-8. The new book is edited by Brian MacArthur, Associate Editor of ‘The Times’. It is described by its publisher, Penguin, as an anthology of some of the “most striking and effective” protest … Tatchell Essay in Book on 20th Century Protest
New rules against press intrusion protect only royalty and the rich. We need new laws to stop media homophobia and dishonest reporting. Following the death of Princess Diana, demands for controls on the paparazzi have resulted in the Press Complaints Commission drawing up tough new rules to protect the right to privacy and stop media … Sex, Homophobia, and Media lies
Media reporting of the outing furore was a classic example of homophobia, double-standards, misrepresentation, abuse and censorship. When the Sunday Mirror last year outed Eastenders heart-throb, Michael French, there was no dispproval or rebuke from the rest of the media. Not a single newspaper denounced outing or defended French’s right to privacy. This silence contrasts … Outing – the truth behind the headlines