OutRage! – the UK gay rights organisation – said it would be “entirely justified” to out any unionist politician in the wake of remarks by DUP MP Iris Robinson. David Allison, a spokesperson for OutRage!, condemned the DUP for its “Bible-belt politics” when it came to gay issues. “We have always supported the protection of … Guardian: Gay men urged to out DUP members after MP’s ‘abomination’ remark
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
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
In March 1995, the then Bishop of London, Dr. David Hope, called an impromptu press conference where he announced that his sexuality was a “grey area”. He claimed that he had been forced to make this announcement because he was being pressured and intimidated by Peter Tatchell of the gay rights group OutRage!, who had … The Outing of Bishop Hope
by Marina Cronin OutRage’s Policy on Outing We would never out a private individual or a public figure who supports the lesbian and gay community. The only people we support outing are public figures who abuse their power and authority to condemn homosexuality and oppose gay civil rights. In other words, we target those who … Outing is a Catalyst for Social Change
Mr Kirker said that the bishops had become much more willing to talk to his organisation since the OutRage demonstration last November, but that lesbian and gay ordinands were still being denied jobs because of their sexuality. David Allison of OutRage said the Bishop’s decision gave “comfort to all those who want to drive homosexual … Independent: Bishop in ‘outing’ row retires to monastery