Peter Tatchell - Revision history

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Background

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On Christianity

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Views

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Out of Place Controversy

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 ==Affiliations==
 *[[Gay Liberation Front]]
 *[[UK Aids Vigil]]

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 ==External Resources==
 *Website [http://www.petertatchell.net/ http://www.petertatchell.net]
 ==References==
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 ::Her letter of support for the breakaway anti-gay faction of the Church of England is collusion with prejudice. She has insulted lesbian and gay people and breached royal protocol by embroiling herself in an issue of religious and political controversy.<ref>[http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/9818 Campaigners criticise Queen for messages to hardline Anglican group], Ekklesia, 6 July 2009.</ref>
-In the same month, Tatchell strongly criticised Anglican Bishop [[Michael Nazir-Ali]] for called on homosexuals to 'repent':
+In the same month, Tatchell strongly criticised Anglican Bishop [[Michael Nazir-Ali]] for calling on homosexuals to 'repent':
 ::"I call on the Bishop to repent his homophobia. His prejudice goes against Christ's gospel of love and compassion.

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 In Easter 1998, Tatchell interrupted a sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr [[George Carey]] in protest at his attitude to gays and lesbians. He was later fined for "indecent behaviour in a church" under a little-used 1860 statute.<ref>Clare Garney, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/church-protest-costs-tatchell-pounds-1860-1188595.html Church protest costs Tatchell pounds 18.60], Independent, 2 December 1998.</ref>
-Tatchell attempted a citizen's arrest of Zimbabwean President [[Robert Mugabe]] in London in 1999, and in Brussels in 2001. On the latter occasion, hhe was badly beaten by Mugabe's bodyguards.<ref>Peter Tatchell, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5327393.ece I tried and failed. It's time someone else arrested Robert Mugabe], The Times, 12 December 2008.</ref>
+Tatchell attempted a citizen's arrest of Zimbabwean President [[Robert Mugabe]] in London in 1999, and in Brussels in 2001. On the latter occasion, he was badly beaten by Mugabe's bodyguards.<ref>Peter Tatchell, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5327393.ece I tried and failed. It's time someone else arrested Robert Mugabe], The Times, 12 December 2008.</ref>
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 ==Background==
-Tatchell was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1952. Inspired by gay liberation protests in New York, he came out as gay in 1969. He moved to London in 1971, after refusing to be drafted into the Autralian Army, which was then involved in the Vietnam War.<ref>[http://www.tatchellrightsfund.org/aboutpeter.htm About Peter], PETER TATCHELL HUMAN RIGHTS FUNDPETER TATCHELL HUMAN RIGHTS FUND, accessed 31 March 2010.</ref>
+Tatchell was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1952. Inspired by gay liberation protests in New York, he came out as gay in 1969. He moved to London in 1971, after refusing to be drafted into the Australian Army, which was then involved in the Vietnam War.<ref>[http://www.tatchellrightsfund.org/aboutpeter.htm About Peter], PETER TATCHELL HUMAN RIGHTS FUNDPETER TATCHELL HUMAN RIGHTS FUND, accessed 31 March 2010.</ref>
 ==Gay Liberation Front==

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	::"This is merely the latest of many homophobic outbursts by the Bishop. He is a long-time vociferous opponent of gay equality and a strident supporter of legal discrimination against homosexuals.<ref>[http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/9803 Bishop asked to repent of homophobia], Ekklesia, 5 July 2009.</ref>		::"This is merely the latest of many homophobic outbursts by the Bishop. He is a long-time vociferous opponent of gay equality and a strident supporter of legal discrimination against homosexuals.<ref>[http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/9803 Bishop asked to repent of homophobia], Ekklesia, 5 July 2009.</ref>
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		+	Tatchell has criticised the role of Christianity in the British constitution, stating:
		+	::Britain cannot claim the moral high ground: it is not a secular democracy. The Church of England is the established church, the official state religion. Some of its bishops are granted automatic places in the House of Lords, by virtue of their religious office, and they are able to speak and vote on legislation. No other faith in Britain has such privileged law-making status and power.<ref>Peter Tatchell, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/nov/19/islam-religion Just say no to sharia law], Comment Is Free, guardian.co.uk, 19 November 2009.</ref>

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 The 2005 press release defended the Iranian opposition [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]]:
 ::The NCRI has played a heroic role in resisting the clerical fascist regime in Iran and campaigning for democracy and human rights. It has been smeared as a “terrorist organization” by the US State Department. The NCRI is no more a terrorist organisation that the anti-Nazi resistance in occupied Europe during World War Two.<ref>Mitra Roshan, [http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/3381 Gays in Iran], ''ZNet'', 16 March 2006</ref>
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 ::We regret that this chapter contains serious, defamatory untruths concerning Peter Tatchell and OutRage! It casts unjustified doubt on their character, motives and integrity, and involves a fundamental misrepresentation of their campaigns.
-::We accept that the human rights work of Mr Tatchell and OutRage! is motivated by a sincere support for people struggle against tyranny and injustice, and has involved valuable assistance to many LGBT
+::We accept that the human rights work of Mr Tatchell and OutRage! is motivated by a sincere support for people struggle against tyranny and injustice, and has involved valuable assistance to many LGBT campaigners in the UK and worldwide.<ref>[http://www.rawnervebooks.co.uk/Peter_Tatchell.pdf Peter Tatchell: Apology and Correction], Raw Nerve Books, August 2009.</ref>
 The article was later reproduced by Bob Pitt of ''Islamophobia Watch'', who wrote:

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 ==Out of Place Controversy==
-Tatchell's views on Islam were strongly criticised by academics Jin Haritaworn, Tamsila Tauqir and Esra Erdem in ''Gay Imperialism:
+Tatchell's views on Islam were strongly criticised by academics Jin Haritaworn, Tamsila Tauqir and Esra Erdem in ''Gay Imperialism: Gender and Sexuality Discourse in the ‘War on Terror’'' which appeared as a chapter in the 2008 book ''Out of Place, Interrogating Silences in Queerness/Raciality.<ref>[Jin Haritaworn, with Tamsila Tauqir and Esra Erdem http://www.islamophobia-watch.com/islamophobia-watch-files-secti/Gay%20Imperialism%20Gender%20and%20Sexuality%20Discourse%20in%20the%20'War%20on%20Terror'.pdf Gay Imperialism:
 Gender and Sexuality Discourse in the ‘War on Terror’], archived at Islamophobia Watch, accessed 31 March 2010.</ref>