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Final part of Queen’s baton relay met with gay rights protest

The final leg of the Queen’s baton relay was met with a gay rights protest ahead of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham. Around 30 demonstrators gathered outside Aston Hall on Thursday, led by human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell,...

28 Jul 2022 at 16:34

PM’s LGBT adviser calls for commission to ‘detoxify’ trans debate

The Prime Minister’s LGBT adviser has said he is “dismayed” by the decision not to include transgender people in a ban on conversion therapy, while describing the cancellation of the Government’s landmark equality conference as an “act of self-harm ...

10 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Fifa gives ‘platform to hatred’ over feared sanctions on armbands

Fifa has given a “platform to hatred” after fears there would be sanctions on players wearing anti-discrimination armbands during the World Cup, LGBT groups have said. A joint statement from seven European nations who had signed up to the One Love ...

21 Nov 2022 at 20:33

Peter Tatchell recalls Paul O’Grady’s quip to police during 1987 LGBT venue raid

Paul O’Grady once made a smart quip to the police after they raided an LGBT venue where he was performing as a drag queen in the 1980s, his close friend Peter Tatchell has said. LGBT rights campaigner Tatchell recalled that in 1987 officers ...

29 Mar 2023 at 13:48

Life

What Paul O’Grady meant for LGBTQ+ representation

Drag queen, activist, TV presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67, his partner Andre Portasio has said. O’Grady, known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening, a ...

29 Mar 2023 at 11:59

Coffin arrives at funeral of Paul O’Grady as hundreds line streets

The coffin has arrived at the funeral of comedian and TV stalwart Paul O’Grady after hundreds lined the streets to see the procession. A horse-drawn carriage slowly made its way through his home village of Aldington to St Rumwold’s ...

20 Apr 2023 at 16:31

Ronnie Wood and Peter Tatchell among those arriving for Paul O’Grady’s funeral

Celebrity friends of Paul O’Grady have begun to arrive for the TV star’s funeral. Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and comedian Alan Carr were welcomed to St Rumwold’s Parish Church in the Kent village of Bonnington by sombre ...

20 Apr 2023 at 15:01

Anti-monarchists chant ‘what a waste of money’ as King opens Parliament

Anti-monarchy protesters booed the King at the state opening of Parliament on Tuesday as the event was branded “not compatible with democracy”. Loud boos rang out from dozens of members of campaign group Republic as they chanted ...

07 Nov 2023 at 14:14

Protesters call for gay marriage rights as Church of England Synod meets

Protesters have called on the Church of England to stop discriminating against gay people, calling the offer of prayers of blessing for same-sex couples “an insult” and “not sufficient”. Veteran gay rights campaigner Peter ...

08 Feb 2023 at 10:52

Peter Tatchell: Pride event has become too corporate and commercial

Activist Peter Tatchell has said the main Pride event in London has become “too corporate and commercial” and has lost the human rights dimension. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to descend on the capital on ...

01 Jul 2022 at 16:14

Met Police chief says sorry for past LGBT+ failings in ‘ground-breaking step’

The head of the UK’s largest police force has apologised for past failings towards the LGBT+ community in what a renowned gay rights campaigner has hailed as a historic first. Peter Tatchell thanked Metropolitan Police ...

07 Jun 2023 at 15:50

Music

Sir Elton John: Phillip Schofield affair furore is homophobic

Sir Elton John has said the reaction to Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger colleague is “totally homophobic”. In an interview with the Radio Times, the 76-year-old singer claimed a heterosexual relationship ...

20 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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