Peter Tatchell
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"Peter Gary Tatchell" is an Australian-born British political campaigner best known for his work with LGBT social movements (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender).

Tatchell was selected as Labour Party (UK)/Labour Party Parliament of the United Kingdom/Parliamentary Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)/candidate for Bermondsey in 1981. He was then denounced by party leader Michael Foot for supporting extra-parliamentary action against the Margaret Thatcher/Thatcher government. Labour subsequently allowed him to stand in the Bermondsey by-election, 1983/Bermondsey by-election in February 1983. In the 1990s he campaigned for LGBT rights through the direct action group OutRage!, which he co-founded. He has worked on various campaigns, such as Stop Murder Music against music lyrics allegedly inciting violence against LGBT people and writes and broadcasts on various human rights and social justice issues. He attempted a citizen's arrest of List of Presidents of Zimbabwe/Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in 1999 and again in 2001.

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This will give hope to millions of isolated, vulnerable, lesbian and gay people especially those living in repressive and homophobic countries.

It is sad to see the leader of the Muslim community attacking the gay community.

He is deliberately avoiding public engagements in order to deny us a chance to confront him.

Whatever Robbie's intention, his legal action has created the impression he thinks it is shameful to be gay.

These attempts by the Russian state and religious leaders to suppress the right to protest are a throwback to the bad old days of czarist and communist totalitarianism. No amount of threats and intimidation by the mayor of Moscow, the Chief Mufti or the Chief Rabbi will halt the gay freedom struggle in Russia.

By legislating a two-tier system of relationships, Labor (government) has, in effect, created a form of legal apartheid based on sexual orientation.

Tolerance is a two-way street. How can the MCB expect to secure respect for Muslims when it shows such obvious disrespect to other people because of their sexual orientation?

While demanding rights for Muslims, the MCB wants to deny rights to lesbian and gay people -- both Muslim and non-Muslim. It sees no double standard or inconsistency in its selective approach to human rights.

We send our condolences to Nokia's family and friends, and extend our solidarity to the heroes and heroines of JFLAG who are campaigning for gay human rights in conditions of great danger and adversity.