Sexual Apartheid
The legal system subjects lesbians and gay men to separate and unequal treatment.
LGBT Index
Beyond Equality
Lesbian and gay freedom involves more than mere equal rights. Rejecting a simplistic law reform agenda, queer politics celebrates sexual difference, opposes both assimilationism and separatism, seeks social transformation, and affirms that everyone is potentially queer.
In Defence Of Outing – The Ethics Of Naming Names
“Outing” gay public figures who are homophobic and hypocritical is morally justified and necessary.
Outing Forces Church To Act
The “outing” of 10 Bishops has been more effective than years of polite lobbying, argues Peter Tatchell. It has forced the Church of England to begin a serious dialogue with the lesbian and gay community for the first time.
Queer Comrades
In 1973 in East Berlin, Peter Tatchell staged the first ever lesbian and gay rights demonstration in a communist country.
Equality is not Enough
Equal rights versus queer emancipation. Recalling the radical ideals of the Gay Liberation Front, more than mere legal equality is demanded-changing society is necessary.
Up Against The Stonewall
Stonewall’s focus on lobbying and law reform has its limitations. Direct action also has a vital role to play in the struggle for queer freedom.
Beyond Straight Sex
Society should accept sexual difference and diversity.
Queers are Doing it for Themselves
In the 25 years since the Stonewall Riots it is queer self-help, not law reform, which has improved the lives of lesbian and gay people.
Self-reliance: The X-Factor in Queer Politics
The bisexual American black nationalist leader, MALCOLM X, was a forceful advocate of self-help and community empowerment. Self-reliance is also the key to queer emancipation.