Another Green World (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
There seems to be a full on hate campaign against Peter Tatchell, one of the most honorable Green Party activists I know, disagreement is one thing, a full scale assault on the truth is another. Andy Newman’s post (12.) repeats the false allegations against myself and OutRage! by a group of African LGBTI activists. Most African LGBTI activists refused to sign the letter denouncing us....
ModernityBlog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I have followed Peter Tatchell’s political career for decades, and one thing has always struck me about him, he’s a very keen activist and highly principled. I and others might occasionally disagree with the emphasis that he puts on certain issues, but Peter Tatchell is principled and that is rare in politics, where ends [...]
Green Reading - Adrian Windisch (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has claimed he is a victim of "lies and smears" after complaining about a chapter in an academic text. Tatchell was mentioned in 'Out Of Place', which contained a chapter on gender, sexuality and terrorism. He received an apology from Raw Nerve Books over passages which alleged he was racist and Islamophobic. The chapter, authored by Jin...
Stuart's Big Green Spot (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... excellent work! This is a comment from Peter on the smears: Out of Place - Smears against Peter Tatchell Peter Tatchell writes: Despite having won an apology from Raw Nerve Books over a false and libellous chapter in the book Out Of Place, the lies and smears against me are continuing and escalating. For defending myself against untrue allegations, I am now accused of “censorship.”...
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has claimed he is a victim of "lies and smears" after complaining about a chapter in an academic text.
SOCIALIST UNITY (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
When I first knew Peter in the late 1980s he used to be threatend with physical violence by fascist groups so I am particularly shocked that he has been accused of being someone who “participated with several racist and fascist groups.” Its a lie plain and simple. New censorship fabrications by supporters of Out Of Place Peter Tatchell writes: Despite having secured an apology from Raw Nerve...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Earlier today, Xeni spotted an item by gay rights activist Peter Tatchell, encouraging black people to embrace the LGBT status of some of its heroes. Tatchell's been in the news of late for another reason, too: another tussle with fellow progressive activists. The subject is Tatchell's vocal opposition to Islamic fundamentalism, assailed in "Gay Imperialism: Gender and Sexuality...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Earlier today, Xeni spotted an item by British gay rights activist Peter Tatchell, encouraging black people to embrace the LGBT status of some of its heroes. It's typical Tatchell stuff--as one commenter pointed out, he's a controversial sort. I'd already started hammering out this post yesterday, in fact, about the second reason Tatchell's been in the news of late: yet another...
Harry's Place (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is a guest post by MoreMediaNonsense There’s been an interesting discussion on Socialist Unity about (again) the Peter Tatchell row. Andy Newman of Respect published a piece agreeing in some points with the nasty (and since withdrawn) “Gay Imperialism” attack on Peter Tatchell by Jin Haritaworn, Tamsila Tauqir and Esra Erdem. Andy’s view on this is in opposition...
The Daily (Maybe) (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
It's weekending time again; Blogs; New Green blog Eco-DIY And another Pat Cleary's blog And another Greening Kirkless And yet another! Green Bill Good lefty People's Republic of Hove Posts and articles; Peter Tatchell defends himself against the smears Matt Selwood on how London gets its food . Jenny Jones argues we should give Londoners a say in policing . The New Scientist on Sea Monsters...
stroppyblog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... Struggle or Submission and talk about changes in the political scene over the past 20 years. Peter Tatchell will discuss the Single Equality Bill and the exclusion of sexual minorities from the scope of its protection. Julia Bard will talk about faith schools, the agendas being played out and the impact on religious/minority identities. Chair Clara Connolly Women Against Fundamentalism Women...
Dick Puddlecote (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Lenin’s Tomb, for example, has no problem in carrying an article under the title ‘Tatchell and pink-veiled Islamophobia’, just in case anyone was unaware that the leading green left activist is a bit of a Nancy Boy on the quiet. So, now the throwaway racism accusation is being directed at fellow lefties (and also straying into the realms of what would be described as homophobia...
Dave's Part (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
TO DESCRIBE someone as an ‘Islamophobe’ is effectively to brand them an ugly and virulent racist, which is no small accusation for one leftist to throw at another. Yet that sort of thing seems par for the course on the major British far left blogs. Lenin’s Tomb, for example, has no problem in carrying an article under the title ‘Tatchell and pink-veiled Islamophobia’,...
Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... Struggle or Submission and talk about changes in the political scene over the past 20 years. Peter Tatchell will discuss the Single Equality Bill and the exclusion of sexual minorities from the scope of its protection. Julia Bard will talk about faith schools, the agendas being played out and the impact on religious/minority identities. Chair Clara Connolly Women Against Fundamentalism Women...
Splintered Sunrise (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
In extremis, you can get single-issue NGOs broadening their remit so they almost function like small political parties, only without the obligation to seek votes, and retaining the single-issue modus operandi, which is something the single-issue campaigner brings with him into party politics. A good example of the MO is Peter Tatchell. Since recent catfights on SU demonstrate how fraught it...
