Peter Tatchell
@PeterTatchell
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Campaigning for democracy, human rights, LGBTI+ liberation, social & global justice since 1967. Views are my own & may not reflect those of the PTF
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Joined April 2009
I’ve reluctantly verified our account. I hate supporting illiberal figures like Elon Musk, but the X algorithm seems to work against human rights organisations & activists. Our engagement has dropped significantly & we can’t let our voice be silenced. #HumanRights
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The forgotten radicalism of Sir Richard Acland & the left-wing Common Wealth party during WW2 It stood for common ownership of land & industry, worker's democracy & devolution of power It won sensational by-elections but was overtaken by Labour in 1945 https://t.co/6XtI9ZLSWy
morningstaronline.co.uk
DURING World War II there was an electoral truce between the main British parties. When a by-election arose, only the party already holding the seat would put up a candidate. The others would stand...
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We join the organisation, We join the @article19org in urging Kazakhstan to withdraw its dangerous bill targeting so-called “LGBT propaganda”🌈 The vague, overbroad restrictions would impose sweeping censorship & blatantly violate Kazakhstan’s human rights obligations
article19.org
The amendments institutionalize discrimination, fuel social stigma, and increase the risks of violence and exclusion faced by LGBT people in Kazakhstan.
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Trump ally, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is receiving gender-affirming care He 's taking the same drugs that trans men use He's doing this to boost his masculinity & his male gender identity Kennedy once likened gender-affirming care to ‘mutilation’. Hypocrite? https://t.co/9rXnidYxbG
thepinknews.com
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-trans US health secretary, is currently undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
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Jaw-dropping new documentary exposes life insurance industry that profited from AIDS deaths Insurance companies were betting on death: how likely would the person be to die soon & how much could they make from each death Capitalist vultures! https://t.co/7E74XwiJWk
thepinknews.com
In Cashing Out, filmmaker Matt Nadel lifts the lid on the moral ambiguity of the industry that made money from people dying from AIDS.
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Gay Kenyan boyband star refused to be defeated Willis Chimano was outed in a media frenzy 2018 & his career was under threat But he bounced back, emerging as role model for LGBT+ people & becoming Kenya’s most famous openly gay singer. BRAVO! LISTEN >
bbc.co.uk
When singer Willis Chimano was outed, the exposure threatened to derail his entire life
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Six lies transphobes tell about puberty blockers – debunked They've been safely used to treat early onset puberty among non-trans kids for 35 years No reason why they cannot be used by trans kids too. They improve the lives of trans young people https://t.co/UTcEZ3b5c6
thepinknews.com
Ahead of the NHS PATHWAYs puberty blockers trial, PinkNews debunks six lies commonly told about puberty blockers.
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From backing military coups to covert ops, the CIA’s footprint is all over Latin America Trump’s strikes without evidence on Venezuelan boats are just the latest chapter The long tradition of US interference continues It is naked superpower aggression https://t.co/qEE2NgBEZj
aljazeera.com
The recent strikes on boats in the Caribbean are an extension of a long US tradition of interference in the region.
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Malawi: Government Confirms It Won’t Decriminalise Homosexuality Malawi punishes gay sex with 14 years jail, under a law imposed by Britain in the 19th century The anti-gay law legitimises fear, discrimination, stigma & marginalisation https://t.co/snVOYb8LMP
mambaonline.com
Malawi’s government rejects claims it plans to decriminalise homosexuality, amid global pressure to reform the country's anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed a trans woman rabbi to his transition team Abby Stein is a member of Jewish Voice for Peace/Gaza She's a rabbi at Brooklyn’s progressive Kolot Chayein synagogue & backed the Jews for Zohran campaign https://t.co/iqm8ngU8Af
thepinknews.com
NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed a Jewish trans woman, Abby Stein, to his transition team and transphobes are, predictably, enraged.
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Labour is right to reinstate inflation-linked Local Government Pension Scheme axed by Tories Local councillors serve their communities. On top of day job, they work av 22 hours pw for av allowance of £7,000 pa They give up free time & family life & deserve a decent pension
‘It is quite right he gets the appropriate pension.’ Commentator Peter Tatchell defends Sadiq Khan for reportedly being in line to receive a ‘gold-plated’ pension.
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.@ZackPolanski exposes Labour & Reform - again! Common sense & compassion It's why people who want a fair, kind & green society are flocking to @TheGreenParty JOIN them!
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"To have a Labour home secretary basically handing this country on a plate to Nigel Farage... is pretty vile." Green Party leader Zack Polanski tells @EvanHD that the sharp drop in UK net migration figures is 'pretty worrying', and that immigration is a 'pro-humanity' issue.
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#Malaysia: Police detain 200+ men in raid on #ChowKit gay sauna in #KualaLumpur SHAME! Homosexuality is illegal & punished by up to 20 years jail, fines & caning - under law originally impose by the British colonial regime in 19th century https://t.co/Ir5PxuPpuQ
malaymail.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Seventeen civil servants were among 208 people arrested by police last night in a raid on a health club believed to have been used for unnatural sexual...
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Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN Allegations of dog attacks, sexual violence, severe beatings, electrocution, waterboarding & use of prolonged stress positions SHAME! Israel will go down in history as a torture regime https://t.co/jU9sDLuJKm
theguardian.com
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
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Simon Nkoli — African LGBT+ pioneer Gay anti-apartheid activist in S Africa in 1980s. Framed by apartheid regime. Stood trial for treason. Spent 4 years in jail before acquitted I was honoured to know Simon & organised the global campaign for his freedom https://t.co/RVqFvmjLiG
mambaonline.com
Simon Nkoli is often mentioned as a pioneer in the fight for queer rights in South Africa. So who was he, and what is he most remembered for?
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Ukraine now faces a double assault: Putin’s troops on the ground & Trump's “peace plan” that threatens Ukraine's sovereignty Ukraine must win. A Russian victory would result in a puppet regime, dictatorship, suppression of LGBT+ and other human rights https://t.co/zaHEsjKuMe
aljazeera.com
Zelenskyy described the simultaneous military and diplomatic pressure as 'one of the hardest moments in our history'.
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Our charity is helping ‘Omar’ who was jailed, tortured & raped by the Taliban in Afghanistan DONATE so we can help more LGBTs like him https://t.co/rCyL2Mlv3W Omar is gay, atheist & belongs to the persecuted Hazara minority He was in danger. We helped him find safety
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🌈 Win a copy of The Queer Politics of Pride by Daniel Conway! Sign up to the Peter Tatchell Foundation (@PT_Foundation) FREE newsletter for your chance to grab this brilliant book 👉 https://t.co/rzjyjzyZi9 Enter by 31 Dec. Good luck! ✨
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Your Party vote to allow dual membership of other left-wing parties sounds great but will facilitate factionalism Members of other left parties will owe their first loyalty to their left party, not #YourParty Stalinist & Trotskyite parties will wreck YP https://t.co/d0gKau7HJn
theguardian.com
Members vote narrowly in favour at founding conference overshadowed by Sultana’s rift with Jeremy Corbyn
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Keir Starmer left ‘absolutely furious’ after homophobic attack on his niece and her wife The married lesbian couple were badly beaten up, in their own town, simply for holding hands. SHAME! https://t.co/7AY26sCUHJ
thepinknews.com
Keir Starmer has been left “absolutely furious” after his niece and her wife were subjected to a homophobic attack.
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