WATCH trailer for my
#Netflix
movie 'Hating Peter Tatchell'
For 54 years I've confronted bigots: 3,000 protests, 100 arrests, 300 violent assaults, 50 attacks on my flat & thousands of death threats. But I'm STILL campaigning!
PLEASE RT
@eltonofficial
Police arrest peaceful anti-monarchy protesters & have erected giant barriers to osbcure pro-republic banners. Right to freely protest suppressed. Shame!
The definition of depravity: Homeless people queuing for food in London tonight - in the world’s 5th richest country with 177 billionaires who hide their wealth in tax havens & refuse to pay their fair share of tax!
The gap between rich & poor in UK is a national scandal!
Last night I saw bodycam footage by
#Hamas
terrorists who massacred civilians on 7 Oct
I saw them shoot children in cold blood, behead victims & burn people alive in their homes & cars
They spewed antisemitism & rejoiced at killing “Jews”
Hamas = ISIS
I have been freed by
#Qatar
police after staging first LGBT+ protest in the homophobic Gulf state.
@FIFAcom
awarded the
#WorldCup
to Qatar where LGBTs can be jailed & executed.
#QatarAntiGay
More info: Please Retweet
Police broke their promise that our anti-monarchy protest could go ahead. They arrested Republic’s key organisers, confiscated Republic’s official placards, photographed us like we were criminals & erected barriers in front of our protest so the king would not see us
#NotMyKing
The idea that a would-be male rapist is going to dress as a woman for 3 months to get a GRC is laughable. That's why Rape Crisis Scotland, Women’s AID Scotland & Zero Tolerance Scotland support the gender reform bill. They reject fiction & scaremongering!
I've probably been violently assaulted more times than anyone else in Britain
Over 300 violent attacks since 1971 - 100 of them when I was the left-wing gay Labour candidate in 1983 Bermondsey by-election
But I'm still here & defiant. Still fighting for justice for EVERYONE!
My Moscow protest was in solidarity with heroic Russian & Chechen LGBT people. I salute & support their struggle. The human rights abusing Putin regime must not be allowed to score a PR coup with the World Cup. There can be no normal sporting relations with an abnormal regime.
I've seen uncensored bodycam footage by
#Hamas
terrorists who massacred civilians on 7 October
They murdered children, beheaded victims & burned people alive in their homes & cars
They spewed antisemitism & rejoiced at killing “Jews”
Hamas = ISIS
Pakistani woman, Asia Bibi, was on death row for 8 yrs. I attended most UK solidarity meetings & rallies. No feminist group ever attended. When Iranian women were arrested & beaten on International Women's Day I cannot recall any western feminist groups joining UK protests. Why?
Today’s
#MarchAgainstAntisemitism
was NOT in support of Israel. It was against rise in
#antisemitism
Not a single person objected to my placard in solidarity with Jews AND Palestinians
Dozens said they agreed with my call to oppose ALL hate & violence. A cause for hope/optimism
Just released from Kitay-Gorod police station in Moscow. Due to appear in court on 26 June, charged with violating Federal Law 54 & Presidential Decree 202, which prohibit all protests near the Kremlin & during World Cup. Glad to stand in solidarity with Russian & Chechen LGBTs
I do not want to be a "subject" of the Crown. I am a citizen!
I owe neither deference nor allegiance to a king who was imposed on me without my consent - or the consent of the British people
Abolish the monarchy & all feudal titles!
Time to elect our head of state!
#NotMyKIng
I've pulled out of tonight's
#OxfordUnion
Pride debate over its hosting of Kathleen Stock, without a speaker to challenge her trans-exclusion policies
It's wrong to deny trans people a voice in favour of those who want to restrict their human rights
READ
Stop The War stewards blocked my way at the start of Palestine march today
They objected to my placard?
Said I was "a troublemaker". "We are here to stop you," they said. "We know what you did at the Ukraine march." I supported arming Ukraine
@J_Bloodworth
@Ozkaterji
@im_PULSE
Some commentators have expressed more outrage over a hand wrongly placed on a woman's knee than about the mass sexual abuse of working-class girls in Rotherham & elsewhere. Both abusive but double standards & middle class bias.
@OwenJones84
@PennyRed
@rustyrockets
@billybragg
Would-be trans MP Jamie Wallis is no hero: sacked as local councillor for not attending council meetings, director of 10+ companies that had 800 complaints, voted against against climate action & crackdown on tax avoidance. Supports harsh laws on refugees
I've seen uncensored bodycam footage by
#Hamas
terrorists who massacred civilians on 7 October
They murdered children, beheaded victims & burned people alive in their homes & cars
They spewed antisemitism & rejoiced at killing “Jews”
Hamas = ISIS
THIS WILL CHEER YOU UP. It's the infamous Guinness 1995 TV ad that was pulled after a homophobic tabloid backlash. 24 years later and it IS still awesome, funny & sweet.
#LoveIsLove
PLS SHARE
We are not alone? Mysterious, powerful radio signal from deep in space is coming in a repeated ‘pattern’, say scientists. Proposed explanations have included everything from alien civilisations sending us messages to a star falling into a black hole
Job done. Goodbye Moscow. No problem at immigration despite my scheduled court appearance on 26 June. It was such a honour to support the heroic Russian LGBT+ activists of
@rulgbtnet
and
@lgbtsportRussia
Police arrested head of Republic & other protesters, confiscated Republic’s official placards, photographed us & erected huge barriers in front of protest so the king would not see us. It’s an outrageous abuse of police powers and an attack of freedom of expression
#NotMyKing
My dearly beloved mother Mardi has died aged 94. She instilled in me the humanitarian values of love & kindness to others that inspired my LGBT & other human rights work. She taught me to stand up for what is right & never just follow the crowd. Thank you Mum x
Photo 1942 aged 15
I disagree with trans critic
#GrahamLineham
but do not support him being cancelled at
#Edinburgh
It looks like discrimination based on belief, which is unlawful under
#EqualityAct
Best response to
#Lineham
is counter arguments & evidence, not by bans
Royal wealth is obscene
23 royal palaces & residences
700 servants
Private wealth of £2 billion (King Charles personally has £1.8 billion)
That's five times more than their known wealth at the time of the Diamond Jubilee in 2012
@RepublicStaff
@nomoremonarchs
@No_More_Royals
Royal wealth is obscene
23 royal palaces & residences
700 servants
Private wealth of £2 billion (King Charles personally has £1.8 billion)
That's five times more than their known wealth at the time of the Diamond Jubilee in 2012
@RepublicStaff
@nomoremonarchs
@No_More_Royals
When the Yazidi were being murdered by ISIS Jeremy Corbyn stood up in Parliament to demand the British state do nothing to aid them. He did the same when Aleppo civilians were being massacred by Assad & Putin. Have you no shame Jeremy? Via
@JimmySecUK
I oppose
@Nigel_Farage
on many issues but it's outrageous that his bank accounts have been closed on ‘political grounds’
Banks are out of control & unaccountable
They are policing people's thoughts
Defend free speech & banking without discrimination
People who voted for
#Brexit
should have £1,000 added to their tax bill to pay for the damage they've caused to the rest of us: higher prices, NHS staff shortages, falling exports & job losses. Money raised should go to hard-hit poor. Joking but...
#ReJoinEU
@David__Osland
The Queen's
#PlatinumJubilee
is 2-5 June. I was offered "national treasure" status in the grand finale at Buckingham Palace but refused because I oppose the elitism & privilege of monarchy. Gary Lineker, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bill Bailey & Joan Collins accepted
@RepublicStaff
Japanese women demand right to wear glasses at work. Public outcry after TV show exposes businesses imposing a ban on female staff wearing spectacles. Outrageous sexism!
Today, I celebrate my 70th birthday & 55 years of activism for LGBT+ and other human rights. 3,000 protests, 100 arrests & 300 violent assaults. But I'm still here & I plan to carry on another 25 years! Your support is valued. READ
Pic with
@alexander_olly
If the
#Wickes
boss said racists were ‘not welcome' there would have been no backlash
Most people would have applauded him
So why the double standards over transphobia?
Prejudice is prejudice. It is always wrong & should be challenged
via
@MailOnline
Today I celebrate my 69th birthday & 54 years of LGBT/human rights activism. I feel about 40. Still doing 60-80 sit ups or push ups daily. I hope to continue my human rights work until I’m 97. So many injustices that need putting right! Liberation for all!
PHOTO Nunhead Sept 2020
Sir Rod Stewart snubs $1million offer to perform in
#Qatar
over its human rights abuses
Bravo
@rodstewart
!
It’s a pity
#DavidBeckham
&
@robbiewilliams
do not have your principles & integrity
They have sold their souls to Qatar tyranny
Huge thanks for the many kind wishes on my 71st birthday today
It's been a long journey since I first began campaigning 56 years ago, in 1967, aged 15
I do my bit. So do many others. Together, we make the change!
Justice, peace, freedom & equality for all!
This trans rapist is monstrous but exceptional & rare. Her assaults are no excuse to oppose Scotland's gender reform bill. 99.9% of trans women are no threat to other women. We should never make law based on bad things that a tiny minority of trans do.
Police are defaming anti-monarchy group
@RepublicStaff
with false allegations in an apparent bid to excuse unjustified arrests of peaceful non-disruptive protesters
Police tactics on Saturday were similar to what I've witnessed in Moscow
We need independent inquiry
#NotMyKing
'We're very disappointed and angry at police behaviour.'
Peter Tatchell calls for an investigation into why the police broke their assurances and promises to campaign group Republic.
The Met Police arrested 64 people during the coronation, amid criticism from protesters.
With a boost from Rihanna,
#Barbados
rejects homophobia & elects first female Prime Minister. Her party is committed to a referendum on LGBT+ issues & won every seat in parliament, despite anti-LGBT+ smears. READ via
@76Crimes
.
@CaribEquality
@EC_Equality
I'm marching today for a
#PeoplesVote
on
#Brexit
deal. Join us! Take back control. Let the people decide! Thanks to EU we have clean beaches, no roaming charges, visa-free travel in 27 countries, consumer protection Via
@peoplesvote_uk
#PeoplesVoteMarch
I was deeply moved to receive this gorgeous bouquet of red roses from the Russian LGBT Network, as their appreciation of my Kremlin protest for LGBT+ freedom in
#Russia
&
#Chechnya
But they take far greater risks than I did. I salute their courage.
@rulgbtnet
'Show no mercy': leaked documents reveal details of China's mass detention of
#Uyghur
Muslims. These monstrous human rights abuses are symptomatic of Beijing’s police state. No wonder the people of
#HongKong
are afraid & protesting. I support HK & Uyghurs
BBC is acting like North Korea TV. The public has no choice. Queen's funeral is on both BBC1 & BBC2 from 8am to 5pm. 9 hours non-stop! Plus on nearly all BBC radio stations. I respect those who want to pay homage to the Queen but also those who do not
Pope Benedict was an evil homophobe. In 1992 he made it official Vatican policy that homosexuality is an "objective disorder" & "tendency ordered towards an intrinsic moral evil". He demanded that Catholics oppose LGBT equality & justified discrimination
I do not want to be a "subject" of the Crown. I am a citizen!
I owe neither deference nor allegiance to a king who was imposed on me without my consent - or the consent of the British people
Abolish the monarchy & all feudal titles!
Time to elect our head of state!
#NotMyKIng
Keir Starmer was beaten up as teenager in 1980 trying to defend his gay friend
His lesbian niece received face fractures in a 2022 homophobic attack
Despite his failings, Keir's been a LGBT+ ally for decades & would be miles better for the UK than Sunak
Solidarity with the people of
#HongKong
& ALL China against
#Beijing
tyranny. At Chinese Embassy in London today. Free all political prisoners. End censorship, secret prisons, corruption & social inequality in
#China
. Power to the people!
@Stand_with_HK
#StandWithHK
Thanks to everyone for your kind wishes on my 66th birthday today. Sorry if I don't thank you all individually. Over the last 50 years, I've done 3,000 protests, been arrested 100+ times, bashed 300 times & had 50+ attacks on my flat. No regrets. I carry on, with your support :-)
Banned from tonight's
#BAFTAs
under pressure from Prince William's security
Christo
#Grozev
, who helped produce BAFTA-nominated documentary,
#Navalny
, has been disinvited. Police did not demand the ban. William has abused his power!
@RepublicStaff
British royal family costs the taxpayer 10 times more than the Spanish royal family
They get vastly more public money than any other European monarchy - despite having a vast property empire worth billions!
Make them pay!
FOLLOW
@nomoremonarchs
Labour anti-Semitism row: As a left-wing socialist & green, and a supporter of Palestinian rights, I have no problem accepting full IHRA definition & examples. They do not prevent criticism of Israeli policy & if people try to use it for that purpose they are misinterpreting IHRA
Today we protested the unelected Head of State
#KingCharles
opening our elected Parliament
Royals are a "monstrous carbuncle" on democracy. They symbolise privilege & inequality
23 palaces & luxury residences. 700 servants. Personal wealth £2+ billion
@RepublicStaff
#NotMyKing
.
#KillTheBill
London march. The Tories have no public mandate for the
anti-protest bill. In 2019 election, they won only 43% of votes but 56% of seats & 100% of power. 57% of voters opposed Tories. Lacking majority public support, the Tories want to criminalise our resistance!
Solidarity vigil for
#Uyghur
&
#HongKong
people at Chinese Embassy London. Two struggles, one fight for democracy & human rights - against Beijing’s tyranny. Sanction China’s leaders! Travel ban & assets freeze. Issue international arrest warrants. FOLLOW
@CampaignUyghur
Big thanks to everyone who wished me well today, as I celebrate my 69th birthday & 54 years of LGBT+ & other human rights campaigning. Your support means a lot & spurs me on to (hopefully) 30 more years of activism. Justice, peace, freedom & equality for all people everywhere!
Tragic to see some Labour MPs & local Labour parties defending the homophobic, anti-working class regime in Venezuela. The poor are starving & dying from lack of medicine, HIV organisations raided & activists arrested. Same-sex marriage banned & gay families denied food parcels
<80,000 people march for Scottish independence.
#Scotland
's laws are mostly more progressive than England's, so I understand why people want self-rule. The right to self-determination is a human right for Scotland & all nations, including Catalonia
Uganda: President
#Museveni
is the new Mugabe!
Opposition leader Bobi Wine warns all forms of political opposition are punished with shootings, beatings, torture & jailing.
The
#Commonwealth
must suspend
#Uganda
!
FOLLOW
@HEBobiwine
&
@NUP_Ug
I'm 66 today. From the son of a factory worker to human rights defender. It's been quite a journey. HUGE thanks to everyone who has worked with & supported me. I could never have done it without you. TOGETHER, we made the change. Looking forward to another 30 years campaigning!
I’m in Moscow laying low and evading Russian security services. It’s my sixth time here supporting fellow LGBTs. FIFA has awarded its world cup to a dangerous/homophobic environment. In the past I've been arrested & beaten. More in today's
@guardian
at
Trans woman guilty of raping two women is a threat to women. She should be held in a female prison but in a segregation unit & not allowed to mix with other women prisoners without strict & constant supervision by prison staff. Protect women from rapists!
A fair
#PR
voting system would have resulted in only 288 Tory MPs. But 216 Labour, 70 Lib Dem, 28 SNP, 12 Green, 4 Plaid = 330 MPs (a majority+ of MPs). UK needs a fair democratic voting system of
#PR
. READ FOLLOW
@MakeVotesMatter
and
@electoralreform
I'm at
#PaulOGrady
's funeral today. He was a great entertainer & humanitarian who stood up for the rights of LGBTs & animals. He wanted a fair & equal society for everyone
Paul backed our campaign for a police apology for past homophobia. We'll do it in June in his memory
No socialist or trade union banners at today’s London march in solidarity with
#Ukraine
. Just a handful of left activists. Much of British Left has abandoned anti-fascism & anti- imperialism, unless it’s against US
@RonanLTynan
@GeorgeMonbiot
@NickCohen4
LGBT+ Pride: remember the price of queer freedom is eternal vigilance! LGBTs in UK have made great progress. But gains won can be removed. Berlin was the queer capital of the world in 1930. Three years later gay men were in concentration camps & worked to death. Never forget!
Exposed! The royals had the power to censor BBC coronation coverage
BBC submitted material to Buckingham Palace for approval but it won't say what footage was vetoed by royals
Also, BBC is not allowed to discuss royal tax affairs & tax avoidance
I back proposal for
#AlanTuring
statue on fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square
Turing is the father of computer science
He played a key role in deciphering coded messages used by Nazi Germany, helping shorten the war & save possibly millions of lives
HERO
At
#MarchAgainstAntisemitism
today in London
I stand in solidarity with Jewish people against
#antisemitism
But like many Jews, I do not support Israeli bombing of Gaza civilians & colonisation of
#WestBank
I support two-states with security & equality for all Jews & Arabs
Hong Kong democracy activists back in court amid more legislative chaos. Lawmakers expelled from meeting as 15 pro-democracy campaigners are bailed. Solidarity with
#HongKong
freedom struggle FOLLOW & SUPPORT
@demosisto
@joshuawongcf
@chowtingagnes
UK head of state should be elected & based on merit - not inherited & imposed on the British people without their consent
Royals have 23 palaces, castles & luxury residences, with 700 servants. Their private wealth totals £2 billion. £1 billion was inherited by Charles tax-free
The culture war on trans people is toxic. There is no place for violence, threats, intimidation, abuse or false allegations by anyone on any side in this debate. Bigoted ideas are most effectively defeated by good ideas & protest. That is how we won most people for LGB rights
Gay candidate
#AdrianTam
makes history by beating right-wing pro-Trump
#ProudBoys
boss in
#Hawaii
legislature election, proving once and for all that love trumps hate. Bravo!
The trashing of Philip Schofield has a whiff of homophobia
There was never such an outcry over relationships with much younger women by Leonardo di Caprio, Al Pacino & Peter Stringfellow. Or Cheryl, who met Liam Payne when he was 14
Double standards!
‘From media coverage you’d think Phillip Schofield was a murderer or a rapist, he did not commit any crime.’
Human rights campaigner
@PeterTatchell
tells
@Lewis_Goodall
that ‘lying is not a crime’.
Iran sentences woman to 20 years jail for removing headscarf = abuse of human rights. Shame on western liberals & feminists for not supporting their counterparts in Iran. I stand with them. They are heroes of the global human & gender rights struggle. SEE
I oppose
#NigelFarage
but he has new evidence that
#Coutts
closed his bank account because his views “do not align with our values”
This is an attack on free speech. WRONG!
No one should be refused a bank account because of their lawful opinions
Aged 17, I had a relationship with an older man who was my senior at work
I was not groomed or abused. We remain life-long best friends
Such power imbalance relationships are not automatically abusive. Some might be & that is wrong. Others are not
How many people wait longer than 12 hours on a trolley for an EMERGENCY hospital bed?
January 2011: 17 people.
January 2024: 54,308 people
That's what 13 years of Tory rule has done to
#NHS
-
#SOSNHS
FOLLOW
@keepnhspublic
Via
@lee_georgina
I'm going to protest the King’s coronation on Sat 6 May
The unelected monarchy symbolises elitism, privilege & deference
It is incompatible with democracy.
Will you protest too? If yes, sign up here
FOLLOW
@RepublicStaff
for an elected head of state
Trans critics are by far the most abusive on my social media
Worse than the far right
I post politely. They respond with grotesque abuse & violent threats
Their abuse & threats will never stop me speaking out for human rights for EVERYONE - even for my critics
Thanks for your kind wishes on my 71st birthday today. It has been a long journey since I first began campaigning 56 years ago, in 1967, aged 15
I plan to carry on for another 24+ years. So many wrongs still need putting right!
Justice, peace, freedom & equality for all!
At the
#KillTheBill
London march now.
Anti-protest bill will give UK police draconian powers similar to Russian & Hong Kong police. The Home Secretary will be able to criminalise peaceful protests without parliamentary approval. We say NO! NEVER!
The cost of my 51 yrs of human rights activism: 300+ far right violent assaults, 50 attacks on my flat, including arson & a bullet through my front door. It was like living through a civil war. My
@Channel4News
'Ways to change the world' interview. WATCH:
Royals are fuelling conspiracy theories with their secrecy & dishonesty about Kate
Kate could kill the gossip by meeting a few press & TV. Why won't she?
Abdominal surgery does not require a near two week stay in hospital & three months recovery. FISHY
Tomorrow, 25 Jan, is my 68th birthday & 53 years of human rights activism. It's been such an honour to have supported so many deserving, successful causes. Thanks to everyone who supported me through the tough times when I was demonised & subjected to many violent assaults x