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 Tatchell in 2016 | |
| Born | Peter Gary Tatchell 25 January 1952 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Alma mater | University of North London |
| Occupation(s) | Human rights campaigner, journalist |
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| Website | www |
Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian-born British human rights campaigner, best known for his work with LGBT social movements.
Tatchell was selected as the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey in 1981. He was then denounced by party leader Michael Foot for ostensibly supporting extra-Parliamentary action against the Thatcher government.[2] Labour subsequently allowed him to stand in the 1983 Bermondsey by-election in February 1983, in which the party lost the seat to the Liberals. In the 1990s he campaigned for LGBTQ 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 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in 1999 and again in 2001.
In April 2004, Tatchell joined the Green Party of England and Wales and in 2007 was selected as prospective Parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Oxford East,[3][4][5] but in December 2009 he stood down due to brain damage acquired mainly during protests, as well as from a bus accident.[6] Since 2011, he has been Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation. He has taken part in over 30 debates at the Oxford Union,[7][8][9] encompassing a wide range of issues such as patriotism, Thatcherism and university safe spaces.
- ^ a b Peter Tatchell: Appeal against Visa Refusal "Peter Tatchell: Appeal against Visa Refusal". Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Crisis Years, The Thatcher (20 April 2015). "Peter Tatchell, Michael Foot and Margaret Thatcher". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Tatchell to stand for Green Party". BBC News. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ Duff, Oliver (17 April 2007). "Out now: Margaret's myopic view of the world". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009.
- ^ Tatchell, Peter (5 May 2004). "Why I joined the Greens". Red Pepper. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
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damagewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ A University Should NOT Be A Safe Space | Peter Tatchell | Part 4 of 6, retrieved 25 July 2022
- ^ Peter Tatchell | We Should NOT Do Whatever Necessary (8/8) | Oxford Union Debate, retrieved 25 July 2022
- ^ You Should NOT Be Proud To Be Patriotic | Peter Tatchell | Oxford Union, retrieved 25 July 2022