The state of Queensland is to Australia what the Deep South is to the USA – the home of a deeply entrenched bigotry. Institutionalized racism towards indigenous Australians has matched that of apartheid South Africa, whilst extensive government resources were … Continue reading →
Question: How do you get off a charge of premeditated double murder? Answer: Make sure one of your victims is homosexual then claim to have eaten a lot of junk food before you committed the crime. And so it was … Continue reading →
It was Nottingham Labour Party’s worst nightmare. Barely three months after Peter Tatchell had lost the Bermondsey by-election due to a homophobic campaign by his opponents, an openly gay candidate was standing in the local council elections. Once again, the … Continue reading →
One of the principal aims of this blog is to document LGBT history as it really was. This is essentially because some very important events have been either forgotten or dangerously distorted by our enemies. ‘How to Be a Lesbian … Continue reading →
“I was by far the most popular candidate at the start of the election campaign, yet lost heavily on polling day.” So said Peter Tatchell, in an article written for Capital Gay, ten years after the infamous Bermondsey by-election in … Continue reading →