http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/tags/peter-tatchell Content for Peter Tatchell Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:10:23 +0100 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:10:23 +0100 en-uk Northern Ireland lesbian and gay gay rights homophobia Belfast LGBT Peter Tatchell <img alt="Amnesty Blogs: King Billy: an early champion of gay rights?" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2726335626_d24bba9bbe_s.jpg" /> <p>You have to hand it to Peter Tatchell. The veteran gay rights campaigner – who will be giving the Amnesty International Pride Lecture this evening – really knows how to maximise media attention.</p> <p>In the wake of Iris Robinson MP's homophobic comments at Westminster and on the airwaves, Tatchell has accused the politician of hypocrisy and reminded her that unionist icon King William III of Orange is reputed by some historians to have been bisexual.</p> <p> Source: <a href="http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid=1660" title="Open source URL">Amnesty Blogs: King Billy: an early champion of gay rights?</a> </p> cat Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:10:23 +0100 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/bookmarks/amnesty-blogs-king-billy-an-early-champion-of-gay-rights- http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/bookmarks/amnesty-blogs-king-billy-an-early-champion-of-gay-rights-