Peter Tatchell ‘forcibly ejected’ by police from Birmingham Pride parade

Peter Tatchell ‘forcibly ejected’ by police from Birmingham Pride parade

Veteran LGBTQ+ rights activist and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says he was “forcibly ejected” from Birmingham Pride parade for criticising past institutional homophobia by the police. Tatchell, who has been campaigning for apologies from police forces across the UK for past actions that unfairly targeted LGBTQ+ folks, shared details of the alleged incident on the Peter Tatchell Foundation website. The campaigner gave a speech at the s…

Law firm shows support for Birmingham’s Pride Parade

The 10-strong team from city centre firm mfg Solicitors, joined colleagues from the Birmingham Law Society and No5 Chambers for the showpiece parade which saw thousands walking from Centenary Square to the LGBTQ+ village in Hurst Street.

Leading human rights campaigner ‘forcibly removed’ from Birmingham Pride March by police

Peter Tatchell says that he was forcibly removed from the Birmingham Pride March by the police while calling for West Midlands police to apologise for the anti-gay witch hunts that took place between 1950 and 2003. He was highlighting a period when thousands of LGBTs were arrested and for which he was demanding an apology before being seen to be removed by the police. Image Peter Tatchell Foundation As Peter explained, “West Midlands police arre…

Peter Tatchell “forcibly ejected” from Birmingham Pride after calling for West Midlands Police to apologise for past homophobia

Peter Tatchell has reported he was “forcibly ejected” from Birmingham Pride and “threatened with arrest” after calling for West Midlands Police to apologise for past homophobia. The LGBTQ+ rights campaigner said: “My crime? carrying a placard and using a loudhailer to criticise past West Midlands police homophobia and demand a police apology.” His placard read: […]