CALL FOR ACTION TO STOP IRANIAN DEATH PENALTIES

Persian Gay and Lesbian Liberators based in London(PGLL) has called an immediate action throughout all the International Human right organisations and International Amnesty to stop execution of three young men who were arrested and sentenced to death penalty based on Homosexual acts. Nemat Safavi...

November 30th, 2009 | International | Read More

TATCHELL’S LETTER TO COMMONWEALTH LEADER

Copy of Peter Tatchell’s letter to the Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Commonwealth Secretary-General Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX 020 7747 6500 secretary-general@commonwealth.int 19 November 2009 Your Excellency, I am writing to inquire what the Commonwealth is...

November 26th, 2009 | International, News | Read More

VIDEO: TATCHELL URGES LGBT COMMUNITY TO STAND WITH MUSLIMS RESISTING SHARIA LAW

At Saturday’s protest against Sharia Law, Peter Tatchell urged members of the UK gay community to stand shoulder to shoulder with Muslim people around the world who are resisting Sharia law. Talking to HOMOVISION, he said: “In so many countries, like Uganda, Pakistan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia...

November 23rd, 2009 | Latest videos, News | Read More

GAY IRANIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH

Nemat Safavi, 21 years old, has been sentenced to death by the juvenile court in Ardebil, a city northwest Iran. According to the Human Rights Activist Group in Iran, Nemat was detained by Iranian authorities when he was 16 years old because of taking part in homosexual acts. He was sentenced...

November 5th, 2009 | International, News | Read More

TATCHELL CHALLENGES CAMERON

In a statement released today, Peter Tatchell challenges Conservative leader David Cameron over gay rights saying that so far he’s been all talk and no action over homophobia. He adds: “I challenge him to back up his gay-friendly words with concrete policies to end the remaining vestiges...

October 5th, 2009 | News | Read More

JAMAICA HATES YOU

A twenty three year old man has been arrested over the murder of UK diplomat John Terry, whose body was found in his Jamaican home. What the BBC fail to mention in their feature is that Terry’s body was found partly clothed, he’d been beaten around the head and a handwritten note on the...

October 5th, 2009 | News, Travel | Read More

IRAN DEMOCRACY PROTEST IN LONDON

Nearly 600 people – both straight and gay – joined last night’s demonstration in London in solidarity with the Iranian people’s mass protests for democracy and human rights. The rally was held outside the Iranian Embassy and included a gay contingent comprising members of OutRage!,...

June 19th, 2009 | International, News | Read More

VIDEO: IRANIAN GAYS IN THE UK

This is a video of two gay Iranian guys living in Leeds. They fled Iran because one of their boyfriends was captured by the authorities and executed. They fear that if they return, they too will have a similar fate. They’ve since been refused asylum in this country. Check it out:

May 7th, 2009 | Highlights, International, Latest videos, Music, News, Travel | Read More

GAY CAM FUN: PEOPLE NEEDED

Hey mate? What you up to Got a web cam? Wanna do something? Well, May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). The Idaho Challenge aims to end homophobia and transphobia by addressing one of the major causes, the invisibility of LGBT people. Our friends at Gays.com think...

May 5th, 2009 | International, News | Read More