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Peter Gary Tatchell (born January 21 , 1952 ) is a sometimes controversial human rights activist based in Britain . Peter Tatchell, campaigning for election in Bermondsey in 1983 Tatchell was born in Footscray , Melbourne , Australia and brought up in a religious household by his mother and stepfather. Money was tight because of the chronic asthma , and consequent medical bills, of his mother. This prevented him from continuing his education beyond basic level. From the age of 15 he worked as a shop-front decorator in Melbourne's principal department store. His political activity began with opposition to Australia 's involvement in the Vietnam War . He discovered his homosexuality in 1969 . Impending conscription led him to move to London in 1971 . Four days after arriving he spotted a sticker on a lamp-post in Oxford Street advertising a meeting of the Gay Liberation Front , and was a leading member until the group disintegrated in about 1974 . He continued his education at the Polytechnic of North London , and later became a freelance journalist specialising in foreign stories. He joined the Labour Party in 1978 , shortly before moving to a hard-to-let flat on the Rockingham Estate in Bermondsey . In 1980 , he was part of a group of left-wing members who won control of Bermondsey Labour Party. When the sitting Labour MP , Bob Mellish , announced his retirement, Tatchell was selected as his successor in November 1981 . As a result of Tatchell's views in support of direct action political campaigning, the Labour Party leader Michael Foot denounced him in the House of Commons in December 1981 and his candidature was refused endorsement. However, the Bermondsey Labour Party was strongly in support of him and when Mellish resigned from Parliament (triggering a by-election ) Tatchell was endorsed as the Labour Party candidate. Tatchell's far left views and homosexuality were used as a campaign tool by many opponents in an election campaign widely regarded as one of the dirtiest in history. Despite the seat having been a Labour stronghold, it was won by Liberal candidate Simon Hughes . In the mid and late 1980s Tatchell wrote a series of books including The Battle for Bermondsey (the story of the byelection), Democratic Defence , and an early guide to surviving with HIV and AIDS . Increasingly he took part in gay rights campaigning over issues such as Section 28 . After the murder of actor Michael Boothe, on May 10, 1990 , he was one of thirty founding members of OutRage! , a radical gay rights group, and has remained as a leading member of the group. The group fuses theatrical performance styles with queer political protest. Some activities of OutRage! have been highly controversial. It unveiled placards naming 10 Church of England Bishops as gay in 1994 . Shortly after it wrote to twenty-five Members of Parliament urging them to publicly reveal their homosexuality in 1995 , one of those in receipt of the letter died of a sudden heart attack. Tatchell was denounced as a "homosexual terrorist" by the Daily Mail . Although further OutRage! campaigns on religion caused some in the gay press to dub him "Saint Tatchell". Tatchell has also taken up human rights more generally. He has twice attempted to place Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe under citizen's arrest on charges of torture , a campaign praised by many of the newspapers which had previously denounced him. In 2000 he resigned his membership of the Labour Party citing its treatment of Ken Livingstone , and fought unsuccessfully for a seat on the London Assembly as an Independent in support of him. He makes a living from freelance journalism, media appearances, and guest lecturing. On April 7 , 2004 Tatchell announced that he had joined the Green Party , although he did not envisage standing as a candidate in any future election. During the 2004 campaign by OutRage! to stop the incitement of violence against gay people by Jamaican reggae artists [1] , inluding Beenie Man , Peter Tatchell was issued with death threats and labelled 'racist' - a claim he strongly denies as he works together with black gay groups. In January 2005 it was announced that he had been included in Who's Who for the first time.¹

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Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian -born British activist , well known for his work with LGBT social movements , who attracted international notice for his attempted citizen's arrest of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in 1999 and again in 2001. Tatchell was selected as Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey in 1981, and was then denounced by party leader Michael Foot for supporting extra-parliamentary action against the Thatcher government ; though the Labour Party subsequently allowed his selection, when he ran in the Bermondsey by-election in February 1983. In the 1990s, he became a prominent LGBT campaigner through the direct action group OutRage! , which he co-founded. He has worked on a wide variety of issues, such as Stop Murder Music , which attempts to censor anti-gay lyrics , and is a frequent contributor on such subjects in print and through broadcast media, authoring many articles and six books. In April 2007 he became the Green Party of England and Wales prospective parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Oxford East . However, in December 2009 Tatchell announced he was standing down from the post due to brain damage he says was sustained from injuries by President Mugabe's bodyguards when Tatchell was trying to arrest him and in Moscow, while campaigning for gay rights. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian' s online opinion section, Comment is Free . Green king; Third time lucky for Peter Tatchell? Oxfordshire Green Party "Peter Tatchell stands down as parliamentary candidate" . Peter Tatchell's contributor page , Comment is Free

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Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian-born British political campaigner best known for his work with LGBT social movements . Tatchell was selected as Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey in 1981. He was then denounced by party leader Michael Foot for supporting extra-parliamentary action against the Thatcher government . Labour subsequently allowed him to stand in the Bermondsey by-election in February 1983. In the 1990s he campaigned for LGBT 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, he joined the Green Party of England and Wales and in 2007 was selected as prospective parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Oxford East , but in December 2009 announced he was standing down due to brain damage he says was caused by a bus accident as well as damage inflicted by Mugabe's bodyguards when Tatchell tried to arrest him in 2001, and by neo-Nazis in Moscow while campaigning for gay rights.

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Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is a British human rights campaigner, originally from Australia, 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 . Labour subsequently allowed him to stand in the Bermondsey by-election in February 1983, in which the party lost the seat to the Liberals . In the 1990s he campaigned for LGBT 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, he joined the Green Party of England and Wales and in 2007 was selected as prospective parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Oxford East , but in December 2009 announced he was standing down due to brain damage he says was caused by a bus accident as well as damage inflicted by Mugabe's bodyguards when Tatchell tried to arrest him in 2001, and by neo-Nazis in Moscow while campaigning for gay rights. Since 2011 he has been the Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation . Peter Tatchell: Appeal against Visa Refusal "Archived copy" .

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Australian-born British human rights campaigner (born 1952) Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian-born British human rights campaigner, best known for his work with LGBTQI+ 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 . 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 LGBT 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 , but in December 2009 he stood down due to brain damage he says was caused by a bus accident as well as damage sustained during various protests. Since 2011, he has been Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation . He has taken part in over 30 debates at the Oxford Union , encompassing a wide range of issues such as patriotism , Thatcherism and university safe spaces . Crisis Years, The Thatcher (20 April 2015). London. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) Tatchell, Peter (5 May 2004).

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Australian-born British human rights campaigner (born 1952) 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 . 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 , but in December 2009 he stood down due to brain damage acquired mainly during protests, as well as from a bus accident. Since 2011, he has been Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation . He has taken part in over 30 debates at the Oxford Union , encompassing a wide range of issues such as patriotism , Thatcherism and university safe spaces . Crisis Years, The Thatcher (20 April 2015). London. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) Tatchell, Peter (5 May 2004).

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