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About Barry Duke

Veteran journalist Barry Duke, born in South Africa in 1947, settled in the UK in 1973, where he became actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement and gay rights organisations. A militant atheist, he joined the National Secular Society (NSS) and was a co-founder in 1979 of the Gay Humanist Group which changed its name to the Gay & Lesbian Humanist Association in 1987. In 2017 he was handed a Lifetime Achievement award by the NSS for his "spirited opposition to religious intolerance and irrationality" in his roles as a free speech advocate and his work as editor of the Freethinker and the Pink Triangle Trust website. In 2022, when the Freethinker suddenly went "woke", he was summarily sacked for being too aggressively atheistic. In 2017 he was married to his partner of 25 years, Marcus Robinson, in Gibraltar. The couple live in Benidorm, Spain.
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At the root of Uganda’s draconian anti-gay law is the belief that it would make it ‘a more Christian nation’
4 months ago

At the root of Uganda’s draconian anti-gay law is the belief that it would make it ‘a more Christian nation’

Whether or not Uganda will become even more god-besotted than it already is is debatable, but what is certain is that the country could become a whole lot poorer as …
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Catholic League’s Bill Donohue brands Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ‘an anti-Catholic hate group’
4 months ago

Catholic League’s Bill Donohue brands Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ‘an anti-Catholic hate group’

How many queers hate Catholics? Catholic League President Bill Donohue posed this question after it was announced that the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, would after all, perform at a Los …
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Far-right gay Christians declare war on same-sex marriage
4 months ago

Far-right gay Christians declare war on same-sex marriage

MUSLIMS are bent on using America’s religious liberties to further the Islamisation of the country, “conservative commentator” Pax Hart, above, told a Proud Boys member in a video back …
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Veteran gay humanist campaigner Roy Saich dies aged 83
4 months ago

Veteran gay humanist campaigner Roy Saich dies aged 83

By  •  Humanism

Our dear friend and stalwart campaigner, Roy Saich, sadly passed away in hospital on Tuesday, May 2.  He had had some medical complications over the weekend necessitating hospitalisation. 

He …
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Ugandan preacher, who showed gay porn to his congregation, is advocating ‘gay cure’ centres for LGBT+ people
5 months ago

Ugandan preacher, who showed gay porn to his congregation, is advocating ‘gay cure’ centres for LGBT+ people

Ssempa, who has been pushing unsuccessfully for years to have death sentences imposed for homosexuality in his country, is now suggesting that “that “rehabilitation” centres be set up for “to …
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LGBT+ people in the UK reject religion in ever increasing numbers
5 months ago

LGBT+ people in the UK reject religion in ever increasing numbers

New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) indicate that most gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people in England and Wales do not have any religious affiliations.

According to …
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US Christian hatemongers spawned Uganda’s latest anti-LGBT+ bill, says lawmaker
6 months ago

US Christian hatemongers spawned Uganda’s latest anti-LGBT+ bill, says lawmaker

THE new bill punishes homosexuality by life in prison—and advocates for the death penalty in certain cases.

In an interview published by Open Democracy, Odoi-Oywelowo, a longtime member of Uganda’s …
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Calgary hate preacher faces fresh charges after protesting a new drag show bylaw
6 months ago

Calgary hate preacher faces fresh charges after protesting a new drag show bylaw

AFTER his first arrest, the lunatic was released after he agreed to bail conditions that prevent him having any contact with members of the LGBT+ community.

Since that March 2 …
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Sacked evangelical claims that tweeting ‘homosexuals are invading the Church’ is not homophobic
6 months ago

Sacked evangelical claims that tweeting ‘homosexuals are invading the Church’ is not homophobic

Edwards, 37, is “considering his legal options” and believes the college has discriminated against him by breaching its obligations under the Equality Act 2010, according to Christian Concern.

The lecturer …
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A drag queen is not a drag queen if he loves God and Trump
6 months ago

A drag queen is not a drag queen if he loves God and Trump

WHEN Ryan Woods, aka Lady Maga USA, attended a recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Florida he got a rapturous reception despite his appearance in full drag.

Given the …
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