
A Life of Activism: Peter Tatchell in his own words
Sun, 02 Feb
|Bow Street Police Museum
Until 1999, Britain had the largest number of anti-gay laws of any country in the world. Front-line activist Peter Tatchell will provide an inside account of his arrests and detention at Bow Street, including the mass turn-in to defy anti-LGBT+ laws.


Time & Location
02 Feb 2025, 18:00 – 20:00
Bow Street Police Museum, 28 Bow St, Martlett Ct, London WC2E 7AW, UK
About the event
Join us in person at the museum
A Life of Activism: Peter Tatchell in his own words
Sunday 2nd February 2025, 18:00 (Doors open at 17:30)
Until 1999, Britain had the largest number of anti-gay laws of any country in the world. Front-line activist Peter Tatchell will provide an inside account of his arrests and detention at Bow Street, including the mass turn-in to defy anti-LGBT+ laws.
He will also reveal his experiences in the Magistrates’ Court where in 2002 he sought an international arrest warrant for the former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, on war crimes charges. Two years later calling for the same for the Zimbabwean dictator, Robert Mugabe, over his use of torture to crush dissent.
Peter has close ties with the Bow Street Police Station and will be hosting the talk in the Magistrate's Ballroom of the NoMad Hotel, formerly Court No.1 at Bow Street Magistrates' Court.