Peter Tatchell – South Africa

Peter Tatchell reveals how he was an anti-apartheid activist in the 1980s and challenged the homophobia of the African National Congress of South Africa. He tells the inside story of how he persuaded the ANC to recant and embrace gay, lesbian and bisexual rights in 1987; later working with South African activists to draft the protection against sexual orientation discrimination that was enshrined in the post-apartheid constitution.

Peter has been a patron of Happy Valley Pride for 10 years, he has been campaigning for human rights for 58 years.