Cheshire Police urged to apologise for past homophobia

Monday, 21 August 2023 12:19

The Cheshire police force is being urged to apologise for its past witch-hunting of the LGBT+ community.

The call comes in a letter to the Chief Constable, Mark Roberts, from the veteran human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell.

Mr Tatchell, Director of the human rights organisation, the Peter Tatchell Foundation:

”The Cheshire police force was very homophobic in past decades and went out of its way to target consenting, victimless behaviour that harmed no one. It wrecked the lives of many LGBT+ people."

The PTF is spearheading the #ApologiseNow campaign, urging all Chief Constable to say sorry for past anti-LGBT+ witch-hunts.

The campaign was backed by the comedian and TV presenter Paul O’Grady before his death.

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