#Qatar to test foreign workers & ban #trans? If so, @FIFAcom must move 2022 World Cup: http://t.co/SMCaHhP2jH @PFA @kickitout @FA #FA
— Peter Tatchell (@PeterTatchell) October 11, 2013
Does this mean Peter Tatchell is now saying this story he wrote for Pink News and elsewhere - which he'd done so much to spread - is actually not true?
If so, I'm sure he will apologise, and offer a public retraction.
PS Odd story on Pink News, Gulf countries propose ‘mandatory examination to determine gender’ for migrant workers. It includes statements from Peter Tatchell, but does not mention that he wrote a story about a "gay test" for tourists etc.
I'm sure Peter would have mentioned this, so hope PN will amend their story.
I have contacted Tatchell several times, but he has not had time to reply yet.
Update: There appears to be a serious editing error in the Guardian article, Gulf countries consider medical checks to bar transgender expats, which also overlooks how Tatchell was promoting the fiction that Gulf states were proposing a "gay test" on visitors.
It also doesn't acknowledge Scott Long, who researched this and told Peter about his embarrassing error.
Still no reply from Peter - fair enough, there's no law saying he has to reply to me.
He's been very busy on Twitter, I see.
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pink news is operating in democracy but acts like iranan regime by blocking and deleting post critical of their jurnalistic copy and paste activity and those containing links to other gay news websites
ReplyDeleteI don't know what their comments policy is - I think, apart from obvious abuse, it's left up to whoever's in the office at the time to decide.
DeleteI've hardly had any not appear - and they were relatively mild criticisms, which makes me think it's all a bit random...
today i have posted on pinknews comment containing link to another well know gay online publication
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gulf-partner-calls-kuwait%E2%80%99s-gay-medical-test-proposal-%E2%80%98crazy%E2%80%99121013
in response to kuwaiti proposal to ban tans people from entering gcc. my comment was first blocked by pink news, then when reposted by me with modified link the comment appeared only to disappear moments later.
i suspect they simply dont like to draw attention to the competition who are one step ahead in terms of news and the content
'i suspect they simply dont like to draw attention to the competition who are one step ahead in terms of news and the content...'
DeleteDon't think PN will be that worried about GSN in that respect...