The British government admits that Iran executes gays and lesbians, but will not admit that there is systematic repression of homosexuals. Global pressure has forced them to back down, for the time being, on plans to return a 19-year-old asylum seeker to probable execution.

Doug Ireland salutes Peter Tatchell, gay rights and human rights activist.

Pride Parades in London, Toronto, Madrid, and Paris this year attracted millions of participants, with concern for the plight of oppressed gays and lesbians high on the agenda, writes Doug Ireland.