I’m excited to announce the sixteenth in the Freethinker’s series of free online seminars for all those interested in freethought history and its enduring relevance. The webinars, hosted by me and lasting around one hour, will feature expert guest speakers, to whom you’ll have a chance to ask your questions. There is no set schedule for these webinars; the best way to stay informed about when they are happening is to sign up for our free fortnightly newsletter, which will also keep you updated on all other things Freethinker.
The webinars will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel. (This post will be updated and the video of the webinar—on which more in a moment—will appear below once the recording is available. All posts about these webinars will be accessible here, and all such posts will also be updated in due course when the webinar recordings are available, thus forming a complete catalogue of the series).
Register for Freethought History Webinar #16: Secularism, Freethought, and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights. With Peter Tatchell.
The webinar will take place on 10 November 2026 at 7 pm UK time (2 pm ET/1 pm CT/12 pm MDT/11 am MST/11 am PT) via Zoom.
About the webinar: Organised religion remains the greatest threat to women’s & LGBT+ rights. Religious belief is declining but it still has a malign influence in many parts of the world. We must defend both freedom of religion and freedom from religion. In this webinar, Peter Tatchell will discuss the historical and contemporary links between the freethought/secularism movement and the fight for LGBT+ rights—and show why these links and the opposition to organised religion continue to matter.
About the speaker: Peter Tatchell is Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, a human rights organisation. His documentary, ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’, is streaming on Netflix. Read his work for the Freethinker here.
You must register to secure your place at the webinar. To do so, click here or on the image below, which also contains other ways to access the registration link. I can’t wait to see you there.
With thanks to Bob Forder for suggesting these seminars and helping to organise them.
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