THE gay-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has vowed to out gay bishops "as a last resort", if the House of Bishops does not change its stance on same-sex relationships.
In a public dialogue with the Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, the Very Revd Kelvin Holdsworth, on 20 July, Mr Tatchell said that he was "amassing the evidence right now. I'm not saying we will use it, but we are certainly thinking about it, because I think people have a right to privacy provided they are not using their own power and authority to harm other people. And when other people are being caused harm and suffering, we have a duty to try and stop it." He was referring to the action taken against clergy who have married their same-sex partners (News, 11 July).
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