Gunwalloe - Church Cove
View across Church Cove in Gunwalloe at the base of the Lizard Peninsula.
The church is St Winwalloe with it's distinctively seperate bell tower and surrounding Tamarisk hedge....
newlyn house
Wonderfully painted frontage....
rogers tower
A folly built 18th C, for Mr Rogers, a local landowner....
DEVONWALL POLICE PRESSED ON ATTITUDES TO CIVIL LIBERTY AND GAY PRIDE
The Assistant General Secretary (AGS) of the League has written to the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, Stephen Otter, in his role as Kernow Branch Secretary to seek his views on issues relating to Cornwall and elsewhere.
Mike Chappell is keen to hear the Chief Constables views about plans to extend the powers of the police to take genetic samples of anyone arrested or suspected of any crime and also his views on plans to hold a Gay Pride march in Truro, Cornwall in August 2008.
The first issue relates to a call made by the Association of Chief Police Officers for a new debate on the issue of extending the current DNA database to include all people arrested, whether they are later charged with an offence or not. This would substantially increase the current database of genetic records held of more than 4.5million people – including 560,000 people who have never been convicted of any offence.
In Scotland last month Ministers rejected calls by Association of Chief Police Officers of Scotland (ACPOS) to fall in line with police forces in England and Wales by collecting forensic samples of anyone arrested. However, Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill has ruled this out, claiming it would be an infringement of the public's human rights. Currently in Scotland if anyone has their DNA taken by the police, it is destroyed if they are not convicted.
The second issue raised by the AGS in his letter raises the question of how Mr Otter would respond to the proposed Gay Parade to take place in Cornwall in view of the additional role he will take up in April 2008, as Spokesperson for the Association of Chief Police Officers, on matters to include, among others, 'sexual orientation'.
In the past Devon and Cornwall Constabulary has been accused of institutionalised homophobia by leading members of Cornwall's gay community. Accusations of police homophobia in Cornwall have been so persistent and far reaching that now a European television company, who are making an international documentary on homophobia, have approached Cornish activists to know more. It has been reported to the League that the recommendation for a 'British' feature on homophobia should be run in Cornwall by acclaimed Human Rights Campaigner, Peter Tatchell.
The full text of the AGS's letter can be found below:
"Mr. Stephen Otter
Chief Constable
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
Middlemoor HQ
Exeter
EX2 7HQ
4th March, 2008
Dear Chief Constable
DNA Database and Gay Pride Rally
I am writing to you as Assistant General Secretary and Kernow Branch Secretary of the Celtic League in order to ascertain your views on two unrelated topics that are of interest to members of our Branch and indeed to members in the other Branches of our organisation.
The first regards plans to extend the powers of the police to take genetic samples of anyone arrested or suspected of any crime. We are aware that Chief Constable Tony Lake, who speaks for the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)on DNA is in favour of such plans and has even spoken in favour of compiling a DNA database of everyone charged with an offence or not.
Being a member of the ACPO, we would therefore like to know what your views are on this subject.
The second enquiry is in regard to the announcement made last week that a Gay Pride march will be taking place in Truro, Cornwall in August 2008. It has been reported to the Branch that organisers of this march, Cornwall Gay Pride, are concerned about the reaction of Devon and Cornwall police towards the organisers of the event and the marchers themselves.
We are aware that in 2007 the previous Cornwall Gay Pride Steering Group decided to disband as a result of personal experience of homophobic behaviour towards them on the part of Devon and Cornwall police officers. We are also aware that from April 2008, you will take up the position of Head of the Race and Diversity Business area and that your new portfolio will cover 'sexual orientation'.
We would therefore be interested to know what your views are on the existence of Cornwall Gay Pride and what you intend to do as Head of the Race and Diversity Business area and the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police to improve relations between the Constabulary and Cornwall's gay community. Also we would like to know your own views on the planned Gay pride march itself.
Many thanks in advance.
Yours faithfully
Michael J. Chappell"
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Well, it takes the "Spainish" to investigate HOMOPHOBIC Cornwall police & Homophobic Cornwall County Council Social Services and their abuse of gay youth in Cornwall.
http://www.queerwest.co.uk/story8.html
Over half a million people have now viewed Pink Pasty YOUTUBE videos on Homophobic Cornwall! http://youtube.com/thepinkpasty
Gay Cornwall lgbt News:- http://www.pinkpasty.blogspot.com
The 'Rainbow' flag or 'Freedom' Flag is the International flag of sexual diversity...hence all the Rainbow Colours...its a bit bigger concept than just that of provincial Cornwall, its recognised by lgbt people in just about every free democratic country in the world!
Over half a million people have now viewed Pink Pasty YOUTUBE videos on Homophobic Cornwall! http://youtube.com/thepinkpasty
Gay Cornwall lgbt News:- http://www.pinkpasty.blogspot.com
No I knew that; the rainbow flag is also the flag of various minority peoples around the world for example the Quechua indigenous people in South America.
It's not the rainbow flag it's rather how it's used and the general look of the website.
This is also a website for pride in Cornwall so why not apply a little localism and represent the Cornish gay community.
Why not promote a little regional identity, after all who wants a bland homogenised/globalised world where we are all the same everywhere?
But my contribution to civil liberties, gay equality & HIV/AIDS care, treatment & prevention in Cornwall for the past two decades is a matter of record.
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