Peter Tatchell Urges Newly Out Matador to Turn Back on Bullfighting
Following the recent coming out of Mario Alcalde, Spain’s first openly LGBTQ+ matador, Melbourne-born animal ally Peter Tatchell sent a letter to Alcalde. He implores the bullfighter to see the obvious parallels between the oppression of LGBTQ+ people and that of animals and to take a stand against the cruelty inherent in the bullfighting industry.“Bullfighting is the ritualised killing of innocent animals, who have no choice but to enter the ring. They stand no chance of coming out