Christopher joined PinkNews.co.uk as a reporter and news editor in 2010
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27 April 2011Lesbian raped and murdered in South African township 40 Noxolo Nogwaza, a 24-year-old lesbian, was found dead in an alley in Kwa-Thema township, South Africa, on Easter Sunday. It is believed she was raped and murdered. -
27 April 2011San Francisco’s legendary gay bookshop to close 67 The last of the four shops owned by A Different Light Bookstores - and the last exclusively LGBT bookstore in San Francsico - is set to close by the end of this month. -
27 April 2011Moscow gay pride parade now uncertain 1 Moscow have said they are ‘studying’ the proposal for the city’s first gay pride parade, after it was previously thought to be going ahead. Nikolai Alexeyev, Russia’s top gay rights activist, said yesterday that the city council had given the go-ahead to the proposed march on 28 May, a claim dismissed by Moscow’s central district head, [...] -
27 April 2011Gay man beaten in homophobic south London attack 229 A gay man has received hospital treatment after being beaten up in an unprovoked homophobic attack at the weekend. -
27 April 2011Pakistan allows trans men and women their own gender category 30 A landmark decision has been taken in Pakistan to allow trans people their own gender category on selected official documents. -
27 April 2011Horses killed in Midwestern barn fire in apparent gay-hate arson attack 25 Eight horses owned by a gay man were killed in a barn fire in Ohio on Monday in what police believe was a homophobic hate crime. -
27 April 2011Cary Grant’s daughter claims her father ‘enjoyed being called gay’ 17 The daughter of legendary Hollywood star Cary Grant has stated in a new book about her father that he "enjoyed being called gay". -
27 April 2011Last known gay holocaust survivor to receive France’s top honour 21 The last known gay survivor of the Nazi holocaust is to receive the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur. -
26 April 2011Catholic charity loses appeal over gay adoption 173 A tribunal has thrown out a Catholic charity's bid to be exempted from equality laws which make it illegal to discriminate against gay couples who wish to adopt. -
26 April 2011Japan’s first openly gay politician victorious in election 14 Japan's first openly gay politician has today hailed his election success as a victory for the rights of sexual minorities. -
26 April 2011Moscow set to allow first ever gay pride parade in the city 20 Moscow city authorities gave permission today for the first ever gay pride parade to be held in the Russian capital. -
26 April 2011Gay former governor of New Jersey has bid for ordination ‘deferred’ 7 A gay former governor of New Jersey has had his bid to join the Episcopal priesthood deferred. -
26 April 2011Rapper receives death threats over ‘I’m Gay’ album title 16 An American rap artist has told MTV that he has received death threats following the announcement that he intends to call his new album I'm Gay. -
26 April 2011Church of Scotland leaders to discuss special commission report on same-sex relationships 10 The Church of Scotland's leaders will discuss the Special Commission's report on same-sex relationships and the ministry at May's General Assembly meeting. -
26 April 2011Elton John to carry out paternity test for son 25 Sir Elton John has said that he intends to find out who the real father of his son is. -
26 April 2011Lesbian newsreader says gay men and women have a ‘responsibility to come out’ 119 An openly gay American newsreader has said she believes men and women in her industry have a "responsibility" to come out. -
4 March 2011Lion King animator says only a matter of time before ‘gay families’ appear in Disney films 12 Andreas Deja, a veteran animator for Disney, has suggested the company would be open to featuring both openly gay character and gay families in future projects. -
4 March 2011Dior catwalk show goes ahead without disgraced British Designer Galliano 11 Christian Dior's catwalk show took place at Paris Fashion Week today without its former star designer, John Galliano, who was sacked from the fashion house last week for a drunken, allegedly anti-Semitic tirade. -
4 March 2011National Portrait Gallery talk to celebrate lesbians and gay men in British cinema 7 The National Portrait Gallery in London is to host a talk highlighting key lesbian and gay figures in British cinema. -
4 March 2011Homophobia ‘growing’ in Lutfur Rahman’s East London council chambers 298 Councillors in the East London borough of Tower Hamlets say that the public gallery in the council chamber is becoming increasingly filled with supporters of Mayor Lutfur Rahman, who are shouting homophobic abuse.
