Christopher joined PinkNews.co.uk as a reporter and news editor in 2010
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4 March 2011Chinese news website sparks fierce debate over gay marriage 11 A debate between one of China's leading pro-gay advocates and the editor of an influential national newspaper has erupted on the one of the country's most popular and comprehensive news websites. -
4 March 2011Poland to speed ahead of Australia on same-sex marriage equality 17 There are signs that Poland, which currently has a ban on same-sex marriage and a poor recent track record on LGBT rights, may finally be on the first step to marriage equality by providing gay men and lesbians with the documentation required to marry overseas. -
3 March 2011Homophobia reportedly widespread in UK African communities 9 According to Mambo, the African healthier lifestyle magazine published by Terrence Higgins Trust, hostile attitudes towards gay men and lesbians within UK African communities is on the rise. -
3 March 2011Sarah Palin slams US Supreme Court decision on ‘God Hates Fags’ church 37 Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has slammed the US Supreme Court's decision to allow members of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest against homosexuality by picketing military funerals. -
3 March 2011Julia Gillard faces potential backbench rebellion over gay marriage 29 Australian prime minister Julia Gillard is reportedly playing down a revolt by backbench Labour MPs who support a Greens bill that would enable gay marriages to take place in the territories. -
3 March 2011North London man given curfew for harassing gay couple 23 A man who harassed a gay couple in Islington, North London, has been banned from going out after 10pm and given a community service order. -
3 March 2011End of LGBT History month marked in Warsaw by remembering classic lesbian novel 5 Ric Todd, the British Ambassador to Poland, visited the Polish National Library this week to mark the end of LGBT History Month and view their copy of Radclyffe Hall's groundbreaking 1928 lesbian novel The Well of Loneliness. -
3 March 2011Wyoming Senate votes down bill preventing recognition of out-of-state gay marriages 3 Legislation that banned the recognition of same-sex marriages outside of the state of Wyoming was narrowly voted down yesterday afternoon by a 16-14 vote. -
3 March 2011Gay and lesbian advocacy group claims Wal-Mart has ‘shameful’ record on LGBT employee rights 6 An American gay rights group has claimed that retail giant Wal-Mart has a poor history on protecting the rights of its LGBT employees. -
3 March 2011Turkey’s first openly gay football referee continues legal battle 3 Turkey's first openly gay referee has said he will push on with his legal battle against the Turkish Football Federation, who barred him from officiating over matches in 2008. -
8 October 2010Australian LGBT support group wins legal pay-out 9 A court in the Australian state of Victoria has upheld a complaint from a gay youth support group after a Christian youth camp refused them accommodation, claiming it was against their position on homosexuality. -
8 October 2010Washington DC Methodist Church approves same-sex marriages 4 Worshippers at Washington DC's Foundry United Methodist Church voted 367 to 8 last month to allow same-sex marriages to take place at the church and to allow its clergy to perform said ceremonies. -
8 October 2010Serbian Orthodox Church issues anti-Pride statement ahead of Sunday’s parade in Belgrade 12 The Serbian Orthodox Church said today that they strongly oppose the gay Pride march planned for this Sunday in Belgrade. -
8 October 2010Ozzy Osbourne ‘disgusted’ by anti-gay church’s use of his music at protest 29 Ozzy Osbourne has hit out at the homophobic Westboro Baptist Church after discovering that they had used one of his hits at their recent protests at the US Supreme Court in Washington DC. -
8 October 2010Russian court rules LGBT Pride parade ban ‘illegal’ 5 A Russian Judge at the Court of St Petersburg ruled on Wednesday that the ban on the city's Pride march back in June was illegal. -
8 October 2010Prisoner given extra time for slashing gay inmate’s face 2 A man serving time for assault in an Edinburgh prison who was due to be released in January has been given en extra 20 months for slashing the face of a gay fellow inmate. -
8 October 2010Ben Bradshaw and Chris Bryant lose out on Shadow Cabinet places – but Angela Eagle succeeds 25 The results of the shadow cabinet elections were published last night, revealing that three of the Labour's best-known out gay MPs did not make the final cut. -
7 October 2010Catholic adoption agency fights to retain right to discriminate against same-sex couples 15 England's last remaining Catholic adoption agency have filed an appeal against the Charity Commission for England and Wales, who forbade them to turn away any same-sex couples approaching them with a view to becoming adoptive or foster parents. -
7 October 2010Fewer than half of Americans are against legalising same-sex marriage, poll finds 5 According to results released by the Pew Research Centre yesterday, a new poll has found that fewer than half of Americans are against legalised same-sex marriage. -
7 October 2010Campaign begins against potential ‘catastrophic’ cuts to London LGBT services and charities 56 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) charities in London which provide vital services to said communities are facing unprecedented threats to their funding, which is currently provided by by London Councils.
