Christopher joined PinkNews.co.uk as a reporter and news editor in 2010
-
7 October 2010Study suggests bisexuals get ‘bad deal’ in local government equality policies 35 A research project undertaken by the University of Huddersfield on LGBT equalities and local government has found that a lack of understanding surrounding bisexuality in the workplace is leaving those who identify as such largely invisible. -
7 October 2010New Jersey senator says he’ll introduce anti-bullying legislation on US college campuses 5 The senator of New Jersey, Frank Lautenberg, announced yesterday that he planned to introduce legislation requiring colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment. This comes in the wake of a student's recent suicide after his involvement in a gay sexual encounter was secretly filmed and broadcast online. -
7 October 2010Accused Stonewall Inn ‘gay basher’ denies he’s a homophobe 5 Matthew Francis, one of the two men accused of assaulting a gay man in New York City's Stonewall Inn early last Sunday, claimed in a prison interview yesterday that he doesn't hate gay people. -
7 October 2010‘Pink Protest’ to be held at University of Cape Town + Student activists at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, are planning to stage an anti-homophobia protest today after a symbolic 'pink closet' sculpture intended to highlight the effects of homophobia was burnt down. -
7 September 2010Homophobic assault at Duke’s Mound in Brighton 2 Police in Brighton are investigating a homophobic assault on a man in the Dukes Mound area by the seafront, after three men approached him as he was walking home at around 1.30 a.m. on Friday 27 August. -
7 September 2010Vatican dignitary says gay marriage is ‘like decaffinated coffee’ 46 A Vatican official travelling in Mexico has condemned the country's capital for legalising same-sex marriages, saying that such unions are only an imitation of heterosexual marriages. -
7 September 2010Serbia to hold first Pride Parade since 2001 4 Serbian gay rights groups are in the process of planning a gay Pride Parade in Belgrade next month. It will be the first such parade to take place in nearly a decade. -
7 September 2010Faroe Islands MP refuses to dine with Iceland’s gay prime minister and her partner 27 An MP from the Faroe Islands has refused to attend a state banquet held in honour of Icelandic prime minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir's official visit. -
7 September 2010New book to examine history of homosexuality in the Conservative Party 10 A book detailing the history of homosexuality in the Conservative Party and how its attitudes to it have changed over the decades is to be published by Biteback Publishing next year. -
7 September 2010‘Young, white gay men’ are ‘contributing’ to spread of HIV infections in Europe says report 36 According to new research published today, reckless sexual behaviour among a subset of young gay men is fuelling the HIV epidemic in Europe and the UK. -
7 September 2010Hundreds of gay couples marry in Mexico 8 Approximately 400 same-sex couples have married in Mexico, six months after the law permitting gay marriage came into effect. -
7 September 2010Irish LGBT marriage equality group to launch report on the lives of children raised by gay parents 3 An Irish equality group is to launch the results of a report documenting the experience of children raised in Ireland by LGBT parents. -
7 September 2010Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice loses Jaguar contract over ‘homophobic’ Twitter comment 21 Australian Olympic swimming champion Stephanie Rice has been dropped by Jaguar, with whom she had a sponsorship agreement, following her homophobic Twitter comment last Saturday. -
31 August 2010Londonderry’s first gay Pride parade a success 4 The first ever Londonderry gay Pride parade took place in Northern Ireland last Saturday. -
31 August 2010Big turnout for Gay Sports Day Bank Holiday fundraiser in London 2 A Gay Sports day organised by GMFA, the gay men's health charity, was held in Vauxhall, south-west London yesterday, or order to help raise essential funds for gay men’s health and the local community. -
31 August 2010Tasmanian LGBT activists welcome recognition of Interstate and overseas same-sex unions 6 Legislation has been passed by the State Lower House in Tasmania which will allow same-sex couples in interstate or overseas unions to be automatically recognised under Tasmanian law without the need to re-register their status. -
31 August 2010‘Ex-Gay’ organisation denied charitable status in New Zealand 10 The New Zealand branch of an international "ex-gay" organisation which claims to offer "freedom from homosexuality" has been denied charitable status by the country's Charitable Commission. -
31 August 2010Thousands attend parade and celebrations at Manchester Pride 2010 5 Thousands of people attended Manchester's 20th annual gay Pride parade and celebrations over the Bank Holiday weekend. -
31 August 2010Video: Triumph for gay actors and characters at the Emmy Awards 2 Jane Lynch won an Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy award last night for her performance in the US television series Glee. -
31 August 2010Lesbian Presbyterian minister plans to appeal against court ruling regarding same-sex marriages + A retired lesbian minister who officiated at a number of same-sex weddings during the period in which they were legal in California, says she will appeal against the ruling of a Presbyterian court last Thursday which rebuked her for going against the constitution of her denomination.
