Christopher joined PinkNews.co.uk as a reporter and news editor in 2010
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13 August 2010Trans woman refused treatment at Indiana hospital 7 A trans woman who went to hospital in Muncie, Indiana, last month with a serious lung complaint has said she was ridiculed and ultimately refused treatment by staff. -
13 August 2010Orthodox rabbis sign pro-gay document 14 Three Montreal rabbis became the latest signatories yesterday of a statement calling for the acceptance of Jewish gay men and lesbians into synagogues. -
13 August 2010London announces bid to host tenth gay games in 2018 6 London is bidding to host the tenth Gay Games in 2018. The games, recently held in Cologne, are one of the largest sporting and cultural events in the world. -
13 August 2010Swindon and Wiltshire Gay Pride to take place tomorrow + Final preparations are underway for tomorrow's third annual Swindon and Wiltshire Gay Pride celebrations. -
13 August 2010American comedian suggests ‘ground zero gay bar’ 23 Left-wing American commentator and comedian Greg Gutfeld suggested on his blog yesterday that opening a gay bar next to the proposed "Ground Zero Mosque" in New York City would be a way of "building bridges". -
13 August 2010Glasgow gay and lesbian centre: eviction begins 3 A gay and lesbian centre in Glasgow run on public money is to be finally evicted from its premises after a series of financial irregularities has come to light. -
13 August 2010Top-ranking lesbian cadet quits West Point over anti-gay military policy + A lesbian cadet offered her resignation this week to top US military academy West Point over the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which bars openly LGBT people from serving in the US armed forces. -
13 August 2010Italy’s ‘summer of homophobia’ 23 In Italy over the past month, a series of incidents in which gay people have been physically and verbally attacked has led to the country's press referring to a "summer of homophobia". -
12 August 2010Tokyo Pride to return after three years 10 The Japanese capital's gay community and friends are preparing to party this Saturday as Tokyo Pride takes place once again after a three-year absence. -
12 August 2010Australian man finally jailed for 19-year-old gay murder + An Australian man who murdered Ecudorian Felipe Flores in Sydney back in 1991, has been jailed for a minimum of eleven-and-a-half years. -
12 August 2010George Michael charged with possession of drugs 7 Musician George Michael has been charged with drug possession and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. -
12 August 2010UK Black Pride takes place in London this Saturday 50 The fifth annual UK Black Pride celebrations are to take place this weekend in the grounds of north London's Regent's Park College. -
12 August 2010Gay German foreign minister does not take partner to anti-gay countries 15 German vice-chancellor and foreign minister Guido Westerwelle has stated that he does not take along his partner when making diplomatic trips to countries in which homosexuality is punishable by law. -
12 August 2010Gay US Air Force officer sues over dismissal 2 A gay US Air Force officer who lost his job last year after a false rape allegation forced him to reveal his sexuality has sued to block his dismissal from the military and to overturn the US army's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. -
12 August 2010Judge Walker to rule on whether gay marriages in California can resume immediately 8 Chief US District Judge Vaughn Walker, who last week invalidated Proposition 8 which banned same-sex marriage in the state of California, is to rule today on whether marriages can resume. -
12 August 2010Father of Mel Gibson brands Pope ‘gay’ 24 The 91-year-old father of actor Mel Gibson has outed himself as a homophobe during a live phone-in on a US Christian radio station. -
3 July 2010Madrid celebrates gay pride 4 Madrid Pride took place in the Spanish capital today. One of the biggest gay celebrations taking place in Europe, the parade featured over 30 floats from all around the world. -
28 June 2010Updated: Appointment of anti-gay bishop at top Scots university sparks calls for funding boycott 14 Dr Tom Wright, the Bishop of Durham, who has spoke out against the appointment of gay clergy and same-sex unions, has been appointed to a top academic post at the School of Divinity at St Andrews University, Scotland's most distinguished and ancient academic institution. -
28 June 2010Son of Fred Phelps speaks out about his ‘hateful’ anti-gay father 18 The son of Pastor Fred Phelps, the man who founded the adamantly homophobic Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas which claims that God hates the United States for supporting gay rights, has broken his silence and begun to publicly speak about his relationships with his estranged father. -
28 June 2010New campaign urges gay men in relationships to ‘play it safe’ 1 The Terrence Higgins Trust has launched a new HIV-prevention campaign aimed at gay men who are in long-term relationships. The campaign, which will appear in selcted gay press and on posters and postcards, is part of the Pan-London HIV Prevention Partnership (PLHPP) and seeks to address the issue of safe sex within gay male relationships.
