James Park is a reporter for PinkNews.co.uk
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9 December 201150,000 respond to Scotland’s gay marriage consultation 85 More than 50,000 responses have been submitted to the Scottish government’s consultation on the introduction of gay marriage. SNP (Scottish National Party) ministers support the move but some in the party oppose allowing gay couples to marry. -
3 December 2011Australian Labor party conference defies prime minister Julia Gillard to support gay marriage 43 Australia's ruling Labor party has voted to support the introduction of gay marriage although party leader and prime minister Julia Gillard is opposed to changing the law. -
17 November 2011Californian Supreme Court rules opponents can appeal court decision to allow gay marriage 35 The on-off battle for gay marriage in California has taken yet another turn. The state's supreme court has ruled that anti-gay marriage group, ProtectMarriage can defend the ban on gay marriage in court. -
17 November 2011Gay and human rights champion Peter Tatchell awarded honorary doctorate 39 London's South Bank University has awarded an honorary doctorate of laws to the human and gay rights campaigner and regular PinkNews.co.uk columnist Peter Tatchell. -
4 November 2011Lesbian politician Ruth Davidson elected leader of the Scottish Conservative Party 99 Ruth Davidson MSP has been elected as leader of the Scottish Conservative Party. Her election makes her the first openly lesbian or gay leader of a major British political party. -
2 November 2011Lady Gaga to launch anti-bullying Born This Way Foundation 48 Lady Gaga has announced the upcoming launch of the Born This Way Foundation, named after her hit single and album that will focus on issues such as anti-bullying. -
16 October 2011Andrew Mitchell: UK will withhold aid from African countries with poor gay rights 48 Andrew Mitchell, the International development secretary has confirmed that the British government will withhold aid from countries with homophobic countries but denied that it will harm the most poor in those countries. -
20 September 2011Video: US airman comes out to his father live on YouTube 48 On the day that President Obama finally ended the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' ban on openly gay people serving in the US military, a young airman came out to his father via the telephone and broadcast a webcam recording of the event on YouTube. -
17 September 2011UK equalities minister Lynne Featherstone officially announces gay marriage policy 126 Following last night's announcement that the government will introduce legislation to allow gay civil marriage before the end of this parliament, the minister responsible, Lynne Featherstone, said that the current system of gay civil partnerships and straight marriage is “ not only discrimination, but is not fair.” -
14 September 2011Johann Hari apologises and hands back Orwell prize after admitting serial plagiarism 52 The gay columnist, Johann Hari, is to return the Orwell Prize after admitting to and apologising for plagiarising numerous interviews published in The Independent. He is to take four months unpaid leave to undergo journalism training before returning to the newspaper. -
14 September 2011In photos: Launch of Kaleidoscope at Speaker’s House 1 A selection of images from the launch of Kaleidoscope, the new trust to support legislative and cultural changes in attitudes to homosexuality abroad. -
10 September 2011US politician Sally Kern: Gays are more dangerous than terrorists 186 Ahead of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Sally Kern has renewed her claim that homosexuality has killed more people in the United States than terrorism. -
9 September 2011Preview: Tom Robinson, writer of ‘Glad to be Gay’, examines bisexuality for BBC Radio 4 18 From darling of the gay rights movement thanks to his song 'Glad to be Gay', singer-songwriter Tom Robinson went on to fall in love with a woman. In a new programme for BBC Radio 4 he examines what it's like to be bisexual. -
8 September 2011Maryland Governor: Gay marriage is possible but it will be a long fight 6 The governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley as well as the lieutenant governor, Anthony Brown, have warned that it will be a long fight to win full gay marriage rights with the same legal status as straight married couples but that it is achievable. -
8 September 2011‘God Hates Fags’ church to picket Ground Zero and Nevada National Guard funerals 44 The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, that pickets military funerals with signs saying 'God Hates Fags' will picket the funerals of three Nevada National Guard soldiers as well as protesting at the site of Ground Zero on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. -
8 September 2011Video: US Department of Interior posts ‘It Gets Better’ clip 3 The US Department of the Interior has become the latest US government department to make an 'It Gets Better' film to give support to LGBT teenagers. -
8 September 2011UK expected to lift lifetime ban on gay blood donation later today 30 The lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have had sex with men is expected to be lifted in the UK later today. Since the 1980s AIDS crisis, gay men have been banned from donating blood because of the risk of HIV contamination. -
4 September 2011Thousands of primary school pupils reported for homophobia 391 Thousands of primary school aged children have been labelled as homophobic by their teachers in the past year, information released under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act has revealed. -
3 September 2011Former police chief Brian Paddick wins Lib Dem nomination for Mayor of London 48 Brian Paddick, formerly the most senior out gay police officer in Britain, has won the race for the Liberal Democrats nomination for the Mayor of London. Mr Paddick, came third in the 2008 Mayoral contest and less than a year ago told PinkNews.co.uk that he would not stand for Mayor again. -
31 August 2011Russian cannibal confesses to eating man he met on gay dating website 18 An alleged cannibal in Russia has been arrested after confessing to stabbing, killing and then eating a 32-year-old man he met using a gay dating service. The 21-year-old man, identified only as Ivan L, reportedly confessed to eating the gay man, identified as Roman E, in the city of Murmansk, in the extreme north-west of Russia.
