Jessica has been the editor of PinkNews.co.uk since 2009.
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19 September 2011Brian Souter says society may ‘implode’ if ‘traditional marriage’ falls 99 Scottish entrepreneur and SNP donor Brian Souter says society is in danger of "imploding" if "traditional marriage" declines. The businessman, who fought to save Section 28 ten years ago, was answering questions about his views on gay marriage. -
19 September 2011UK Home Office considering gender-neutral passports 27 The Home Office has said it is considering the possibility of not displaying gender on passports. The proposals follow changes to Australian passport rules, which mean that intersex people who identify as neither gender can be listed as 'X', rather than having to choose between male or female. -
19 September 2011Lib Dem president Tim Farron ‘victim of false gay rumours’ 56 Liberal Democrat party president Tim Farron has hit out at "wicked" rumours that he was blackmailed over a "secret gay life". -
16 September 2011David Cameron ‘emphatically in favour’ of gay marriage 124 Prime minister David Cameron is 'emphatically' in favour of allowing gay couples to marry, PinkNews.co.uk has been told. A senior Downing Street source said Mr Cameron had "personally intervened" to ensure that a consultation on the issue takes place and that the law is changed within the lifetime of this parliament. -
16 September 2011Government proposes introducing gay marriage after Cameron intervention 75 A government consultation on the process for allowing gay couples to marry will take place next March, PinkNews.co.uk understands that prime minister David Cameron is "emphatically" in favour of the change. -
16 September 2011Woman ‘too disgusted by gays to leave the house’ 285 A Catholic woman from Massachusetts says she is so disgusted by gay people that she fears leaving her house. Stacy Trasancos, a stay-at-home mother of seven children, detailed her extreme homophobia on her blog, acceptingabundance.com. -
16 September 2011Archie Comics’ first gay character Kevin Keller to wed 7 The first gay character in Archie Comics, Kevin Keller, will get married in an upcoming issue. In the storyline, in Life With Archie #16, Kevin returns to Riverside as an adult after serving in the Army. -
16 September 2011Gay troops prepare for end of military ban 25 The ban on openly gay US troops will come to an end on Tuesday, 18 years after it was signed into law. Despite some attempts to derail the repeal, the process is on track. -
15 September 2011Two assaults in Liverpool’s gay quarter 6 Liverpool police are investigating two attacks on young men on streets in the city's gay quarter. Police say there is no evidence yet that the assaults were motivated by homophobia but have sought to reassure the gay community. -
15 September 2011Channel 4 documentary follows transgender men and women 22 A Channel 4 documentary to be screened this autumn follows seven transgender men and women. The programme, Girls Will Be Boys and Boys Will Be Girls, will show the group at different stages of the transition process. -
15 September 2011US authors say publisher told them to ‘straighten’ gay character 28 Two authors who wrote a young adults' post-apocalyptic novel say a publisher offered them a deal on the basis that they turn 'straighten' a gay character. -
15 September 2011Maryland teenager jailed for five years over attack on transgender woman 40 A teenage girl from Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to five years in jail for attacking a transgender woman in a McDonalds' restaurant. -
15 September 2011Edinburgh police investigate gay sauna death 4 Police in Edinburgh are investigating after a man died suddenly during a visit to the city's most popular gay sauna. The man, in his sixties, was visiting the Number 18 sauna on Leith Walk and was rushed to hospital after being given CPR. -
14 September 2011Mother of gay suicide teenager pressures Michele Bachmann 26 The mother of a gay teenager who killed himself is pressuring Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to speak about the issue. Justin Aaberg, 15, who went to school in Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin School District, hanged himself in 2010 after suffering anti-gay bullying. -
14 September 2011Elton John sues over unpaid charity date 27 Sir Elton John has issued a banker with a writ for £700,000 after the man allegedly to failed to pay up after winning a charity date with the star. -
14 September 2011PayPal won’t announce action against ‘gay hatred’ groups 47 PayPal has responded to calls for it to cancel the accounts of faith groups accused of promoting hate against gay people. The e-payments service said it could not comment on individual accounts and has to take "freedom of religion" into account. -
14 September 2011Transgender girl, 10, tells of classmates’ reactions 33 A ten-year-old transgender girl who is bullied by adults, rather than children, has spoken of her excitement at returning to school as a female. -
14 September 2011John Barrowman criticises church over gay marriage attacks 68 John Barrowman says he's horrified at the Scottish Catholic Church's comments on gay marriage proposals. The Glasgow-born actor, who is in a civil partnership, accused church leaders of "evil", hypocrisy and potentially ruining people's lives. -
14 September 2011Clint Eastwood against gay marriage bans 20 Clint Eastwood has criticised bans on gay marriage. In typically gruff style, the actor told GQ that everyone should have the change to lead they life they want. -
14 September 2011Speaker launches gay rights group Kaleidoscope 39 New gay rights group Kaleidoscope has been launched by its honorary president Speaker John Bercow. A reception was held in parliament last night to celebrate the new non-profit organisation, which seeks to help LGBT people and rights movements around the world.
