Jessica has been the editor of PinkNews.co.uk since 2009.
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5 March 2009LGBT university staff and students face ‘high levels’ of discrimination 3 A survey has suggested that many gay, bisexual and trans staff and students in UK higher education institutes suffer homophobia and discrimination. -
5 March 2009Man acquitted of double murder uses gay panic defence 10 A man who confessed to killing a gay couple has been acquitted of murder by a jury in Spain, who accepted his defence of "fear". -
5 March 2009FA to launch anti-homophobia campaign + The Football Association is planning to release a DVD to raise awareness of homophobia in the sport. -
4 March 2009California Attorney General: ‘Prop 8 comparable to 1960s racism’ 4 The Attorney General of California, Jerry Brown, has called for Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage in the US state, to be deemed unconstitutional and stricken down. -
4 March 2009Barack Obama ‘consulting advisers on lifting military gay ban’ + Barack Obama is discussing how to lift the ban on gay men and women serving in the US military, according to reports. -
3 March 2009Brighton will not receive funding to assist homeless LGBT people 6 Brighton & Hove City Council has voted against spending money on improving services for LGBT homeless people. -
3 March 2009Man raped in Plymouth + A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a male rape in Plymouth -
3 March 2009Employees claim they were victimised by gay charity 21 Two former employees of Manchester's Lesbian and Gay Foundation have claimed they were victimised and discriminated against by the charity. -
3 March 2009Increased rights for Colombian same-sex partners “not automatic” + Gay and lesbian couples in Colombia still face challenges after a ruling granting them increased rights. -
3 March 2009Director receives death threats over Channel 4 documentary about gay Muslims 76 Executives at Channel 4 are bracing themselves for a backlash against a programme showing gay and lesbian Muslims. -
3 March 2009Microsoft: ‘It’s hard to police Xbox homophobia’ 9 Xbox Live policy manager Stephen Toulouse has given further explanation of why gamers cannot use the word 'gay' in their profiles or gamertags. -
3 March 2009Gay couples launch suit for US federal benefits 2 Gay married couples in the US state of Massachusetts are suing the federal government for benefits received by straight married couples.
