Jessica has been the editor of PinkNews.co.uk since 2009.
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19 October 2011Gay couple’s home targeted in homophobic attack 27 Police are appealing for witnesses after a gay couple's Oxfordshire home was targeted by youths with an air gun. The couple, aged 45 and 39, were at their home in Chestnut Close at around 9pm last Wednesday when they heard a bang at the back of their home. -
19 October 2011Former Botswana president calls for legalisation of homosexuality 30 Festus Mogae, the former president of Botswana, has said that homosexuality should be decriminalised to help tackle HIV rates. Speaking to the BBC's Africa Network, Mr Mogae said that while he does not "understand" homosexuality, gays and lesbians should not be arrested. -
19 October 2011Australian foreign minister to call on Commonwealth to repeal anti-gay laws 35 Australia's foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, will urge Commonwealth countries to decriminalise homosexuality. Heads of Commonwealth countries are to meet in Perth next week for the annual heads of government meeting (CHOGM). -
19 October 2011Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to mark ‘Spirit Day’ for bullied gay teens 18 Facebook will mark 'Spirit Day' tomorrow by turning several pages purple and encouraging employees to learn about the event. Spirit Day, which was created last year by Canadian teenager Brittany McMillan, encourages people to wear purple on October 20th to remember LGBT teenagers who killed themselves after being bullied. -
19 October 2011Father of suicide teen says he was bullied for being gay 33 The father of a 15-year-old Canadian boy who killed himself last weekend says his son was bullied for being gay. Jamie Hubley, of Ottawa, said he couldn't take any more depression, harassment and loneliness before he was found dead on Saturday. -
19 October 2011Three Northern Cyprus men arrested for gay sex 44 Three men in Northern Cyprus have been arrested for sexual "acts against nature". The men were arrested in a private home in north Nicosia last Thursday and have already spent five days in custody. -
19 October 2011Graham Norton: ‘I’m too old to have a child’ 7 Graham Norton says he is "too old" to have a child. The entertainer, who is 48, revealed that he does have a partner but refused to say more about the man, joking that he might soon be single again. -
18 October 2011Call for New Jersey teacher to be sacked for anti-gay Facebook comments 52 Gay rights groups are calling for the sacking of a New Jersey teacher who wrote on Facebook that homosexuality is "perverted" and "breeds like cancer". Viki Knox, who works in Union High School in the Union Township school district, made the comments last week. -
18 October 2011Cheerleader boy says Texas school kicked him off team for gay kiss 28 A 17-year-old male cheerleader says he was kicked off his school's team for kissing a boy. The student at Alice High School in southern Texas, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the kiss was caught on school surveillance cameras. -
18 October 2011HIV charities rubbish fish foot spa fears 11 HIV charities say there is no evidence 'fish pedicure' spas can transmit the virus. The Health Protection Agency said today that there is a risk of catching infections like HIV and hepatitis from the beauty craze, which involves placing the feet in a basin while Garra Rufa fish nibble at dead skin. -
18 October 2011Gay Canadian teenager kills himself over depression and bullying 41 A gay 15-year-old boy in Ottawa, Canada, killed himself after suffering years of depression and bullying. Jamie Hubley documented his struggles on his blog but wrote on Friday that he couldn't take any more.
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18 October 2011‘Three deaths’ after London church advice to stop taking HIV medicine 114 At least three deaths have been reported in London as a result of churches which claim to "heal" HIV and AIDS patients. According to BBC London, some evangelical Christian churches are encouraging patients to stop taking anti-retroviral drugs because God can heal them. -
18 October 2011Zachary Quinto thanks fans for support 10 Zachary Quinto has thanked fans for their "outpouring of support" after he came out. The Heroes and Star Trek actor came out in an interview with New York magazine at the weekend and wrote a blogpost explaining how he was moved to come out after the suicide of 14-year-old gay teen Jamey Rodemeyer. -
18 October 2011Commonwealth country leaders ‘to be asked to decriminalise gay sex’ 48 Leaders of Commonwealth countries will be asked to decriminalise homosexuality to help to stop the spread of HIV, an Australian official has said. -
18 October 2011Zimbabwe refuses to give prisoners condoms because homosexuality is illegal 41 Prisoners in Zimbabwe are being denied condoms despite high rates of HIV - because homosexuality is illegal. The Prison Service said last week that condoms could "encourage" illegal gay sex among the 13,000-strong prison population. -
17 October 2011Video: SNP leader Alex Salmond urges gay people to be proud 104 SNP leader Alex Salmond has filmed an 'It Gets Better' video to encourage Scottish LGBT young people to be more visible. The Scottish first minister, who has been criticised by Catholic leaders for his plans to legalise gay marriage, said he wanted gay people to be "proud of who they are". -
17 October 2011Dustin Lance Black accuses GQ Australia of homophobia 11 Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has accused the Australian edition of GQ magazine of homophobia. Writing on his blog, the openly gay star said the publication was guilty of outdated "lies, myths and stereotypes" about gay people. -
17 October 2011Cliff Richard backs gay marriage 76 Cliff Richard has come out in support of gay marriage. The 71-year-old singer, who is one of Britain's best-known Christians, says he sees no reason why gay people should not have marriage equality. -
17 October 2011US Republican lawsuit: ‘Gays don’t need heightened legal protections’ 22 A lawsuit filed by US Republicans says that gay people do not need the same level of legal protection accorded to other minorities because they are "not politically powerless". -
17 October 2011Gay man jailed for homophobic attack 23 A gay man has been jailed for breaking another gay man's jaw in two places in a homophobic attack. Maidstone crown court heard that Robert Jackson's attack was motivated by homophobia, despite being gay himself.
