Joseph Patrick McCormick is a news editor for PinkNews.co.uk
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14 January 2013Protesters to demonstrate amidst accusations of Transphobia at the Observer and the Guardian 4 Protesters are set to demonstrate outside the offices of the Observer newspaper on Thursday, following a column written by Julie Burchill yesterday, which came under heavy criticism for being transphobic. -
14 January 2013Exclusive: UKIP investigates official who compared homosexuality to bestiality 31 The UKIP Chairman for Oxford has been put under review after she compared homosexuality to bestiality and paedophilia on the official members' forum of the party's website. -
14 January 2013Members of UKIP official website compare homosexuality to bestiality and paedeophilia 16 An official online forum for UKIP members has been used to vent "racist and homophobic" views by some of the party's top members, reports suggest. -
14 January 2013Mayor apologises for calling UKIP ‘racists and homophobes’ 24 A town Mayor from Cumbria has apologised to a UKIP member after describing the party as "racist and homophobic" on Twitter. -
14 January 2013Church of England considering in-church blessings for ‘celibate’ gay couples 43 Reports have suggested that the Church of England plans to consider allowing gay couples to have their civil partnerships blessed in churches. -
13 January 2013Guardian Writer Julie Burchill defends Suzanne Moore saying she was ‘monstered’ by ‘chicks with dicks’ on Twitter 81 Julie Burchill, has come to the defence of fellow Guardian writer, Suzanne Moore, who came under fire for accusations of transphobia, writing that trans women "don't know the meaning of suffering", and describing them as "bed-wetters in bad wigs."
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13 January 2013France: 340,000 protest against equal marriage rights in Paris 102 Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris protest against the country’s upcoming bill which would allow equal marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples. -
13 January 2013Vatican: Topless women demonstrate for equal marriage rights during Pope’s weekly prayer 32 A Ukrainian feminist group have protested topless at St Peter's Square for gay rights, as Pope Benedict XVI gave his weekly prayer. -
13 January 2013Boris Johnson offers Olympic venues to organisers of the 2018 Gay Games 18 Boris Johnson is set to offer the Olympic stadium, and other of London's high-profile sporting venues to organisers of the 2018 Gay Games. -
12 January 2013Thousands of French lesbians travel to Belgium for artificial insemination 7 Thousands of French lesbians couples are believed to have travelled to Belgium in order to conceive babies, through artificial insemination, which is not available in their home country. -
12 January 2013Trans woman accuses Post Office of discrimination for refusing to open a savings account 21 A trans woman from Lancaster has accused the Post Office of discrimination, after she was denied a savings account because her drivers license still contained her former name. -
12 January 2013Malta: Labour government would grant civil partnerships and trans identity law if elected 9 The leader of the Labour party in the Maltese House of Representatives has said his party would allow gay couples to have civil unions, a gender identity law for trans people, and that he would appoint a minister for civil rights and equality. -
12 January 2013A thousand Catholic priests fear that equal marriage marks a return to ‘centuries of persecution’ 293 More than a thousand Catholic priests have signed a letter saying that if equal marriage is legalised it could threaten religious freedom in a way last seen during "centuries of persecution" of Catholics in Britain. -
12 January 2013Britain’s Got Talent choir star opens up about homophobic cyber-bullying 4 A star member of an all boys' choir has spoken out for the first time about the homophobic cyber bullying he was subjected to for years. -
11 January 2013France: Comedian who claims to be pro-gay plans to rally 200,000 against equal marriage 32 An anti-equal marriage movement in France, which has organised a rally this weekend hoping to bring out 200,000 demonstrators, has found a leader in a comedian who has denied accusations of homophobia. -
11 January 2013Trans character, Hayley Cropper, to make dramatic exit from Coronation Street 17 Popular soap, Coronation Street, is to say goodbye to trans character, Hayley Cropper, after 15 years on the soap. -
11 January 2013US: Lesbian couple handed letter condemning homosexuality by manager as they left his restaurant 32 A lesbian couple from North Carolina have said a restaurant owner handed them a letter condeminig homosexuality as they paid and left. -
11 January 2013Facebook post on anonymous Australian confession page boasts of anti-gay assaults 10 An Australian Facebook page for anonymous confessions posted the story of a man who said he committed hate crimes, including assaults and robberies, by pretending to be gay. -
11 January 2013David Cameron supports bid for London to host 2018 Gay Games 21 David Cameron has voiced his support for a bid aiming to have the Gay Games brought to London in 2018. -
11 January 2013Chilean Bishop says gay ‘domestic partnerships bring the destruction of human beings’ 20 A Chilean Bishop spoke out earlier this week to say that domestic partnerships, as per recently proposed legislation, would bring the "destruction of human beings".
