Adam Lake was acting news editor and political reporter between 2007 and 2010.
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7 October 2009First official gay Tory party hailed a success despite Stonewall boycott 21 Spirit Bar in Canal Street was packed to its 650-person capacity last night as the Conservative Party held its first-ever official gay event. As the Tory-themed cocktails flowed, there was much speculation at the absence of Stonewall chief Ben Summerskill. -
18 September 2009Gay MP Adam Price will not stand at next election 3 Openly gay Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price has confirmed that he will be stepping down at the next election. Price, who came 37th in this years poll of most influential LGBT people in politics, announced in a statement today that he intends to take up a year-long Fulbright scholarship in the United States. -
18 September 2009Political leaders in Belgrade make plea for non violent Pride + Political leaders have today warned right-wing extremists not to resort to violence ahead of Belgrade's gay pride parade. The Pride march will be the first one held for a decade after violent scenes caused the event to be cancelled last time it was held. -
18 September 2009GayGames 2010 set to be biggest yet as record numbers of LGBT athletes apply 8 More than 1,700 athletes and artists from across the world have now registered to take part in next year’s Gay Games being held in Cologne, Germany from 31 July. -
18 September 2009Clampdown on “thinspiration” sites will help gay men 8 Psychiatrists have called on the government to address the soaring numbers of websites which promote anorexia and bulimia as a lifestyle choice rather than an eating disorder. More than 15% of gay or bisexual men had at some time suffered anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder, or at least certain symptoms of those disorders, compared with less than five percent of heterosexual men. -
18 September 2009Parents’ anger over trans girl 184 A 12-year-old pupil is set to become one of the youngest people to transistion in the world after her parents decided to allow her to return to school as a girl. -
18 June 2008London’s gay rugby club in world tournament final 1 London’s only gay rugby club, the world famous Kings Cross Steelers has won places in the finals of The Bingham Cup in Dublin, Ireland. -
18 June 2008Little Britain star’s civil partnership to be dissolved + Little Britain star Matt Lucas is to divorce from his partner Kevin McGee- 18 months after they entered into a civil partnership. -
18 June 2008LGBT Christian group describe Archbishops’ condemnation as “indefensible” 3 The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) has said it supports last week's blessing of a same sex couple in church. -
17 June 2008PinkNews.co.uk goes interactive with new my.PinkNews.co.uk feature + PinkNews.co.uk has today launched its new my.PinkNews.co.uk website. The site allows readers to pluck stories that interest them from the internet and post them online for others to see. -
17 June 2008Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York condemn gay marriage service 10 The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have condemned the recent partnership cermony of two bishops held over the weekend. -
17 June 2008Stonewall Chief Executive denies campaign against David Davis 7 Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill has denied claims by columnist and political blogger Iain Dale that Stonewall pursuing a campaign against David Davis. -
17 June 2008Survey reveals that 41% of HIV infected men are unaware of status + A recent survey has revealed that HIV positive men who are aware of their diagnosis are more likely to have unprotected sex then men who are unaware of their status. -
16 June 2008Terrence Higgins Trust urge Pride revellers to ‘Get it on’ + HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be distributing 50,000 condom packs to revellers at this year's London Pride event, due to be held on Saturday 5th July. -
16 June 2008London Pride first as army permitted to wear uniform 1 The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today welcomed the Ministry of Defence's decision to permit uniformed Army personnel to march in this year's pride celebrations. The event, which will take place on July 5th, will be the first time that all three strands of the military are allowed to march in uniform. -
12 June 2008Gay sex and Presidential politics feature in autumn plays at the Royal Court + The artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre today launched a season of plays that are set to challenge our views on sex and sexuality. -
12 June 2008Interview: DUP homophobia hurts vulnerable young people 2 The leader of a well-respected gay support group in Northern Ireland has accused DUP MP and MLA Iris Robinson of "undoing 10 years of hard work in the LGBT community." -
12 June 2008MTV backs campaign to get young people be open about sexual health + Young people are being encouraged to talk openly about their sexual experiences in an innovative scheme aimed at reducing the stigma that surrounds sexual health. -
12 June 2008Brokeback: The Opera scheduled to premiere in 2013 + Rumours that the Hollywood hit Brokeback Mountain is to be turned into an opera have been confirmed by New York City Opera's acting general manager. -
4 June 2008Soho village fete to raise money and awareness for GALOP + Last minute preparations are underway in the run up to 'Galop Big Gay Fete.' The fete will take place this Saturday in St Anne's Church, Soho.
