Articles by Laurence Watts

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Laurence joined PinkNews.co.uk as a features writer in 2011

Twitter: @Laurence_Watts

24 April 2013
Interview: Scott Mills on love, marriage equality and Eurovision 2013 2 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews’ Laurence Watts, BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills talks about finding love, his future career plans and presenting this year’s Eurovision on BBC Three.
12 April 2013
Interview: Matt Fishel on his new album Not Thinking Straight 3 PinkNews' Laurence Watts has interviewed gay singer-songwriter Matt Fishel, ahead of the release of his debut album ‘Not Thinking Straight’.
30 January 2013
Interview: Charlie Hides on becoming a YouTube drag sensation 6 Having done shows for Sir Elton John and with 8.2m video views spread across 119 videos on his YouTube channel, Charlie Hides is bringing drag to the digital mainstream. Laurence Watts caught up with him for PinkNews.
13 December 2012
Laurence Watts’ 10 gay news events predictions for 2013 30 Laurence Watts has unveiled his top ten LGBT predictions for 2013 - how many of them do you think will happen?
7 December 2012
Laurence Watts’ 2012 LGBT Predictions Scorecard 13 In December of last year, Laurence Watts set himself the task of predicting LGBT news events that were likely to happen in 2012 - here is his scorecard for the year.
21 November 2012
Interview: Matthew Mitcham on addiction, depression and ‘openly gay’ Olympic Gold. 12 Laurence Watts talks to Australian Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham, one of the world’s most high-profile gay sports stars, in an interview for PinkNews.co.uk
14 November 2012
Comment: Why ‘straight’ Bob Filner will be better for San Diego than ‘gay’ Carl DeMaio 15 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Laurence Watts assesses last week’s defeat of Carl DeMaio, a gay Republican who was running to become Mayor of San Diego.
5 November 2012
Comment: A Mitt Romney presidential win would be a disaster for LGBT Americans 40 Writing from the US for Pinknews.co.uk on the eve of Election Day, Laurence Watts makes the case that a Mitt Romney presidency would be a disaster for LGBT rights.
26 October 2012
Interview: Chaosmen’s Gavin Sevin talks gay-for-pay in the adult entertainment industry 43 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Laurence Watts profiles porn actor Gavin Sevin, and learns all about the nature of a straight performer, who is also synonymous with gay sexual entertainment.
30 August 2012
Interview: Joe McElderry on his new album, love and Perez Hilton 14 The pop star talks to Laurence Watts about his new album, Whitney Houston’s death and why he’d like you to follow him on Twitter.
28 May 2012
Interview: Daniel Land and The Modern Painters 1 Daniel Land and The Modern Painters are due to release their second album, ‘The Space Between Us’, on 28 May 2012. In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, lead singer Daniel Land talks about his musical inspiration, his coming out and why he’d like to work with Brian Eno.
24 February 2012
Interview: Darren Hayes on marriage, children and the mid-life crisis that shaped his new album 8 Laurence Watts talks to Darren Hayes about music, Star Wars auditions and marrying his high school girlfriend before the realisation he was gay changed his life.
15 February 2012
Interview: Armistead Maupin on Tales of The City, Ian McKellen and Rock Hudson 14 Laurence Watts meets Armistead Maupin to talk Tales of the City, the joy of gay life in 1970s San Francisco and the truth about his relationships with Rock Hudson and Ian McKellen.
30 January 2012
Interview: Greg Louganis on gold medals, HIV and Matthew Mitcham 6 He won his first Olympic medal at the age of 16. Four gold medals later, he came out at the 1994 Gay Games. Laurence Watts meets Greg Louganis.
25 January 2012
Peter Tatchell on arresting Robert Mugabe and interrupting Archbishop Carey 6 In Peter Tatchell's own words, his account of hijacking the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter Sermon in 1998 and his first attempt at a citizen's arrest of Robert Mugabe.
10 January 2012
Interview: Tabatha Coffey on fame, hair and same-sex marriage in New Jersey 1 Laurence Watts meets the star of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover and new show Tabatha Takes Over to talk about growing up setting transgender dancers' wigs in Australia, working for Vidal Sassoon in London and finding TV fame in America.
29 December 2011
Interview: Simon Callow on Dickens, Peggy Ramsay and being gay 8 Laurence Watts meets the celebrated actor, theatre director, writer and biographer, renowned for his mastery of Shakespeare and Dickens whose film credits include Amadeus, A Room with a View, Maurice, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and The Phantom of the Opera.
28 December 2011
Interview: Phillip Ward on the inimitable Quentin Crisp 11 Laurence Watts meets Phillip Ward to discuss the life and work of Quentin Crisp, and his "simple philosophy of happiness and being".
20 December 2011
Interview: Scott Mills on Radio 1, his Uganda documentary and covering Eurovision 5 His “The Scott Mills Show” is broadcast on BBC Radio 1, a station that reaches more than 11m listeners each week. He’s provided commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, and he’s interviewed Lady Gaga three times. Laurence Watts meets the multitalented Scott Mills.
19 December 2011
Interview: Joe McElderry on The X Factor, coming out and winning Popstar to Operastar 20 2009's X Factor winner talks to Laurence Watts about life after the competition, the publicity around his coming out and plans for a fourth studio album.

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