Scott Roberts was the news editor of Gaydar Radio and a columnist for PinkNews until 2012. In August 2012, he was appointed the editor of PinkNews.co.uk
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1 April 2013US: Muslim caller tells TV host gay Americans should be beheaded 62 The host of a phone-in programme in New York was left stunned after a caller suggested gay Americans should be beheaded in accordance with Sharia law. -
1 April 2013Tory MP Glyn Davies: Same-sex marriage is a ‘bad proposal’ but PM should not change course 24 Conservative MP Glyn Davies has described same-sex marriage as a “bad proposal”, but says it wouldn’t be sensible for David Cameron to change his mind. -
1 April 2013Australia: Liberal leader Tony Abbott rules out supporting equal marriage 6 Australia’s opposition leader says he will continue to side against equal marriage - an issue which sees him at odds with parts of his family. -
1 April 2013Senior Scottish Episcopal speaks in support of equal marriage and rebukes Lord Carey 34 One of the most prominent figures in the Scottish Episcopal Church has criticised Lord Carey for attacking equal marriage. -
1 April 2013Scotland: Friends fear Catholic priest who exposed sexual bullying could be sacked 33 The friends of a priest who made explosive claims about sexual bullying in Scotland’s Catholic Church fear he could be sacked. -
29 March 2013US: Transgender man told he cannot divorce wife 27 An Arizona judge has rejected a divorce petition from Thomas Beatie, a transgender father of three. -
29 March 2013Richard E Grant pays tribute to his on-screen fictional gay Uncle Monty 2 Tributes have been paid to Richard Griffiths, remembered by many, including Richard E Grant, for playing Uncle Monty, a gay character in the 1987 cult British film Withnail and I. -
29 March 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘Dan Choi’s $100 fine is a victory for him but he’s been left exhausted’ 11 The decision of a judge to fine a gay former solider $100 for chaining himself to the White House fence is a “victory” for the “exhausted” defendant, says Peter Tatchell. -
29 March 2013Ireland: Gay Anglicans reiterate calls for same-sex marriage 9 Changing Attitude Ireland has made a submission to the Irish Constitutional Convention in support of extending civil marriage to same-sex couples. -
29 March 2013US: Gay former solider fined $100 for White House protest 10 Former US Army lieutenant Dan Choi, who chained himself to the White House fence in protest over America’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law, has avoided a prison sentence. -
29 March 2013Spain: University professor says women should stay with violent husbands and that gay people can be ‘cured’ 20 A Spanish academic has come under fire for allegedly saying homosexuality is “curable” and that pregnancy through rape was effectively God's way of compensating the victim. -
29 March 2013David Cameron reshuffles anti-gay marriage Energy Minister John Hayes 14 In a move designed to please disgruntled Tory backbenchers – many of whom are angry over the government’s equal marriage policy – David Cameron has made John Hayes his senior parliamentary adviser. -
29 March 2013Ex-Leeds player Robbie Rogers: There’s no way I could have stayed in football after coming out as gay 23 Robbie Rogers has explained why coming out as gay meant he had to retire immediately as a professional footballer, saying: "I don't think I would have been able to go training the next day". -
29 March 2013Ugandan asylum seeker has Heathrow deportation flight cancelled 9 The deportation flight of a female asylum seeker to Uganda has been cancelled with just hours to spare against Friday’s deadline. -
28 March 2013West Ham footballer Matt Jarvis: People ask my wife if I’m gay because of my Attitude magazine shoot 32 West Ham footballer Matt Jarvis says posing topless for Attitude magazine has meant that people have asked his wife about his sexuality. -
28 March 2013UK: Sexual abuse victim claims council would have treated case differently if father had not been gay 10 A man who was sexually abused by his gay father and his partner claims the abuse was swept under the carpet by Wakefield Council. -
28 March 2013BBC apologises for naming South African official ‘gay marriage’ in TV news caption 3 The BBC has apologised for accidently naming a South African civil servant with the name “gay marriage” in a TV news report about a diplomatic conference. -
28 March 2013UK Border Agency accused of trying to deport Ugandan female rape victim 3 Human rights campaigners have once again accused the UK Border Agency (UKBA) of trying to deport a vulnerable female asylum seeker to Uganda.
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28 March 2013US: Trial of gay former soldier who chained himself to the White House fence resumes 18 The trial of a gay soldier who chained himself to the White House fence in protest over America’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law has resumed.
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28 March 2013Greece: Travel company launches homophobic TV ad campaign featuring predatory truck driver 102 A travel company in Greece has launched a new TV ad campaign that appears to draw upon antiquated homophobic stereotypes of gay men.
