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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5 June 2013Tory Faith Minister Baroness Warsi abstains in equal marriage Lords vote 51 Having previously indicated she would vote in favour, Baroness Warsi, refused to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in last night’s House of Lords vote. -
4 June 2013Labour Lord Alli: ‘A stunning victory for equal marriage in the Lords’ 13 Lord Alli has described the passing of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill at second reading in the House of Lords as “a stunning victory for equality”. -
4 June 2013Vladimir Putin says he will sign gay adoption ban but claims ‘there is no discrimination’ in Russia 25 President Vladimir Putin says he will back a ban on foreign same-sex couples from adopting Russian children, but denies it amounts to homophobic discrimination. -
4 June 2013Labour Lord Alli praises David Cameron over his ‘courageous’ support for equal marriage 4 Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli has paid tribute to Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron over his “courageous” support for equal marriage.
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4 June 2013Earl of Arran: Equal marriage could lead to a ‘decadent’ Britain that ‘flaunts’ homosexuality 39 The ninth Earl of Arran, one of the few remaining hereditary peers in the Lords and the owner of a 5,000-acre estate, says he fears for the future of a “decadent” Britain if the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is signed into law. -
4 June 2013Lord Hylton: Gay people have stolen the word ‘gay’ and it no longer has a ‘delightful meaning’ 48 Speaking during yesterday’s second reading debate of the marriage bill Lord Hylton claimed gay people had stolen the word 'gay' from its original meaning. -
4 June 2013Tory MP and wife accused of groping lesbian housekeeper in threesome attempt + A Conservative MP and his wife have been accused of groping their lesbian housekeeper while trying to have a threesome with her. -
4 June 2013Lord Tebbit: ‘Homosexual men are already equal, subject to the laws on incest and bigamy’ 36 Lord Tebbit launched another attack on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill during last night's debate in the House of Lords, declaring the current "rights of a homosexual man are identical to mine". -
3 June 2013Tory Lord Fowler: It would be ‘politically suicidal’ for the Lords to vote against equal marriage 23 Former Health Secretary Lord Fowler says it would be “politically suicidal” for the House of Lords to vote against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. -
3 June 2013Terrence Higgins Trust calls for male HPV vaccine after Michael Douglas’s cancer oral sex claims 10 The Terrence Higgins Trust is reiterating calls for the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination programme to include gay and bisexual men following Hollywood actor Michael Douglas’s comments about oral cancer. -
3 June 2013House of Lords equal marriage debate begins 10 Peers have begun debating the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the Lords as part of its second reading. -
3 June 2013House of Lords equal marriage rally to take place this evening 2 Supporters of marriage equality will rally outside the House of Lords from 5.30pm. -
3 June 2013Former Tory cabinet ministers urge Lords to back equal marriage 8 Several former Conservative cabinet ministers – including three former health secretaries – have given their firm backing to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in an open letter to The Times. -
3 June 2013Senior Anglican warns equal marriage could force the Queen to break ‘the laws of God’ 58 The former Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir Ali, says introducing equal marriage could force the Queen to break a sovereign promise. -
3 June 2013Yvette Cooper: The government needs to remember who the real opponents of equal marriage are 11 Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told PinkNews.co.uk that the government needs to remember “who the opponents are” of the same-sex marriage bill in the wake of last week’s row about House of Lords timetabling. -
1 June 2013Boris Johnson: I am delighted London has made the final shortlist for the 2018 Gay Games 4 Boris Johnson says its “fantastic news” that the capital has been shortlisted to go through to the final round of the process to host the 2018 Gay Games. -
31 May 2013Kaleidoscope Trust urges Nigeria’s president to veto anti-gay law 3 The Kaleidoscope Trust is calling on Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to veto a bill to further criminalise same-sex marriages in Nigeria with potential prison terms of up to 14 years. -
31 May 2013Brighton: Gay businesses take part in HIV mouth swab project 1 Mouth swabs are being taken from volunteers at gay venues in Brighton and Hove in order to gather new data about the way HIV is transmitted in the city. -
31 May 2013Baroness Warsi blasted by National Secular Society for failing to ‘steer’ equal marriage in Lords 16 Faith and Communities Minister Baroness Warsi has been accused by the National Secular Society of refusing to “steer” the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill through the Lords.
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31 May 2013Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes faces wrath of local party for abstaining in equal marriage vote 29 The Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes, has been criticised in an open letter by Lib Dem members in his south London constituency for abstaining in this month’s vote of the same-sex marriage bill.
