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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7 December 2012Lancashire: LGBT community urged to help finding missing teen 1 Lancashire Police are re-appealing for information about the whereabouts of a teenage boy, who has links with the LGBT community, and has been missing from his home in Leyland for almost two weeks. -
7 December 2012Tory MP Bob Blackman: Cameron should be re-introducing Section 28 not letting gays marry 100 Conservative MP Bob Blackman has responded to David Cameron’s support for religious same-sex marriages by suggesting the prime minister should resurrect Section 28, a notorious piece of anti-gay legislation passed under the Thatcher government. -
7 December 2012Unitarians welcome government support for religious same-sex marriages 3 The Chief Officer of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches has welcomed claims the government will announce its support for religious same-sex marriages next week. -
7 December 2012David Cameron: I support ‘gay church weddings’ 54 David Cameron has confirmed reports that he is to back same-sex marriages for religious institutions. -
7 December 2012London: Embassy protest planned against Uganda’s anti-gay law 4 Campaigners are set to demonstrate outside the Ugandan embassy in London next week as the country threatens to pass its notorious ‘kill the gays’ bill. -
7 December 2012Exclusive: Government to support gay couples marrying in church in plans to be announced next week 41 PinkNews.co.uk understands the government is to push for complete marriage equality, meaning religious organisations will be allowed to provide same-sex marriages, as part of its reforms, despite widespread opposition by senior Anglican and Catholic leaders. -
6 December 2012Montana: Man charged with infecting partner with HIV also accused of killing 55 dogs 13 A 52-year-old man in the US state of Montana has denied a felony endangerment charge that alleges he infected an unknowing sexual partner with HIV. -
6 December 2012Football needs a gay ‘champion’ says rugby referee Nigel Owens 4 Rugby referee Nigel Owens is backing a campaign to tackle homophobic attitudes in sport and says football would benefit from having a gay “champion” in the same way Gareth Thomas took up the mantle for rugby. -
6 December 2012Peter Tatchell: ‘Straight couples refused equality’ 41 Peter Tatchell has suggested that the government is likely to decline opening up civil partnerships to heterosexual couples, when it issues its official response to the equal marriage consultation, later this month. -
6 December 2012Scotland: Low school bullying figures give misleading impression say LGBT campaigners 6 An LGBT organisation and a gay councillor have dismissed bullying statistics that show just one homophobic incident was recorded in schools throughout the Scottish Highlands last year, and they warn the true figure is likely to be much higher. -
6 December 2012Scotland: Teenage killer of gay barman Stuart Walker jailed for 12 years 24 A teenager who admitted killing Stuart Walker after the gay barman tried to comfort him over his confused sexuality has been jailed for 12 years. -
6 December 2012Essex: Gay hairdresser who launched scissor attack after receiving homophobic abuse is jailed 39 A gay hairdresser has been jailed for two and a half years after he stabbed a man with a pair of scissors due to a homophobic remark. -
6 December 2012US Democrats’ LGBT campaign group faces possible closure due to funding crisis 4 The National Stonewall Democrats, the main political LGBT lobbying organisation that’s affiliated with the Democratic Party, may close its doors unless it raises $30,000 (£18,600) before the end of the year. -
6 December 2012First same-sex marriage permits issued in Washington state 7 Two women in Seattle have become the first gay couple to receive a marriage licence in America’s west coast state of Washington. -
5 December 2012Gay football group criticise Daily Mail over Joey Barton article 17 The Gay Football Supporters Network (GSFN) has criticised the Daily Mail for publishing an article suggesting footballer Joey Barton would make a suitable “gay hero” for the sport, because it trivialises the debate about homophobia in football. -
5 December 2012Desmond Tutu: Uganda should drop ‘totally unjust’ anti-gay law 24 The former Archbishop of Cape Town told reporters at the All Africa Conference of Churches “I am opposed to discrimination that is unfair discrimination”. -
5 December 2012Trinidad and Tobago facing legal action by gay activist over homophobic ban 9 A gay rights activist from Jamaica is planning to sue the neighbouring country of Trinidad and Tobago because of a law that prevents gay people from setting foot on the twin island. -
5 December 2012Joey Barton threatens to sue Daily Mail over ‘gay hero’ article 61 Footballer Joey Barton says he may sue the Daily Mail newspaper after it published an article that suggested he should become football’s “gay hero”. -
5 December 2012Same-sex marriage opponent Donald Trump admits to attending a ‘beautiful’ gay wedding 12 George Takei says he hopes his lunch date with Donald Trump can help end the billionaire’s opposition to equal marriage, and has revealed that the social conservative recently attended a “beautiful” gay wedding. -
5 December 2012Tory MP Bob Stewart: I will vote against same-sex marriage, but I’m not homophobic 72 Conservative MP Colonel Bob Stewart has told David Cameron and the Chief Whip Sir George Young that he plans to vote against equal marriage when the motion comes before the Commons next year.
