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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4 December 2012THT boss: There is not enough money for a high-profile HIV awareness TV campaign 95 When it comes to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS, Sir Nick Partridge, the chief executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust, says it’s unlikely that a large-scale television campaign will feature again on British screens in today’s tough economic climate. -
4 December 2012John Travolta gay sexual affairs claims continue, now sued by male pilot 33 Another lawsuit has sprung up surrounding John Travolta and an alleged same-sex affair – the fourth to occur this year. -
4 December 2012Attacked Alabama lesbian Mallory Owens: I still fear for my life 7 Mallory Owens, an Alabama lesbian in Mobile who was allegedly attacked by her girlfriend's brother Travis Hawkins Jr. on Thanksgiving Day says she still fears for her life. -
4 December 2012Ireland: Gay man found guilty of attacking taxi driver 20 A gay beauty salon worker who beat a Dublin taxi driver, claiming he had made an offensive remark, has been found guilty of assault. -
3 December 2012Anonymous launch campaign against ‘revenge porn’ operator Hunter Moore 22 LGBT-supporting global hacktivist group ‘Anonymous’ have targeted Hunter Moore, the former owner of a "revenge porn" website. -
3 December 2012Tory councillor warns David Cameron introducing same-sex marriage will displease God 97 A Conservative councillor in Henley, Oxfordshire, has invoked the prime minister’s Christian faith as a reason why he should abandon plans to introduce equal marriage. -
3 December 2012Wife of anti-equal marriage Tory MP disagrees with his stance 36 Conservative MP Henry Smith has admitted to his local newspaper that his own wife doesn’t agree with him when it comes to opposing equal marriage. -
3 December 2012US: Gay underwear model convicted of murdering and sexually mutilating lover 7 A court in New York has convicted Renato Seabra, a Portuguese former underwear model of murdering a gay TV presenter and of mutilating his genitals in a Manhattan hotel room. -
3 December 2012Barclays discusses anti-gay bill with Ugandan officials 10 Barclays has raised the subject of Uganda’s pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill with the country’s government, after coming under pressure from the online social activist group Change.org. -
3 December 2012Olympic gymnast Louis Smith: ‘I’m a bit of a gay icon’ 74 Since taking to the floor on Strictly Come Dancing Olympic gymnast Louis Smith says he’s become a gay icon. -
2 December 2012London’s G-A-Y smashes HIV test world record 93 G-A-Y Bar on London’s Old Compton Street has broken its own Guinness World Record for the highest number of HIV tests to be carried out on World AIDS Day. -
30 November 2012Liverpool footballer Suso brands teammate ‘gay’ for having teeth whitened 24 Liverpool footballer Suso has described his fellow teammate Jose Enrique as “gay” after he was pictured having his teeth whitened. -
30 November 2012Politicians call on EU to show ‘leadership’ ahead of World AIDS Day + UK MEPs have called on the European Union to intensify efforts to curb the HIV epidemic ahead of Saturday’s World AIDS Day. -
30 November 2012Gareth Southgate: Gay footballers ‘would be accepted’ in the dressing room 23 Former England international Gareth Southgate believes footballers are ready to accept gay players in the dressing room. -
30 November 2012Andrew Lansley: I’m ‘looking forward’ to the government’s same-sex marriage plans 17 The Leader of the House of Commons Andrew Lansley has announced his support for equal civil marriage. -
30 November 2012BNP leader Nick Griffin in the clear over anti-gay tweets 35 BNP leader Nick Griffin will not face any further action after he was investigated by police for tweeting the address of gay couple. -
30 November 2012London: Gay council boss elected as Labour MP for Croydon North 14 Steve Reed has become the UK’s newest openly gay MP after winning the Croydon North By-election for Labour. -
30 November 2012X Factor’s Rylan Clark lands ITV Daybreak job 10 Gay former X Factor contender Rylan Clark has been snapped up as a presenter on ITV’s Daybreak programme just days after being voted off the music reality show. -
29 November 2012Turkish LGBT campaigner to receive David Kato award 2 Ali Erol, an LGBT activist in Turkey has been honoured with this year’s David Kato award, which was set up in memory of the gay Ugandan campaigner who was murdered in 2011. -
29 November 2012Leveson Report: Press has failed to respect the dignity of trans people 3 Trans Media Watch (TMW), the charity that works to improve media coverage of transgender and intersex issues and had previously submitted testimony to his inquiry, has welcomed the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s report into media standards.
