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
Twitter: @scottjsroberts-
22 April 2013France: Gay cabaret dancer beaten unconscious by gang in Nice 38 A 24-year-old gay man was beaten unconscious at the weekend in the latest apparent homophobic attack in France. -
22 April 2013US: Unitarian Universalist president condemns Boy Scouts for continuing with gay adult leaders ban 5 The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to suggest lifting the ban on gay youth members “is a step in the right direction,” says the president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. -
22 April 2013World’s only transgender MP to give Kaleidoscope Trust lecture 5 Polish MP Anna Grodzka is to give the annual Kaleidoscope Trust lecture to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. -
22 April 2013Church of Scotland faces renewed internal division on gay ministers in sexual relationships 5 It is claimed up to 50 congregations may leave the Church of Scotland if the General Assembly votes next month to allow the ordination of ministers who are in same-sex sexual relationships. -
22 April 2013Kent: No further action to be taken over former youth crime commissioner’s anti-gay tweets 6 Former youth police and crime commissioner Paris Brown will not face prosecution over homophobic and racist comments she made on Twitter. -
22 April 2013UK: Deputy Lib Dem leader ‘really disappointed’ at IPS rejection of trans and intersex inclusive passports 16 Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes says he is “really disappointed” by the Identity and Passport Service’s decision to reject non gender-specific passports for trans and intersex people in Britain. -
19 April 2013Florida: Gay publisher blasts GLAAD for giving award to Adam Lambert 29 The decision of US LGBT advocacy group GLAAD to honour Adam Lambert with an award has angered the boss of a Florida gay publication. -
19 April 2013Boy Scouts of America proposes dropping gay ban for youth members but retaining it for gay adult leaders 21 The Boy Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban on gay youth members but continue to exclude gay adults as leaders. -
19 April 2013Zambia: Gay rights activist claims police withheld HIV drugs 1 A gay rights activist, who is due in court in May, claims he was denied access to his tuberculosis and HIV medication. -
19 April 2013Zimbabwe: Campaigners mark country’s independence with call for LGBT rights + With Zimbabwe marking 33 years of independence, campaigners are using the anniversary to remind people that the country is still a long way from securing LGBT rights. -
19 April 2013UK: Thames Valley sees rise in recorded homophobic crime 5 Thames Valley Police have recorded an increase in homophobic crime across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. -
19 April 2013Duncan James: ‘People were shocked when they heard I was gay on The Big Reunion’ 23 Even though Duncan James came out three years ago, some of his fans only learnt about the singer's sexuality from watching The Big Reunion last month. -
19 April 2013Australia: Liberal leader Tony Abbott shifts position on party’s same-sex marriage stance 25 Australia’s opposition leader is suggesting his party will decide its position on equal marriage after September's election. -
18 April 2013Governor of Montana to sign away obsolete gay sex ban 3 Governor of Montana, Steve Bullock, will sign into law a bill that decriminalises gay sex, 16 years after the state’s Supreme Court ruled it to be unconstitutional. -
18 April 2013Brighton: English Defence League to march near city’s gay bars 36 LGBT businesses in Brighton are concerned at the prospect of an English Defence League (EDL) march taking place on their doorstep this Sunday. -
18 April 2013UK: Court of Appeal to review sentence of man who burnt gay teenager to death 12 The Attorney General's Office has told PinkNews.co.uk that a decision of a judge to hand down a three and a half year sentence for the killing of a gay teenager has now been referred to the Court of Appeal. -
18 April 2013European Parliament relaxes visa restrictions on Ukraine despite looming anti-gay bill 4 Efforts to halt the European Parliament’s decision to relax visa restrictions on Ukraine, due to the country’s support for homophobic legislation have failed. -
18 April 2013Gloucestershire: British Transport Police seek to identify youth over homophobic incident 7 Police are appealing for help in identifying a youth after a train manager was the victim of homophobic abuse in Gloucestershire. -
18 April 2013French President Francois Hollande condemns anti-gay attacks 17 President Francois Hollande has condemned displays of homophobic violence in France. -
18 April 2013France: 4 people detained over gay bar attack 8 France’s Interior Ministry says four people have been detained on suspicion of carrying out an attack at a gay bar in Lille.
