Stephen Gray joined PInkNews.co.uk as a reporter in 2009 and was editor from October 2011 to August 2012.
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31 May 2012Video: Pastor ‘had death threats’ after child’s song about ‘no homos in heaven’ 62 The pastor of a church was reported to have received death threats after a video appeared online yesterday showing a child being cheered on while singing anti-gay lyrics. -
31 May 2012Australia: New South Wales Parliament calls on federal government for equal marriage laws 11 The Upper House of the Parliament in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, has called on the federal government to allow gay couples to marry and to allow religious bodies to perform ceremonies if they choose. -
31 May 2012Two weeks remain for public consultation on marriage equality in England and Wales 18 Two weeks remain until the government's consultation on how to introduce marriage equality for gay couples closes, prompting final calls for responses from gay and trans people as well as straight allies. -
31 May 2012Manchester to host gay rugby world cup this weekend 6 Manchester will play host to the Bingham Cup this weekend, where gay and inclusive rugby teams from around the world will compete for the 2012 title. -
31 May 2012Policing minister Nick Herbert ‘rather fed up’ with being told civil partnerships are enough for gay couples 36 The Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice Nick Herbert has said he is 'forever grateful' to those who voted for civil partnership legislation but 'getting rather fed up' with being told gay couples should be satisfied with the system. -
31 May 2012California senate approves ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy for minors 10 The Californian state senate last night approved a bill to ban the use of so-called conversion therapies on minors which attempt to alter their sexual orientation. -
31 May 2012‘Worrying’ annual figures put new gonorrhoea cases in gay men up 61 percent in 2011 57 Health Protection Agency figures released today have revealed a two percent rise in the number of new sexually transmitted infections recorded in England. Young people and men who have sex with men are at highest risk, with the rate of new gonorrhoea cases up 61 percent on 2010 among the latter. -
30 May 2012Video: Oona King comes @Out4Marriage to redress ‘outrageous’ marriage inequality 8 Labour politician Oona King has become the latest to film a video for the Out4Marriage campaign, saying her support is inspired by the fact that her parents' mixed-race marriage would have been illegal in some parts of the US at the time they wed. -
30 May 2012Gay rugby player Gareth Thomas cover star of Attitude’s annual ‘naked issue’ 22 Gay former professional rugby star Gareth Thomas will appear on the cover of this month's Attitude magazine, its annual 'naked issue', which is to focus on sexual health. -
30 May 2012Daily Mail criticises Nick Clegg’s ‘illiberal’ whipped vote on equal marriage 73 The Daily Mail has published a leader article today criticising the deputy prime minister's intention to whip the party's MPs to vote for legislation removing the ban on gay marriages in England and Wales. -
30 May 2012Gay Sports Day to return this year following London Olympics 6 The Gay Sports Day will return for 2012, slipping in to the capital's summer's calendar between the London Olympic and Paralympic games on the August Bank Holiday. -
30 May 2012Illinois citizens to sue for equal marriage rights 9 Illinois residents are to file lawsuits against the state, arguing that the ban on marriages for gay couples is unconstitutional. -
30 May 2012Updated: Robert Mugabe made a ‘leader for tourism’ by UN agency 49 The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, who said gay people 'offend against the law of nature' has been made a 'leader for tourism' by the UN's World Tourism Organisation. -
30 May 2012Former Teletubby: Tinky Winky was not gay 36 An actress who portrayed the Teletubby Laa-Laa has said the children's programme did not contain gay undertones. -
30 May 2012Californian ban on ‘gay cures’ for minors may see senate vote today 17 A bill at California's state legislature which would ban attempts to turn gay minors straight through therapy and require adults to be informed of the unproven effectiveness of such treatments is expected to be voted on at the senate later today.
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30 May 2012Ex-BP chief executive: Business is still intolerant of gays 9 Lord Browne, the gay former chief executive of oil giant BP, has said the business world is more intolerant of gays than legal, media or arts professions and that Britain must work 'overtime' to reverse the criminalisation of homosexuality globally. -
29 May 2012Second homophobic assault reported in Worcester in two weeks 12 A second homophobic assault has been recorded in the county town of Worcestershire in less than a fortnight. -
29 May 2012Lead singer of Against Me! cheered at first performance since revealing she is trans 10 The lead singer of punk band Against Me! was greeted with cheers at her first stage appearance since announcing she is transgender. -
29 May 2012Friend tells court he thought Anders Breivik ‘may have been gay’ 33 A friend of the Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik told a court today he believed the killer may have been gay after he began expressing feminine traits and moved in with his mother, cutting himself off socially. -
29 May 2012Ukraine: President petitioned on draft anti-gay law 29 43,000 people have so far signed a petition to the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, over a draft amendment to the country's morality laws.
