Stephen joined PinkNews.co.uk as a reporter in 2010 and was appointed acting online editor in November 2011
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10 February 2012Westboro to picket boys’ funeral over gay marriage law 68 The homophobic Westboro Baptist Church has said it will picket the funeral of two young boys who were killed by their father at the weekend after the Washington state legislature voted in favour of gay marriage. -
9 February 2012New York rabbi: Cure gays with chemicals 121 A controversial New York rabbi has reacted to an article by someone who attempted reparative therapy by arguing that homosexuality could be tackled with chemical castration. The rabbi claimed Jewish LGBT groups are a 'fifth column' within the Jewish community. -
9 February 2012Ex-gays claim ‘illegal discrimination’ over flyers 47 A national 'ex-gay' support organisation which distributes flyers to students in the US state of Maryland has called today for an official to be disciplined after he described the publications as "reprehensible". -
9 February 2012Ugandan government ‘does not support’ anti-gay bill 24 The Ugandan government has distanced itself from the infamous bill which was reintroduced this week saying: "The facilitation of this debate should not be confused for the government's support for this bill." -
9 February 2012Roland Martin suspended for ‘gay bashing’ Beckham tweet 8 CNN has suspended Roland Martin for his Super-Bowl tweets about smacking a man who enjoyed David Beckham's racy H&M underwear ad. -
9 February 2012Swedish anti-gay flyers not covered by free speech 17 The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the conviction of four Swedish men who handed out leaflets to children which said being gay was "morally destructive" and that the "homosexual lobby" was trying to suppress paedophilia. -
9 February 2012Ken Livingstone: ‘Riddled with gays’ comment was a compliment 86 Ken Livingstone stood by his remark about the Conservative party being 'riddled' with gays this morning saying it was, in a way, complimentary to the Tories. -
9 February 2012Barclays and other banks top employers for gay Scots 13 The top four Scottish employers in Stonewall’s rankings this year are banks. Barclays took first place, followed by Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank. -
8 February 2012Ken Livingstone: Tories were ‘riddled with gays’ 99 In an interview with the New Statesman, Ken Livingstone has said the Conservative party was "riddled" with homosexuality. -
8 February 2012Parishes ‘would collapse without gay clergy’ 20 A coalition supporting the gay and transgender members of the Anglican church is pressing for it to recognise the contribution made by those clergy without whom, it says, some parishes "would face utter collapse". -
8 February 2012St Petersburg anti-gay law passes second reading 17 A third reading would mean St Petersburg would join other Russian regions including Ryazan and Arkhangelsk in forbidding the promotion of homosexuality in public. -
8 February 2012Gay ban writing contest cancelled 15 A writing competition based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma which banned gay romance stories for reportedly being "just too much" has been cancelled. -
8 February 2012Northern Cyprus: No charges yet on gay sex arrests 13 An advisor to the leader in Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus has said today that no charges have yet been brought against two men arrested for committing gay acts. -
8 February 2012Ellen DeGeneres: There is no ‘pro-gay bandwagon’ 13 Following a groundswell of support for her appointment as the face of JC Penney in the face of homophobic opposition, Ellen DeGeneres has spoken out to thank the public. -
8 February 2012New West Ham midfielder’s gay slur tweet deleted 51 Footballer Ravel Morrison has been criticised after a violently-worded message appeared on his Twitter page with a gay slur this week.
