Employment
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22 February 2011America’s biggest firms pay for transgender treatment 17 Some of America's biggest firms offer their employees medical insurance to cover gender reassignment. -
21 February 2011Israel appoints first out gay judge 14 The first openly gay judge has been appointed in Israel. -
16 February 2011Virginia House panel says no to gay employment protections 4 A bill to ban discrimination against gay people in state employment has been killed by a Virgina House panel.
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15 February 2011Wanted: US/night news writer and contributors + PinkNews.co.uk is looking for a US/night writer to cover US and world news and contributors who want to get their work noticed on the UK's biggest LGBT news website. -
15 February 2011Gay waiter wins £21,500 over harassment 8 A gay waiter at one of London's Michelin-starred restaurants has won £21,500 after colleagues subjected him to anti-gay taunts. -
14 February 2011Arizona appeals in court to stop paying insurance benefits to gay partners 4 Attorneys for the state of Arizona will ask a federal appeals court for permission to cease providing insurance benefits to partners of gay employees. -
8 February 2011Transgender woman told ‘dress as a man to find work’ 54 A transgender woman claims she was told by a Jobcentre to dress as a man to find work. -
28 January 2011Thai airline recruits transgender staff 15 Thai airline PC Air is recruiting transgender staff in a bid to boost the prospects of the "third sex". -
24 January 2011Gay bar owner defends ‘straights only’ job advert 47 The owner of a Manchester gay bar has defended a job advert asking for straight staff. -
19 January 2011Report finds huge levels of discrimination against gay and trans people in Utah 19 A report by the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) has found significant homophobia and discrimination in the state of Utah, home to the Mormon Church. The study of 939 LGBT Utahans found that sixty seven per cent of transgendered and forty four percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual Utahans say they have either been sacked or have been denied a job or promotion as a result of their LGBT status. -
13 January 2011Gay man wins constructive dismissal case against ‘London’s oldest gay pub’ 14 A gay man who accused London's oldest gay pub of discrimination has also won his case for constructive dismissal. -
13 January 2011Public bodies asked to find out about gay and trans staff 17 Large public employers are being encouraged to find out how represented lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people are in their organisations.
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12 January 2011Stonewall names the Home Office as UK’s most gay-friendly employer 15 Gay lobbying group Stonewall has named the Home Office as the best place for gay, lesbian and bisexual people to work in the UK. -
19 November 2010Gay man wins £13,000 after being bullied at work 13 A gay man has been awarded more than £13,000 in compensation after a tribunal found he had been bullied at work for his sexuality. -
16 November 2010Wanted: A staff writer for PinkNews.co.uk 6 We have a rare opportunity to join the full time writing team for PinkNews.co.uk, the most read LGBT publication in Europe.
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5 October 2010Gay skydiving instructor sues after being sacked for ‘groping woman’ 10 A gay skydiving instructor is suing his company after he was sacked for allegedly groping a young female student. -
29 September 2010British army claims having openly gay soldiers has ‘increased productivity’ 9 Following the defeat of a vote in the US Senate to debate ending the US army's Don't ask, Don't tell' policy, the British army claims that allowing gay and lesbians to openly served has improved the armed forces. -
27 August 2010Gay discrimination ordinance is withdrawn in Tennessee at request of LGBT rights group 5 A controversial Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinance (ENDO) created to protect LGBT people from discrimination when applying for jobs with the city council of Memphis, Tennessee, has been withdrawn - at the request of a local gay rights group. -
11 August 2010St Andrews students concerned after ‘anti-gay’ professor is hired 75 Students at the University of St Andrews have complained after a professor who said homosexuality was "not normal" was given a full-time post. -
16 July 2010Former BP chief says gays and lesbians are still forced to hide their sexuality 36 Lord Browne of Madingley, the former chief executive of BP, has said that homophobia is still commonplace in public life.
