Opinion
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6 March 2013Comment: PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen’s Radio 4 broadcast is not blasphemous 6 Hannah Buchanan has defended the decision of Benjamin Cohen, the founder of PinkNews, to liken the treatment of gay people in Britain to the crucifixion of Christ in a Radio 4 Easter programme to be broadcast at 8:45pm tonight. -
5 March 2013Comment: The bullied become the bullies: Bullying within the LGBT community 56 University of Edinburgh student, Stuart McAlpine, reflects on bullying within the LGBT community, and recommends a need to address such bullying. -
4 March 2013Comment: Those in civil partnerships need to be aware of what happens to wills 41 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Daniel Monk, a Reader in Law at Birkbeck University of London, says it is important to remember that civil partnerships revoke existing wills – and that gay couples need to be aware of these key legal issues in between preparing for their big day. -
4 March 2013Peter Tatchell claims Reading University colludes with far-right extremist Muslim Society 24 Peter Tatchell writes about last week’s decision of Reading University's Student Union to cancel an event where the anti-gay Islamic preacher Abu Usamah at-Thahabi was due to attend. -
28 February 2013Comment: Is Grindr now a hunting ground for technically straight, married men? 156 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Christopher Gen claims Grindr is now gaining increased popularity with straight men. -
27 February 2013Comment: Why I’m inspired by Alan Turing 12 As LGBT History Month draws to a close, LGBT youth volunteer Thomas Wales writes for PinkNews on why it’s important to remember Alan Turing. -
26 February 2013Comment: The priorities of the LGBT community lie away from marriage 42 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, LGBT activist and SNP member Nathan Sparling says the UK Government has been putting too much of its focus on equal marriage – when the issue of health inequality has a far greater impact on the LGBT community. -
25 February 2013Organisation proposes replacing the ‘limiting’ term LGBT with ‘more inclusive’ GSD 97 Pink Therapy have proposed that the term ‘LGBT’ be replaced with the more inclusive term ‘GSD’ meaning ‘Gender and Sexual Diversities’. -
25 February 2013Comment: The loss of Robbie Rogers should shame football into action 6 Fears for the wellbeing of an out gay footballer may be overrated, but Robbie Rogers' retirement shows we've been spectators to bigotry and stupidity for too long, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.co.uk -
22 February 2013Peter Tatchell recalls: The dirtiest, most violent & homophobic election in Britain 25 Ahead of Sunday’s 30th anniversary, Peter Tatchell shares his memories of the south London Bermondsey by-election, arguably the “most homophobic” in living memory. -
21 February 2013Comment: ‘Concern’ for the children of gay parents is just 2013′s acceptable face of bigotry 14 Writing for PinkNews, Christopher Gen argues that "concern" for the children of gay parents is just 2013′s acceptable face of bigotry; he argues that this isn’t a ‘gay rights’ issue – it’s a human rights one. -
21 February 2013Comment: Coming out – Is it always something to celebrate? 10 Paul J Burgess, a co-founder of Pink Triangle Theatre, reflects on the issue of coming out, and questions whether coming out later in life should always be focussed on by the media. -
21 February 2013Comment: A day in the life of Peter Tatchell 28 Britain's most famous human rights campaigner talks about his daily routine and how he has to go to bed with "a siren alarm, fire extinguisher and rope ladder" - every night. -
20 February 2013Comment: The dark side of gay dating sites 57 Although gay dating sites provide a useful platform in allowing men to meet each other, Christopher Halton writes for PinkNews of how they can also put some gay men at risk. -
20 February 2013Comment: The biggest challenge LGBT face is other people’s language 25 LGBT youth volunteer Thomas Wales writes for PinkNews on the need for society to do more to stamp out homophobic language. -
19 February 2013Comment: We should celebrate the departure of a revolting villain 51 Ralph Jones writes of how the decision of Pope Benedict XVI to resign is being welcomed by the LGBT community. -
19 February 2013Comment: France’s Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has become an equal marriage hero 3 Writing for PinkNews, French student David Browne says France’s Justice Minister Christiane Taubira is now synonymous with the debate on gay rights in the country. -
18 February 2013Obituary: PinkNews contributor Stuart Ross 42 John Barber has written an obituary in memory of Stuart Henry Ross, who previously wrote articles for PinkNews.co.uk -
18 February 2013Comment: Sperm donors for same-sex couples need to make sure they have legal protection 1 In light of a recent High Court case, Jonathan West from Prolegal writes for PinkNews.co.uk on the importance of LGBT people knowing about arrangements governing sperm donation. -
17 February 2013Comment: Most letters to me, a Church of England bishop, are in favour of equal marriage 27 Alan Wilson, the Bishop of Buckingham, the first Church of England bishop to come Out4Marriage reveals that most of the correspondence that he receives is in favour of same-sex couples marrying.
