Comment: The way forward for HIV prevention
Earlier this year, Gary Leigh wrote an article for PinkNews.co.uk attacking the HIV prevention centre for not doing enough to tackle the threat of HIV. His article provoked anger from some HIV charities, while dividing opinion among our readers.
Comment: In defence of Jan Moir
Homophobia breeds when we silence opinions we don’t like. For democracy’s sake, Jan Moir owes no apologies for her opinions, just coherent reasons, says Adrian Tippetts.
Comment: Why I heckled Nick Griffin on Question Time
Last night, one of the most effective voices to come out of the audience on Question Time was that of Beth Mellington-Pritchard. A lesbian in a civil partnership, she told BNP leader Nick Griffin that his feeling of revulsion was "mutual".
Comment: Guilty bystanders and alpha male eunuchs
Efforts to kick homophobia out of football will go nowhere if players and fans don’t have the balls to stand up to the bigots, Adrian Tippetts argues.
Comment: Reflections on Yom Kippur and homosexuality within Judaism
PinkNews.co.uk founder Benjamin Cohen reflects back on yesterday's Jewish festival of Yom Kippur and what it means for an openly gay Jew.
Comment: Voters shouldn't take their new-found equality for granted
Former Labour parliamentary candidate Alex Bryce argues that although a Tory government will not roll back recent reforms for gay people, it will not focus on the subtle changes needed for an equal society.
Comment: Pots, kettles and the rise of the homo-hypocrites
Last week, Derren Brown said the bonus ball was "for women and gays". While Jonathan Ross jokes that gay children should be adopted and Chris Moyles uses 'gay' as an insult, is it OK for gay people to make 'gay' jokes?
Comment: We should be exposing and ridiculing the BNP, not banning it
Much fuss has been made about whether we should ban the British National Party from appearing on Question Time and the Trades Union Congress now wants to bar anyone who is a member of the party from working in the public sector.
Comment: Consul's death thrusts Jamaican homophobia into the spotlight
Last week John Terry, a British honorary consul, was murdered at his Jamaica home in what was suspected to be a homophobic attack. Although Jamaican police have since claimed it is unlikely that this was a factor in the killing, the act has brought the issue of Jamaica’s culture of homophobic violence to the fore in the world’s media.
Comment: Brown's apology to Alan Turing is not good enough
Nicolas Chinardet did not sign the petition for a government apology to gay mathematician Alan Turing. Here, he explains why.
Comment: We need to speak up against homophobia in music
Several concerts by reggae artist Buju Banton were recently cancelled in America, amid controversy over notoriously homophobic lyrics which incite the murder of gay people. The campaign which led to the cancellations shows gay people need to confront musicians like him.
Comment: Is it time for a more realistic L Word?
The L Word is no more, but following news that BBC3 has commissioned a new lesbian drama, V King Macdona hopes for a more realistic portrayal of lesbian life.
Comment: Speculation over athlete's sex has brought trans issues into the open
Gender and trans issues are often treated with shock and faint disgust by the media but the case of Caster Semenya has led to a number of sensitive and well-informed articles.
Comment: Killing us softly
Last week, Ramsey Dehani wrote about HIV campaigns from the perspective of a young gay man. Today, Gary Leigh, who remembers the "no nonsense" strategies of the 1980s, says the gay health charities have some tough questions to answer.
Comment: UNISON on the merits of the new Equality Bill
The government’s Equality Bill has received a fair bit of criticism in the pink press recently. UNISON supports the bill – while looking for improvements – and calls on members to let their MP know we want to see its successful passage into law.
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