PinkNews is a UK-based online newspaper marketed to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the UK and worldwide.
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13 Facts About PinkNews
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However, PinkNews became an online-only publication when the print edition was dropped in 2007.
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PinkNews pays special attention to the topic of religion and homosexuality.
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Editorial stance of PinkNews is not to campaign in a partisan manner, although it does interview politicians and has a pro-LGBT stance.
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PinkNews has interviewed other political figures in the United Kingdom, including Nick Clegg and Jeremy Corbyn, who has written for the paper.
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In 2006, PinkNews was threatened with legal action by News International, the parent company of the British newspapers The Sun and News of the World.
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PinkNews claimed they were trying to expose the tactics of the NotW rather than "out" anyone, but this backfired as both newspapers threatened to sue under the Civil Liability Act.
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On 17 May 2020, PinkNews published an article titled "The 'gender critical' feminist movement is a cult that grooms, controls and abuses, according to a lesbian who managed to escape", which detailed the experiences of a young lesbian and her involvement with what she calls the "Gender Critical cult".
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PinkNews reported heavily on the refusal of Stonewall, an LGBT rights group, to actively campaign for gay marriage.
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Summerskill later accused PinkNews of running an "unethical campaign" against Stonewall after asking every LGBT organisation and political group to outline their stance on the issue, with only Stonewall refusing to comment.
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PinkNews regularly reported on criticism of Stonewall for its refusal to campaign on transgender issues.
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PinkNews has collaborated closely with Stonewall following the departure of Summerskill in 2014.
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In 2017, Stonewall and PinkNews co-hosted an election hustings, and Ruth Hunt has written for PinkNews on a number of occasions.
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