PinkNews.co.uk is the premier LGBT news outlet in the UK and beyond. Our contributors have included three British prime ministers and the first minister of Scotland together with other senior politicians both in the UK and abroad.
We feel it is important for us to make clear our editorial policy and our responsibilities to both readers and those featured in the news.
Political stance
PinkNews.co.uk is non-political although we are, unsurprisingly, pro-LGBT. This is reflected the tone that we use to describe homophobic politicians and the reasons we may appear to write positively about a pro-gay political figure.
PinkNews.co.uk will not endorse any political party at elections. However, we may endorse individual candidates regardless of party based on their stance on gay rights issues. Importantly, articles that express these endorsements will be separated from our main news area, and will be pre-fixed with “comment” clearly defining it as commentary and not pure facts.
PinkNews.co.uk has occasionally backed candidates in internal political party elections. In 2005, we said that David Cameron would make the most pro-LGBT leader of the Conservative party. After a poll of our readers, PinkNews.co.uk endorsed Ed Miliband to be leader of the Labour party.
PinkNews.co.uk has led the debate to call for the introduction of marriage equality in the UK and successfully campaigned for the British government to apologise for the homophobic persecution of gay war hero Alan Turing.
Religious viewpoints
PinkNews.co.uk respects the rights of people of all religions and none. We do not hold any bias in favour of one particular religious group or another.
However, we are limited to who will co-operate with us in relation to particular news stories and features. For this reason, it is likely that we will include more quotes from religious leaders in the liberal tradition rather than those who belong to orthodox communities.
Right of reply
We offer an unreserved right of reply to all people referred to in news stories. In the event that we have made an error, these are corrected as soon as we are notified of mistakes.
If you believe that an article is in breach of one of the above policies, then you should immediately contact the news editor in the first instance by emailing news@pinknews.co.uk.
Comments on articles are retrospectively moderated. If you believe that the information contained within the comments is inaccurate, you should immediately click “Report Comment” within the comment window of the relevant article. You may also news@pinknews.co.uk with the relevant details relating your complaint. PinkNews are unable to accept complaints via telephone as they must be in writing. We will remove inappropriate or inaccurate comments as soon as possible and pledge to respond within 1 working day.
If you are unsatisfied with his response, you may refer the matter in writing to our Managing Director, Benjamin Cohen or our Chairman Andrew Millet at PinkNews, Ground floor, 109-123 Clifton Street London EC2A 4LD, UK
Frequently asked questions
How do you decide which stories to cover?
We cover stories we believe to be of interest to a primarily LGBT audience in the UK, USA and Australia. We will cover events and issues that are only marginally of relevance to gay people such as the Conservative or Liberal Democrat leadership elections, whilst at the same time covering a high profile trial relating to an anti-gay hate crime. All are relevant and if a story passes the office “I’d find that interesting” test, we will spend the time to research and write an article on it.
Are you a charity or a business?
We are a business but we believe that we are community based social endeavour. We provide a quality news service, free at the point of use to the LGBT community. Our primary concern is to report facts, not to report on stories because advertisers want us to.
I have a great gay product / service, will you write about it?
Unless it fits into the news agenda, then no. We do not offer free public relations to private companies but we do offer advertorial support to our paying advertisers.
Do you offer grants to charities / pressure groups?
We wish to be non-political so PinkNews.co.uk will not directly donate or give grants to pressure groups. We do offer in kind support to charities and community organisations.