PinkNews
UK-based online newspaper for LGBTQ topics
PinkNews is a UK-based online newspaper marketed to the LGBTQ+ community covering both domestic and international news. It was founded by Benjamin Cohen in July 2005, initially released in print, but became an online version six months later.
The paper closely follows political progress on LGBTQ+ rights around the world, and carries interviews with cultural figures and politicians, on topics such as same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom, and has participated in campaigns such as Out4Marriage.
History
PinkUnlimited.co.uk
PinkNews was founded by Benjamin Cohen in July 2005. PinkUnlimited.co.uk Ltd was registered at Companies House on 13 December 2005. That month the sitting Prime Minister, Tony Blair, wrote their online article: We are living in a new age of equality. The PinkNews paper version was officially launched in 2006. However, PinkNews became an online-only publication when the print edition was dropped after six months.
PinkNews Media
In April 2015, the company was renamed PinkNews Media Group Ltd. In 2018, PinkNews became the first LGBTQ+ publisher on Snapchat.
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