PinkNews is a UK-based online newspaper marketed to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning community (LGBTQ+) in the UK and worldwide.

Previous high-profile PinkNews Awards winners include John Bercow,[3] Nick Clegg,[4] Richard Branson,[5] Ed Miliband,[5] Alex Salmond[5] and David Cameron.

[7] On 11 December 2024, the BBC broadcast an investigation in which Anthony James and Benjamin Cohen were accused by more than 30 current and former members of staff of inappropriate touching, kissing, and bullying.

[14] On 17 December, the couple released a statement describing the allegations of sexual misconduct as "false, inconsistent and malicious" and accused the BBC of misleading the public.

[15] To date PinkNews has published articles by six British Prime Ministers: John Major,[16] Tony Blair,[17] Gordon Brown,[18] David Cameron,[19] Theresa May,[20] and Boris Johnson.

PinkNews has also interviewed other political figures in the United Kingdom, including Nick Clegg[18] and Jeremy Corbyn, who have also written for the paper.

[29] Stonewall's then Chief Executive Ben Summerskill suggested "it would cost a staggering £5 billion to implement", a figure later seized upon by opponents of same-sex marriage despite its lack of factual basis.

The event was attended by Lynne Featherstone, the minister for equality; Evan Harris, president of Liberal Democrat LGBT+ group DELGA; and Steve Gilbert, the Lib Dem MP, all of whom said they supported same-sex marriage.