http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/06/19/concern-over-pernicious-freedom-of-information-requests-on-lgbt-issues/Concern over 'pernicious' Freedom of Information requests on LGBT issuesby Jane Fae
19 June 2012, 4:04pm
...concern is growing that some national newspapers are abusing Freedom of Information laws to trawl for stories that they then skew to depict LGBT issues in a sensational and negative fashion.
The most recent example surfaced in the People a fortnight ago, in a story about the number of transgender officers in the Metropolitan Police. This originated in a FOI request...
Similar issues arose earlier this year when The Sun claimed that the Ministry of Defence was paying for troops' gender reassignment surgery.
Further weight is added to these concerns by Julian Huppert, Lib Dem MP for Cambridge, who said: "The use of FOI requests by tabloids to stir up hatred and misunderstanding of those in the LGBT community is immoral and wrong."
