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"You can choose not to get HIV": Elizabeth Pisani
HIV expert and author Elizabeth Pisani has been on a mission for over a decade to get policymakers to understand how real-world behaviours influence HIV transmission and to overhaul antiquated, ineffective prevention strategies. She speaks to Fridae about her work in Indonesia, trends in gay Asia, and more. |
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Lesbian couple wed in a Buddhist ceremony in Taiwan
A lesbian couple has become the first to wed in a same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony in Taiwan; gay rights groups say they hope the island will become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. |
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10 gay Olympians win medals in London
Ten publicly out gay and lesbian athletes have won medals at the Olympic Games in London, reports SBNation, a network of online sports communities. It added that the argument against coming out as it will negatively affect an athlete's performance doesn't hold as over 43% of the out athletes (10 of the 23) won a medal at the Games. |
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First national LGBT conference in China draws 80 LGBT activists
More than 80 LGBT activists, representing 53 organisations and over 23 different regions in China attended the first ever national China LGBT Community Leader Conference in June. Watch Video here. |
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Uganda holds first pride celebration; police raid event
Despite having been harassed, threatened and faced with pending "kill the gays" laws, the LGBT community organised its first gay pride parade on Aug 4 in Entebbe. |
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Vietnam: Marriage, authoritarianism, and social control
Can the recent LGBT pride parade and announcement by Vietnam's Justice Minister that the communist country may consider same-sex marriage be taken as signs of social liberalisation and/or progress on gay rights? Scott Long, a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School's Human Rights Program has more. |
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Sony Xperia go
Designed for those with an active lifestyle, the Xperia go comes loaded with a dual-core 1GHz processor, a 3.5-inch scratch-resistant display as well as a 5-megapixel camera. |
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The Silent War
A tone deaf and indifferent effort, The Silent War has zero suspense, intrigue, paranoia, and romance. |
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Magic Mike
It's raining men in Magic Mike! |
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Sennheiser HD 700
These high-end hi-fi headphones don't come cheap, but they sound incredibly refined and have an expansive, laid-back sound. Are they worth it? |
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Creative Sound BlasterAxx SBX 20
As the flagship model in the company's new Sound BlasterAxx series, this Bluetooth speaker is the largest of the lot and pumps out a lot of sound with just a 5V USB connection. |
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