Under the soon-to-be-implemented controversial Islamic laws, Muslim gays and lesbians in the Malaysian state of Terengganu may face death by stoning if convicted of gay sex.
Police in Glasgow have increased their patrols and issued a warning on Sunday that a male gang is sexually assaulting other men, following three known attacks that have been described by the Police as being "particularly violent and distressing."
A 69-year-old man was charged with travelling to Cambodia to have sex with two young boys under new US law; the case is the first of its kind under new provisions aimed at combating the child-sex trade worldwide.
Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels, one of the most highly visible lesbian couples in the entertainment industry, has exchanged vows in a private ceremony in California last Saturday.
California's new domestic-partnership bill will bring the state closely in line with Vermont, previously the only state in the US that accords same-sex couples state-level rights and protections that (opposite-sex) married couples enjoy.
A 15-year battle to repeal Section 28 which bans the "promotion" of gay relationships as normal and hampers schools and colleges from counselling gay and lesbian people ended in victory on Thursday.
While the Indian national government told the Delhi High Court that homosexuality cannot be legalised as society disapproves of such behaviour, another report cited the Government's affidavit which said that the government may however turn a blind eye if it is between two consenting adults in private.
Yes, according to Agence France-Presse which reported that the tiny city-state, where sex acts between members of the same sex is still illegal, is slowly emerging as Asia's gay entertainment hub.