As a result of a petition by a gay rights group, discriminatory and disparaging definitions of homosexuality would be removed from revised editions of Korean dictionaries.
Archaeologists have discovered ruins of a massive temple built by the Roman emperor Hadrian to honour the death of his teenaged male lover, possibly shedding light on one of the world's most famous gay relationships.
The UK government is expected to remove Victorian gay sex crimes of buggery, gross indecency and soliciting by men from the statute book in what is expected to be a dramatic reform of sex offences - the first in a century.
Club diva Erin Hamilton has been added to the line-up of Divas at 3D, Action for AIDS' official fundraiser on 30 November as Ultra Nate will not be performing due to scheduling problems.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her son Charles have their staff working on a plan to rebuff the negative publicity the family is receiving this week after a former royal valet accused another male member of the Prince's staff of rape more than a decade ago.
Local businesses - particularly Sydney's inner-city gyms are said to enjoying brisk business as over ten thousand competitors and tourist visit Sydney, Australia for the sixth Gay Games which end on Saturday.