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Ryan Murphy on New Year's Day tweeted the first public photograph of his infant son Logan Phineas Miller Murphy, who was born on Christmas Eve.

From celebrities coming out to anti-gay vitriol by top politicians being slammed to a gay couple announcing their marriage on Fridae, here are this year's top stories on Fridae.

A date has been set to hear a challenge filed by a gay couple who are seeking to have section 377A, which outlaws sexual relations between men, declared unconstitutional.

A fresh challenge has been made today against s377A of the Penal Code, which criminalizes physical relations between two men.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) heads of government are set to formally adopt the first ever ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) at the ASEAN Summit in  Phnom Penh on Nov 18. To the grave disappointment of representatives of the LGBTIQ peoples throughout the region, the declaration did not include protections for this highly vulnerable group.

Registration for the 8th Singapore AIDS Conference Delegates is now open. Sign the declaration to commit to expand prevention efforts, ensure access to antiretroviral treatment, and provide accessible, non-discriminatory and comprehensive care to end HIV/AIDS in Singapore now.

Hong Kong singer Denise Ho Wan-Si, whose sexual orientation has long been the subject of speculation, has officially come out as gay at Saturday's gay pride parade.

As US voters re-elected President Barack Obama to a second term, voters in Maryland and Maine passed referendums to allow gay couples to marry – making it the first time same-sex marriage has been approved by a popular vote; Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin also made history by becoming the first openly gay person elected to the Senate.

Legislative Council (LegCo) member Cyd Ho Sau-lan is planning to move a motion on Wednesday, Nov 7, to urge the Government to conduct a public consultation on legislation to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

US actress and director Jodie Foster won the coveted prize which will be presented at the annual film awards show in January; she’s also the first openly gay woman to win since the award since it was first presented in 1952.