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Following the destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon, the leader of the Metropolitan Community Church have urged GLBT people to pray for those affected by the terrorist attacks in New York, Pittsburgh and Washington DC.

The 52 ?gay? men on trial in Cairo tell court, media and foreign diplomats about beatings, electric shocks and invasive rectal examinations they have been subjected to while being detained.

A gay male couple who are in their 60's will be the first couple to register their partnership in a civil ceremony in London.

Anne Heche has switched sides, marrying her cameraman boyfriend in LA last Saturday, a little more than a year after splitting up with her girlfriend of three years, Ellen DeGeneres.

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged the government to compromise over a controversial social order campaign that is forcing nightspots and other entertainment outlets such as bathhouses to close early.

Amnesty International, the human rights watchdog will now be led by an Asian Muslim woman for the first time in its 40-year history.

Despite weeks of emotional public debate, the Tampa (Florida) police pension board has voted against awarding a slain police officer's pension benefits to her long time partner.

The widely publicised trial of the 52 Egyptian men who had been arrested at a gay disco on a boat has resumed in Cairo despite worldwide criticism.

A national survey shows that most high school seniors hold liberal, pro-gay opinions as compared to adults.

Organisers of the 2001 Tokyo Lesbian and Gay Parade hope the event will gain positive social recognition and encourage the glbt community to celebrate sexual diversity.