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An Australian court has ruled that it's not illegal to be an "annoyance" after activists in Sydney challenged "draconian" laws that outlaw condom distribution, and T-shirts and placards that could "annoy" Catholic pilgrims.

He's done it again! Famed for his bold and satirical interviews, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is believed to have outraged thousands of unsuspecting audience members at a "gay wrestling match" in Arkansas, US by making them subjects in his upcoming movie.

Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcs�ny has called for a rally against extremists following a violent clash between protesters, marchers and the police at the Budapest pride parade - the worst in its 12-year history.

Three cities in India - New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore - are expected to hold the largest ever display of gay pride in the country as the Delhi High Court is set to resume hearings on India's sodomy law in early July.

In a grand stroke of irony, hundreds of "conservative" Anglicans opposed to ordaining openly gay clergy and who are meeting in Jerusalem this week will be in town as the city celebrates gay pride on Thursday, June 26.

Of the 89 new HIV cases reported from January to March this year, 28 acquired the infection via homosexual or bisexual contact.

Singapore's 4th annual Pride Season is here again with talks and forums, art and literature, as well as social and outdoor events.

Offering fresh evidence that sexual orientation is hardwired into our neural circuitry, Swedish researchers say they have found striking similarities between the brains of gay men and straight women and vice versa.

Norway has become the sixth country in the world after the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, South Africa and Spain to legalise same-sex marriage.

Despite the "passport" in its name, TV program Passport for Men has so far been a local operation focused only on Thailand but that's about to change with the addition of English subtitles.