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A "Gay or Asian?" fashion spoof published in an US men's magazine angers gay and Asian-American groups.

Government rejects gay group's application to register as a society for the second time after its first application was denied in 1997.

Gay couples in UK may get joint rights under a new Civil Partnerships Bill; in Massachusetts, out-of-staters may not be able to get married in the US state due to 1913 law.

Brazil formally withdrew a resolution championing a pro-gay resolution, the second year in a row that the motion has been withdrawn at the UN Commission on Human Rights.

California's Attorney General rejects argument that officials were obligated to grant gay couples marriage licences because state Constitution forbids discrimination.

New York City has a higher number of same-sex households headed by Asians than San Francisco or Los Angeles, says 2000 Census data.

Singapore's golden girl of swimming, Pat Chan, will take to the stage on Friday, March 26 to showcase her other less known talent - singing.

China will set up its first gay outpatient clinic in Shenzhen; grants marriage licence to second transsexual.

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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's decision to provide spousal benefits to gay partners has fuelled intense opposition from Islamic states.