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Thai media reported yesterday that a new Thai-based airline has hired three transsexual flight attendants among its first batch of 30 new hires.

Two men in Beijing have reportedly held a "comparatively open" wedding ceremony with about 50 friends in attendance as reports quote a HIV/AIDS prevention volunteer and emcee at the wedding as saying that same-sex marriages will help reduce the chances of HIV infection among gay men.

The Queer Azaadi Mumbai Pride March is slated to be held Jan 29 from 3pm starting at August Kranti Maidan and ending at Girgaum Chowpatty.

Australia's National LGBTI Health Alliance has set up a range of support services for people affected by the floods and is seeking donations to assist LGBTI people who are not able to ask mainstream providers for support and to assist LGBTI community organisations who have experienced loses.

Following complaints, McDonald's says it will allow access to a number of gay-related websites from its free Wi-Fi service but not a leading gay news website due to its sexually explicit third party advertising, as described in a McDonald's statement.

A Malaysian transgender female will renew the fight to have her 'new' gender legally recognised after a High Court refused to do so.

The BBC's decision to feature a supporter of state-sponsored execution of gay men as the sole commentator for its story about the birth of a surrogate son to Elton John and his partner has sparked a debate about the extent of an anti-gay viewpoint being necessary for a news report – involving a gay person or issue – to be balanced.

Following recent reports that the Islamic Development may take stern action against Azwan Ismail who came out in a YouTube video, a spokesperson now says the organisation has "no power to take legal action."

Staff at Melbourne's The Peel Hotel may not ask potential patrons to state their sexual orientation before allowing them to enter.

Uganda's notorious Pastor Martin Ssempa is one of eight anti-gay Christian activists who have been charged for allegedly conspiring to blackmail and injure the reputation of another pastor by accusing him of sexual assault of another man.