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Days before the raid, TV3's 999 programme showed a 7-minute clip of a reporter going undercover with a concealed camera in a gay massage centre and a raid on an establishment in Cheras where the authorities stormed occupied private rooms.

While this might sound like another story of a closeted gay politician whose double life is exposed, David Campbell was outed not because he is known to have caused harm to the gay community – the most commonly agreed on circumstance in which 'outing' is justifiable.

A judge has sentenced a gay couple in Malawi to the maximum 14 years in prison for unnatural acts and gross indecency.

Fridae contributor and Bangkok resident Douglas Sanders sends an update about Bangkok's gay areas as a curfew across Bangkok on Wednesday night has been announced after Thai security forces today stormed the main camp occupied by anti-government protesters in the city's commercial district - triggering rioting and violence across the capital.

Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva has announced he will set aside his "personal convictions" and ratify a law that legalises gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic country, making it the sixth European country to do so.

Legislator Cyd Ho Sau-lan, and former legislators Dr Fernando Cheung, Reverend Fung Chi Wood and Dr Lo Wing Lok join members of Hong Kong’s LGBT community and its allies in making a stand against homophobia and transphobia.

Over 4,000 people turned up and turned Hong Lim Park pink as a show of support for their LGBT friends, family and community, and made it the largest event ever held at the urban park.

Gay media watch group Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is demanding an apology from Newsweek magazine for a recent article that the group says suggested gay actors can't play straight characters.

The former first lady Laura Bush said in a CNN interview that she supports gay marriage and thinks same-sex marriage "will come".

The video which shows a 19-year-old contestant Liu Zhu standing his ground despite being repeatedly interrupted and verbally abused by a judge during his performance during a TV singing contest has caused a minor stir in China.