A lawmaker who once described homosexuality as an "abomination" and "viler" than child sex abuse is the main star of a political scandal that is engulfing Northern Ireland.
The predominantly Catholic nation looks set to be the sixth European country - after Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Norway - to allow same-sex marriages although many other European countries have introduced civil partnerships.
The first Mr Gay China will be crowned next Friday in Beijing and will represent the country in Oslo, Norway next month at the Mr Gay World Ambassador meet. Vote for your favourite contestant on Fridae now!
In what could be the first publicly known case of it's kind in Korea and possibly Asia, a gay man who fled his home country for fear of being persecuted because of his sexual orientation has been granted refugee status by a Seoul court.
If you are a man who has sex with other men, or a transgendered person, we invite you to participate in our community-driven survey. Participation is open to all those living in Asia.
The international Federation of Gay Games seeks to raise an additional US$20,000 to send another 10 athletes and artists from Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, and Sri Lanka (on top of the 34 who have already secured funding) to the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany.
Among other things, the survey found that 31% of respondents did not using condoms consistently with a regular male partner, and 21% did not use condoms consistently with their casual male partners.
Transgender women from 10 Asia-Pacific countries and areas have formed the world's first Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) to champion transgender women's health, legal and social rights.
China's first partially government-funded gay bar opened last weekend after a three-week delay caused by intense media coverage which owners fear may scare off potential patrons.
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