A new ruling that prescribes compulsory relationships and sex education - including gay relationships - for all pupils at the age of 15 has met with opposition from religious groups.
Produced at a cost of over HK$110,000 (US$14,000) without government or charity funding, organisers say they are HK$77,000 (US$10,000) short and are appealing for funds.
A record 25,000 participants turned out for the 7th Taiwan Pride Parade which concluded at gates of the Presidential Office Building on Ketagalan Boulevard for the first time to protest at the government’s meagre progress made in gay rights promised to the community during past elections.
A 27-year-old gay man died in a Toronto hospital after he was beaten by a group of men and driven over by the occupants of a black SUV. Friends fear he was targeted because he was gay.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and the Beijing Aizhixing Institute have put out an alert asking the public to call on the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau to stop harassing and discriminating against gay men after three reported incidents this year.
LGBT activist groups have announced a new campaign "Year of Action for Same-Sex Marriage" in 2010 to be launched with a country-wide march on Nov 28 in major cities.
Homosexual acts are already illegal, but the Anti-Homosexuality Bill proposes the death penalty for those having gay sex with disabled people, under-18s or when the accused is HIV-positive
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