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Asia's largest gay pride parade will be held in Taipei on Oct 31.

Censors irked by sex scenes, sex toys, politically incorrect comments and jokes about religion, says official.

Rainbow of Hong Kong, the only LGBT-community centre in the territory, faces an uncertain future due to lack of funding and is appealing to the community for donations to keep it going.

It is the first proof that a vaccine against HIV can protect against infection, but scientists say a lot more research will be needed before a vaccine emerges that can be given to large numbers of people. 

The Aceh provincial government says it will not sign the controversial bylaw; Indonesia's Home Minister Mardiyanto: The new bylaw would be “detrimental” to the Acehnese and would “frighten” visitors and investors.

Patrons of the bar say they were made - some by physical force - to lay face down on the bar's filthy floors for up to two hours while police officers made anti-gay slurs.

The Singaporean doctor was commended in Britain yesterday for his longstanding contributions towards public health and health promotion within the Commonwealth.

  Reinforcing its already strict Islamic ordinances, Aceh's draconian new laws will allow adulterers to be stoned to death while homosexuals will face public lashings and jail.  

British PM Gordon Brown says: “We’re sorry, you deserved so much better” in a posthumous apology to Alan Turing who was gay, and after being convicted of gross indecency in 1952 he was offered chemical castration or a prison sentence.

Fridae presents the Taking Woodstock Fundraising Gala Premiere in Singapore on Sep 30. 100% of ticket sales will go towards funding gay-related community projects.