Almost 200 new MSM HIV cases occur each day in Asia – that’s one man (who has sex with another man) becoming infected with HIV every 7.5 minutes. This and other statistics were revealed at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP 9) which closed in Bali, Indonesia last Thursday.
When asked to clarify, Malaysia’s Health Ministry Director General refused to comment on the accuracy of the news report carried by the government's official news agency Bernama News which reported that while heterosexual sex acts are safe, masturbation and homosexual activities could make one susceptible to the H1N1 virus.
Two short films, Tanjong Rhu by Boo Junfeng and Loo Zihan’s Threshold - which was to have its world premiere tomorrow - have been withdrawn by organisers just days before they are to be shown at a Singapore short film festival which begins tomorrow.
Speaking to Fridae as Seksualiti Merdeka is underway, Simranjit Kaur Gill, the Co-Chair of AGENDER - a sub-committee of the Bar Council Human Rights Committee - says the committee supports the decriminalisation of consensual sexual acts between adults including gay men.
Les Plus, a magazine published by a group of lesbians in Beijing, had their distribution outlet - the Beijing LGBT Centre - raided and copies of the magazine confiscated by the police last week, says report.
A Jihad for Love - which Singapore censors say is too controversial to be shown at the country's international film festival last year - was broadcast to potentially more than a billion in India and other countries by India’s NDTV.
Representatives of organisations working on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among MSM have announced at the International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), held Aug 9-13, the formation of a subregional network to coordinate and expand their efforts in Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The second sexuality rights festival will be held at the Annexe Gallery with the launch of Body 2 Body, the first anthology of Malaysian queer short stories and essays on Aug 15.
Avoid telling clients they can change their sexual orientation through therapy or other treatments, the world's largest association of psychologists tells mental health professionals.
While same-sex marriage supporters stage rallies across Australia on Saturday, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Labor Party voted on the same day to retain the country's ban on same-sex marriage.
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