A government proposal to include same sex cohabitants to be covered under the Domestic Violence Law has attracted fierce opposition from Christian legislators, Hong Kong's Catholic Church and Christian organisations.
As openly gay Justice Michael Kirby of Australia is set to retire in February, Judge Edwin Cameron, an openly gay and HIV-positive Appeal Court judge has been elevated to the Constitutional Court bench.
The IGLHRC reports that nine men including a well known gay activist in the western African country have been sentenced to jail sentences higher than the maximum provided for under the law.
One man was killed and 36 others injured as a massive blaze swept through a shopping and residential complex in Bangkok's Chinatown district on Sunday night, just days after a fire at a nightclub in the Thai capital claimed dozens.
A Hong Kong actor's homophobic remarks on radio, a Singapore TV station being fined S$15,000 for showing a ''normal'' gay family, an interview with a HIV+ spokesman in Taiwan are just a few stories that got you talking.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore says it does not support the repeal of laws that criminalise gay sex acts, and "persons with homosexual tendencies (orientation) should refrain from irresponsible sexual acts."
It's time to switch to Campbell's if you have been buying any lesser soup. Unlike McDonald's, the iconic soup company is standing behind their ads that feature a same-sex couple and their son despite a boycott threat by an anti-gay group.
Although it does not support a United Nations declaration recognising ''sexual orientation'' and ''gender identity,'' the Vatican says no country should criminalise homosexuality.
On Thursday, Dec 18, 2008, the UN General Assembly heard two statements on LGBTI rights, one in favour, the other opposing. Who won? Doug Sanders reports.
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