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An Australian court has ruled that it's not illegal to be an "annoyance" after activists in Sydney challenged "draconian" laws that outlaw condom distribution, and T-shirts and placards that could "annoy" Catholic pilgrims.

Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcs�ny has called for a rally against extremists following a violent clash between protesters, marchers and the police at the Budapest pride parade - the worst in its 12-year history.

Fridae's Delhi correspondent Mayur Suresh reports on the three pride marches in the capital, Bangalore and Kolkatta on Jun 29 - the first time it has been coordinated on a national scale.

Journalist/songwriter Dr Ng King Kang publishes his second book on homosexuality in Singapore, a compilation of results from a survey of political and social attitudes towards gay men since 1990.

Three cities in India - New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore - are expected to hold the largest ever display of gay pride in the country as the Delhi High Court is set to resume hearings on India's sodomy law in early July.

Hong Kong's Tongzhi Community Joint Meeting, the coalition representing all Hong Kong's LGBT groups, has come back to life after a several year hiatus. Nigel Collett finds out the changes that has taken place and what's next for the coalition.

In a grand stroke of irony, hundreds of "conservative" Anglicans opposed to ordaining openly gay clergy and who are meeting in Jerusalem this week will be in town as the city celebrates gay pride on Thursday, June 26.

Of the 89 new HIV cases reported from January to March this year, 28 acquired the infection via homosexual or bisexual contact.

Singapore's 4th annual Pride Season is here again with talks and forums, art and literature, as well as social and outdoor events.

Offering fresh evidence that sexual orientation is hardwired into our neural circuitry, Swedish researchers say they have found striking similarities between the brains of gay men and straight women and vice versa.