Faced with either denying that he's gay or having to come out, a police conscript chose the latter and spoke out against the discrimination and insults he was subjected to at work.
Gay activists in Canada have hit out at new regulations that ban gay men who have been sexually active in the past five years from donating their organs for transplant.
Senator-elect for Western Australia Louise Pratt has become the second openly lesbian woman - after Climate Change Minister Penny Wong - to serve in newly-elected prime minister Kevin Rudd's administration.
Introducing the 2008 Fridae List - the first Fridae readers' choice awards where members are given the chance to pick their favourite LGBT (friendly) establishments, parties, and businesses in eight countries and 13 cities across Asia.
As part of the Melbourne Outgames to be held Jan 30 - Feb 3, a 2-day human rights conference will feature a diverse range of panels including GLBT workforce issues, law, health, business, education and sport led by legal experts, LGBT activists, academics and and community leaders.
Citing Sydney's success in reducing HIV prevalence rates among MSM, Dr Balaji Sadasivan urged for greater co-operation among health authorities, the NGOs and the MSM community to reduce HIV infection rates.
A 21-year-old Iranian citizen, who was accused of committing "anal rape" with other young boys 8 years ago, was executed on Wednesday, according to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
Following a three-year fight with the city government, Philadelphia's Boy Scout chapter will have to vacate its city-subsidised headquarters for refusing to publicly renounce its ban on people who are openly gay or atheist.
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