Hong Kong's gay community gets its first ever social services centre. The government funded centre located at Nathan Road will provide counselling, training workshops and a hotline sevice.
Statistics from an US research group show that infection rates are growing among MSM in Africa, Asia and Latin America, of which less than five percent have access to HIV-related health care due to stigma, repressive laws and poor access to health services.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation has in a statement chastised the attitude of Nepalese government health officials after a local group, which is partially funded by the foundation, was asked to stop its support programme for gays and transgenders on the grounds that gays "polluted" society.
Upholding a lower court ruling, Hong Kong's highest court has ruled that the territory's laws which applies specifically to gay men but not heterosexuals "for the same or comparable conduct" is unconstitutional and discriminatory.
For the first time in the history of forums on gay issues in Singapore, a member of parliament from the ruling People's Action Party and a Nominated Member of Parliament were part of a 5-member panel convened to discuss whether homosexual acts should remain criminalised.
Fridae has partnered with LOTL International, a new online lesbian magazine to present a unique and exciting product that will offer readers a free 60-day trial.
A task force set up by the American Psychological Association (APA) is set to conduct the first review of its 10-year-old policy on gay reparative therapy next week.
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