Gay and bisexual men who experienced sexual abuse in their childhood are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviours that put them at higher risk of contracting HIV and STDs, says a US study.
Sri Lankan gay group Equal Ground has declared May 20-27 to be its gay pride week with a mini film festival, community enhancement workshops, a theatre production and parties.
Following his widely reported comments on April 21 about homosexuality and whether current gay sex laws should be retained in Singapore, Reuters news agency asked Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew about whether he thought the government should repeal its gay sex law.
Nearly a decade after his widely quoted remarks about the gay issue in Singapore in a 1998 CNN interview, former PM Lee Kuan Yew again commented on the issue over the weekend - this time acknowledging that homosexuality might be genetically determined and questioned the city-state's ban on sex between men.
Solos - undoubtedly the most sexually explicit gay movie to be made in Singapore - will not be screened at a local film festival as censors demand three cuts to the 77-minute dialogue-less film.
Gay men - who constitute 7.3 percent of the total HIV/AIDS sufferers in China estimated to number 650,000 in 2005 - will be the first group enlisted to help in a government-initiated program.
The Iraqi lesbian and gay community and NGOs dealing with gay issues are calling for urgent action to protect gays and lesbians in the country as more than 30 gays were found tortured and mutilated Baghdad in recent months.
Organisers of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival are calling for entries for its 2007 short film contest to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among gay men in the territory.
The Law Society of Singapore has released a statement disagreeing with the Ministry of Home Affairs' proposal to retain the country's laws against gay sex.
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