DC Comics' new Batwoman is making a comeback as a "lesbian socialite by night and a crime fighter by later in the night." Meanwhile, a new UN AIDS report has revealed that unprotected sex among MSM is increasing in the US. In Moscow, undeterred by the opposition, organisers have announced their plan to hold another gay rally in Moscow next year.
Despite an official ban and faced with threats of violence, gay and lesbian activists in Moscow attempted to hold Russia's first gay pride march - clashing with police, and nationalists and religious protesters shouting "Moscow is not Sodom!"
Health insurance, family pressures, immigration, dealing with hospitals, inheritance and a number of financial issues pose problems for same-sex couples in Korea. Report from Douglas Sanders in Seoul.
Australian PM John Howard was "grilled" by a student over his negative stance on gay marriage at an Irish university. In China, a 33-year-old Beijing man was sentenced to a year in jail for using the Internet to organise gay sex parties, meanwhile Mauritian gays are seeking legal protection against discrimination three days after their first gay rally.
Wet weather was no deterrent yesterday as hundreds of people gathered at a busy shopping street in central Hong Kong for the 2nd annual march against homophobia. Sylvia Tan reports from Hong Kong.
On International Day Against Homophobia, the Human Rights Watch named to a "hall of shame" five public officials who have actively promoted prejudice against LGBT people in their countries.
The 2nd IDAHO Hong Kong parade is scheduled to take place in Causeway Bay on May 21. Sylvia Tan speaks to gay activist Ken Cheung about IDAHO and homophobia in the city.
An estimated 150 people attended the first ever Spring Fling at Disneyland Hong Kong last Saturday and 600 at Floatilla, the territory's largest party on water. In China, the Chi Heng Foundation together with volunteers in Guangzhou and Shanghai have launched the country's first national gay hotline.
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