A new US study reveals that not only do gay and bisexual men who meet over the Internet are more likely to engage in risky sex but have a greater tendency to do so with people who have the same HIV status.
The High Court in Hong Kong has rejected the government's bid to block a review of age of consent laws that prescribe jail terms for homosexual acts with and between men under the age of 21.
In Singapore, a school had reportedly spent S$40,000 (US$23,700) replacing teaching aids and other common items after firing a gay teacher, pandering to some parents' fears that all gays are HIV positive. Meanwhile Canada is set to accord same-sex couples legal rights equal to those in traditional unions between a man and a woman.
Gay groups have reacted angrily to a government-sponsored draft survey which solicits comments on whether homosexuality is a "psychological disorder" and if it should be "regarded as a criminal act."
In Hong Kong, a religious group has threatened to boycott the July 1 democracy march as gays and lesbians are included as leaders; in China, WHO will launch a new AIDS intervention programme among MSM. The Spanish Senate will debate a new Gay Marriage Bill as Catholic leaders join gay-marriage protests.
It's marching season again, and reports are coming in from all over the world - but not Singapore or Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur. Retired Canadian law professor Douglas Sanders has marched in a dozen countries, and shares his thoughts.
In Taiwan, gay rights activists hail a High Court ruling which overturned a previous court decision which fined a feminist radio guilty of violating programming content decency regulations while in Toronto, Canada, a 18th century city magistrate banished for examining suspects' genitals is honoured with a statue.
World's largest gathering of scholars, human rights activists and others involved in researching and documenting Asian gay, lesbian, and transgender cultures to meet in Bangkok, 7-9 July 2005.
Gay activists in Taipei have decried a court decision which found a gay bookstore owner guilty for selling "indecent" magazines. Meanwhile in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI has made his first public statement on same-sex marriage since his election - calling them "pseudo-matrimonies."
Organiser Fridae.com announces new venue and dates as Singapore authorities reject a permit to hold what was to be the fifth annual gay and lesbian party in the city-state.
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