A fundraising concert organised by a Singapore Christian support group to promote HIV awareness has been given the axe by licensing authorities citing that the event would be "against public interest."
A San Francisco judge ruled that a California state law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional while in Taipei, gay-rights advocates defend bookstore owner charged with selling erotic magazines and in Saudi Arabia, two men were executed for killing a witness who saw their "shameful" act.
Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Health Balaji Sadasivan defends his remarks; gay group calls for decriminalisation of gay sex acts for safer sex outreach programmes to be more effective.
A senior health official in Singapore who linked HIV surge among MSM to popular annual gay dance parties "which allowed gays from high prevalence societies to fraternise with local gay men" has drawn fire from gay groups.
Tens of thousands of spectators crammed Sydney's Oxford Street to watch the parade on Saturday night, the number of annual reported HIV Cases among MSM in Hong Kong hit an all time high last year while the New South Wales Coroner lambasted police probe into gay men's deaths in the 1980s.
Malaysia announced that it does not permit gays to join its military; Robin Williams was forced to drop his song spoofing Focus on the Family at the Oscars; in India, three lesbian marriages stir debate, while two lesbian parents has been selected to lead Sydney Mardi Gras parade on Mar 5.
'Conservative' White House accredited reporter outed as gay escort, Bangkok police arrest 31 for drug possession at party and Simpson's sister comes out as anti-gay religious group outs Shrek 2.
A German zoo's attempt to turn gay penguins straight has proved to be unsuccessful; in New Zealand, Christian protesters made themselves heard at Auckland's Big Gay Out and health experts divided on implications of N.Y. AIDS case as some fear the announcement may fuel panic.