A Toronto lesbian couple made legal history by becoming the first divorced same-sex couple in Canada - and possibly the world, as the fourth province of Manitoba legalises gay marriage.
Two of Hong Kong's Tongzhi Community endorsed candidates elected to 60-member Legislative Council; Tongzhi anticipates strong pro-gay voice in upcoming session.
The largest group for gay men and lesbians in the Republican Party will not endorse President Bush for re-election because he favours a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Pope John Paul II has blasted the growing acceptance of same-sex marriages in Canada, adding that the unions lead to a "false understanding" of marriage.
The American Foundation for AIDS Research will lead a group of 30 to 70 participants on a fund-raising hiking expedition along the Great Wall of China.