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President Bush fails in his attempt to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage; gay rights activists "out" closeted gay Capitol Hill staffers who support anti-gay legislation.

Internet chat rooms and email discussion lists are abuzz as a Chinese-language tabloid in Singapore runs an ongoing series on orgies, saunas, bars and other gay issues.

Despite the appeal being rejected, PLU founder Dr Russell Heng said the group has made a "point to the government and the public that the gay issue will not go away."

Hundreds of Sydneysiders on Saturday rallied against the Howard Government's ban on same-sex marriages and overseas adoption.

Hong Kong gay activists plan to challenge laws that place the age of consent for gay men at 21 and threaten life imprisonment for violators.

Gay activists and hard-line Hindus have found themselves in the same camp protesting Girlfriend, the latest Bollywood film about a love affair between two women - but for different reasons.

After snagging a place as a celebrity grand marshal in San Francisco's June 27 gay pride parade, Mayor Gavin Newsom will be honoured at a fund-raiser staged by Hollywood heavyweights.

The fourth Korea Queer Culture Festival to kick off with a parade in downtown Seoul June 17.

The latest study which shows that a third of HIV+ gay men in London are ignorant of their infection is expected to re-ignite the debate over whether the safe-sex message has lost its impact among gay men.

MTV Networks has unveiled details of its long-awaited gay television network, dubbed LOGO, which is scheduled to launch in February 2005 in the U.S.