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The gay bathhouse Babylon, which was damaged in one of the Thai capital's largest blaze in years last Friday, was closed over the weekend but may reopen this week.

The Fifth Chinese Tongzhi Conference will be held in Hong Kong from May 2 to 5, registration currently open.

A "Gay or Asian?" fashion spoof published in an US men's magazine angers gay and Asian-American groups.

Government rejects gay group's application to register as a society for the second time after its first application was denied in 1997.

Gay couples in UK may get joint rights under a new Civil Partnerships Bill; in Massachusetts, out-of-staters may not be able to get married in the US state due to 1913 law.

Brazil formally withdrew a resolution championing a pro-gay resolution, the second year in a row that the motion has been withdrawn at the UN Commission on Human Rights.

California's Attorney General rejects argument that officials were obligated to grant gay couples marriage licences because state Constitution forbids discrimination.

Spice Trade Travel wishes to clarify recent reports that have appeared in the media and elsewhere concerning its operations and personnel.

New York City has a higher number of same-sex households headed by Asians than San Francisco or Los Angeles, says 2000 Census data.

China will set up its first gay outpatient clinic in Shenzhen; grants marriage licence to second transsexual.