A Japanese minor-league player and Cleveland Indians hopeful apologises for appearing in a gay porn video and declares that he is in fact heterosexual.
An emotional letter by People Like Us has failed to convince legislators to consider decriminalising homosexual oral sex when they review the Penal Code about oral sex.
The owner of a prominent gay bookstore in Taipei has filed a petition on Tuesday to have a gay judge preside over a case brought against it for selling erotic gay magazines.
Singapore's oldest - however unofficial - gay activist group, People Like Us, may soon be officially recognised as Deputy PM Lee Hsien Loong promises to loosen the apron strings on political freedom.
Do you remember? Sydney Mardi Gras surviving its crisis, losing Leslie Cheung, Singapore?s acceptance of gays in the civil service, Taiwan?s same-sex marriage bill that almost took shape. Fridae looks back on the news that shook the GLBT community in the Asia-Pacific region last year.
In a television interview on Tuesday, US President George W. Bush reiterated his support for a federal definition of marriage as a solely between a man and a woman and that he could support a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
A study conducted by the New South Wales Attorney-General's department has shown that verbal abuse, threats, spitting and stalking are everyday experiences for gay men and lesbians in the Australian state famed for hosting the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
Taiwan gay activist tells Fridae that the move may be due to a potential backlash in the run-up to next year's presidential elections and quotes the government as saying that the proposed bill was "just a proposal, a plan, and not a reality." Tim Cribb reports.
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