Thailand's Disease Control Department is preparing to conduct its own research after a controversial US-funded study, which is being disputed, pointed to a dramatic increase in the rate of HIV infection among gay Thai men.
Taiwan might just become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriages if the new laws, which are currently being drafted, are approved by parliament.
Is there such a thing as a gay gene? Scientists at UCLA have discovered 54 genes in mice which suggest that homosexuality may not be a choice as sexual identity is hard-wired into the brain before birth.
After two years of negotiations, the event's international governing body and local organisers in Montreal have yet to close the deal and are at loggerheads over financing, attendance and control of the 2006 event.
Lesbians from around the world will gather in Mumbai, India this weekend for a 3-day film festival that will highlight the issues and problems they face globally.
Twenty-five conservative Christian and pro-family organisations opposed to same-sex marriage earmarks Oct. 12-18 Marriage Protection Week; gay-friendly Metropolitan Community Churches launches a counter campaign, dubbed Marriage Equality Week, during the same period.
Under the soon-to-be-implemented controversial Islamic laws, Muslim gays and lesbians in the Malaysian state of Terengganu may face death by stoning if convicted of gay sex.
Police in Glasgow have increased their patrols and issued a warning on Sunday that a male gang is sexually assaulting other men, following three known attacks that have been described by the Police as being "particularly violent and distressing."
A 69-year-old man was charged with travelling to Cambodia to have sex with two young boys under new US law; the case is the first of its kind under new provisions aimed at combating the child-sex trade worldwide.