The Christian community in Singapore has reportedly agreed on a plan of action for Christians to tackle 'a volatile situation' that they said had arisen from the Government's change of policy in hiring gays.
The Uniting Church of Australia has become the country's first mainstream denomination to allow homosexuals to become ministers provoking fierce criticism from church leaders and members opposed to the change.
US Senator Rick Santorum, who has since become the target of gay-rights groups after comparing homosexuality to bigamy, polygamy, adultery, and incest, has said in a recent interview that he would advise his children to resist any "temptations" of homosexuality.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has shocked African leaders by claiming that Africans who are "straight" need not fear AIDS as the disease affects only homosexuals.
Singapore's glbt community to meet on Thursday, July 10, to discuss plans for the group in view of PM Goh's recent anouncement that the government has quietly removed a law prohibiting the hiring of gays within the civil service.
Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has for the first time spoken on the issue of homosexuality in an interview with Time Magazine, saying gays will now be allowed to serve in "sensitive positions" in the civil service and that conservative Singaporeans will be more understanding towards gays given time.
Fridae.com teams up with the MAC AIDS FUND and Elton John AIDS Foundation Team to spread the first-ever public service announcements on AIDS featuring the MAC AIDS FUND spokespeople Elton John, Mary J. Blige and Shirley Manson.
In the most significant ruling for gay rights in the US, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Texas' sodomy law, and in effect ending all anti-sodomy laws in the 13 states where they still exist.
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