As a result of a petition by a gay rights group, discriminatory and disparaging definitions of homosexuality would be removed from revised editions of Korean dictionaries.
Archaeologists have discovered ruins of a massive temple built by the Roman emperor Hadrian to honour the death of his teenaged male lover, possibly shedding light on one of the world's most famous gay relationships.
The UK government is expected to remove Victorian gay sex crimes of buggery, gross indecency and soliciting by men from the statute book in what is expected to be a dramatic reform of sex offences - the first in a century.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her son Charles have their staff working on a plan to rebuff the negative publicity the family is receiving this week after a former royal valet accused another male member of the Prince's staff of rape more than a decade ago.
Local businesses - particularly Sydney's inner-city gyms are said to enjoying brisk business as over ten thousand competitors and tourist visit Sydney, Australia for the sixth Gay Games which end on Saturday.
Last week, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) issued a much needed position statement about how prejudice can negatively impact the health of gays and lesbians.
A Puteri Umno member has lodged a police report alleging that the Puteri Umno chief Azalina Othman Said who won the two-year-old wing's inaugural election uncontested today is a lesbian.