Fridae

At the G8 summit, pledges from the world's richest nations fell short of UN hopes.

Arrested on a raid on an alleged gay boat party, 52 Egyptian men have been charged with religious and sexual offences.

AIDS educator voices concerns that Thai lesbians in general are less well informed about Aids and HIV than gay men as information doesn't get to the lesbian community.

India police find condoms and educational materials on safer sexual practices objectionable; workers arrested and charged with "propagating and indulging in unnatural sex". Fridae brings you this report written by gay activists in Bangalore.

UK police and Al-Fatiha begin investigations of an alleged religious decree issued by a British based extremist Islamic group that ordered the death of gay muslims.

The coroner's court in Singapore has recorded the verdict of 2 lesbian lovers who plunged to their deaths on April 16.

The 2002 Gay Games in Sydney may either be scaled down, moved to another city or be entirely cancelled due to sponsorship and organisational problems, according to a leaked email.

Egypt will charge the 52 men who have been detained since May 11 with "obscene behavior" and expressing "contempt for religion."

The abbot of Thailand's largest hospice for people with AIDS will allow the so-called miracle cure for AIDS to be handed out at his temple.

Family members of murdered Red Cross chief and his lover are deeply angered and disgusted with police allegations and have expressed their distrust in the police's investigations.