The brain chemical serotonin may play a surprising role in sexual preference, according to a new study, which showed that male mice lacking serotonin did not show any overall preference for either sex when presented with different options for mates.
Gay rights groups around the world have hailed the development as a "stunning development" that has demonstrated "unprecedented support" for the Statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity that calls on States to end violence, criminal sanctions and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Standards Authority has determined that TV9 had “needlessly violated the right to privacy of individuals with possible alternate sexual orientation, no longer considered taboo or a criminal act”, and ordered the channel to pay a fine and broadcast an apology.
Lady Gaga to young people in Malaysia: "It is your job and it is your duty as young people to have your voices heard. You must do everything that you can; if you want to be liberated by your society, you must call, you must not stop, you must protest peacefully."
Malaysia's top private radio operator says the words "gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered" from Lady Gaga's latest track "Born this way" might violate "good taste or decency or (are) offensive to public feeling." Activist and writer Pang Khee Teik explains why gay anthems are important and why Malaysian radios are cowardly and hypocritical for censoring them.
Although the Singapore High Court last week affirmed an earlier decision to dismiss the case, it also found that while the original 377A charge had been withdrawn against Tan Eng Hong who filed the constitutional challenge, he has indeed a legitimate interest in pursuing the case.
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