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'Be proud, be yourself' is the theme for Hong Kong’s second gay pride parade to be held Nov 1 this year.

Asia's largest gay pride parade will be held in Taipei on Oct 31.

Although homosexuality is not punishable by law in Indonesia, many gay Indonesians experience personal conflict and face condemnation from religious leaders. Hera Diani writes in The Jakarta Globe.

Censors irked by sex scenes, sex toys, politically incorrect comments and jokes about religion, says official.

Rainbow of Hong Kong, the only LGBT-community centre in the territory, faces an uncertain future due to lack of funding and is appealing to the community for donations to keep it going.

Karen Lee, whose autobiography is the first to be published by a gay person in Singapore, says although she's back in her home country after being away for 14 years, she's "bound to flock to another country with her partner in a few years."

It is the first proof that a vaccine against HIV can protect against infection, but scientists say a lot more research will be needed before a vaccine emerges that can be given to large numbers of people. 

The Aceh provincial government says it will not sign the controversial bylaw; Indonesia's Home Minister Mardiyanto: The new bylaw would be “detrimental” to the Acehnese and would “frighten” visitors and investors.

Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority recorded a total of 302 adverse reaction reports including 11 deaths and 24 coma cases associated with the use of counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs and other illegal aphrodisiac products in the country in 2008 and 2009.

Patrons of the bar say they were made - some by physical force - to lay face down on the bar's filthy floors for up to two hours while police officers made anti-gay slurs.