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Aussie PM John Howard has reiterated his opposition towards same-sex civil unions in response to proposed legislation to recognise same-sex relationships. Meanwhile in Thailand, the military is set to declassify transgenderism as a "mental disorder."

Madonna will begin her latest and much anticipated world tour in Los Angeles on May 21. The Material Girl whose latest album Confessions on a Dance Floor debuted at No.1 in 29 countries, has also been nominated for Favourite Female Artist at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has expressed concern and his opposition towards violence and discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Fridae's Douglas Sanders reports from the ILGA World conference in Geneva.

All 30 tables - which is the maximum capacity of the ballroom and costing S$8,000 each - were sold several weeks before the event.

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to become the first territory or state in Australia to allow gay civil marriages. An international health group has warned Asia-Pacific nations in light of rising HIV rates among Asia's MSM population.

Are you justified in having nagging suspicions that your partner would leave you for someone of the opposite sex? Beijing-based Dinah Gardner mulls over some reasons why one might fear dating bisexuals in a new monthly column "Read my lips."

Fridae's Feelin' Good party, scheduled for Sunday 26 March, has been called off after the venue, Ministry of Sound received a telephone call from local police demanding that the party be cancelled.

Australia's "First Lady of House," Kate Monroe who won the hearts of many at Nation.V in Phuket is set to leave many more spellbound as she takes over the new Ministry of Sound Singapore this Sunday at Fridae's Feelin' Good!

Actors Phin Wong and Koey Foo reveal more than their role as lovers in Chay Yew's A Language of Their Own which runs for the first time in Singapore from Mar 30 to Apr 9 at the Esplanade Theatre Studio.

In Britain, former Boyzone singer Stephen Gately 'wedded' his boyfriend last Sunday, meanwhile the Czech Republic has become the second post-communist country after Slovenia to enact same-sex partnerships. The leader of the world's Anglicans has voiced his opposition to teaching creationism in schools in an unexpected move.