Spain has became the third country to legalise gay marriage. In Hong Kong, a party held on the same night as Kylie's originally scheduled concert which was cancelled after she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer raised HK$70,000 for the HK Breast Cancer Foundation.
Best known for her classic hits, "It's My Party (I'll Cry if I Want To) and "You Don't Own Me," former 60s teen idol Lesley Gore comes out at 59 years old.
A new US study reveals that not only do gay and bisexual men who meet over the Internet are more likely to engage in risky sex but have a greater tendency to do so with people who have the same HIV status.
The High Court in Hong Kong has rejected the government's bid to block a review of age of consent laws that prescribe jail terms for homosexual acts with and between men under the age of 21.
In Singapore, a school had reportedly spent S$40,000 (US$23,700) replacing teaching aids and other common items after firing a gay teacher, pandering to some parents' fears that all gays are HIV positive. Meanwhile Canada is set to accord same-sex couples legal rights equal to those in traditional unions between a man and a woman.
Fridae chats with Josephine Ho, an English professor and founder of the Center for the Study of Sexualities at the Taiwan National Central University, and keynote speaker at the upcoming International Conference of Asian Queer Studies in Bangkok.
Gay groups have reacted angrily to a government-sponsored draft survey which solicits comments on whether homosexuality is a "psychological disorder" and if it should be "regarded as a criminal act."
In Hong Kong, a religious group has threatened to boycott the July 1 democracy march as gays and lesbians are included as leaders; in China, WHO will launch a new AIDS intervention programme among MSM. The Spanish Senate will debate a new Gay Marriage Bill as Catholic leaders join gay-marriage protests.
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