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A Bill equalising the age of consent for gay males in New South Wales at 16 years was passed last night, bringing it in line with heterosexuals and in all other states in Australia.

Twenty riders and seven support crew from Singapore will leave for Kuala Lumpur on 31 May for a 900km charity ride to raise funds for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Donations sought!

Here's one reality TV show you don't want to miss: Boy Meets Boy, the first ever gay-themed reality TV series featuring a hot single gay man looking for love with a twist.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, believes that the Church of England should acknowledge faithful same-sex relationships.

The Necessary Stage (Singapore) is conducting auditions for Mardi Gras, an upcoming gay play to be staged in August 2003.

An online petition protesting the negative and stereotypical depiction of homosexuality on a Singapore television channel has garnered over 200 signatories over the weekend.

Clay Aiken, who lost the American Idol 2 title to 350-pound Ruben Studdard, ignores a reporter completely when asked if he was gay.

An interview with Leona Lo who wrote My Sisters, Their Stories, the first coffee-table book about transsexuals in Singapore. She tells all about her tortuous experiences while attending one of Singapore's premier boys school, the difficulties transsexuals like herself face and the myth that gay men are jealous of transsexual women because they have access to heterosexual men.

Fridae's Ms Mariah Scary reviews Kelly Clarkson's debut album, Thankful, and utters prayers of thanks after listening to the American Idol winner's new offering - and dumping it in the trash.

Some 100 students and faculty walked out of the graduation ceremony at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia moments before Sen. Rick Santorum, known for this anti-gay stance, gave the ceremony's keynote speech.