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Defence attorneys of the 52 Egyptian men accused of practicing gay sex told the court that the whole case was made up by the police.

An UN report warns that some Asian countries are on the brink of potentially explosive epidemics and the region will probably overtake Africa as the most heavily affected area of the world unless firm action is taken quickly.

Dan Madigan compares and contrasts his experiences on the gay scenes of Tokyo and Koriyama with Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

Police have been ordered to close down Internet cafes frequented by gays as well as threatening to jail women who behave in an 'un-Islamic' manner, ie show their hair, wear make-up.

One person I knew drained his entire pool because a friend with hepatitis A went for a swim.

Ikram Khasim reviews Mariah Carey's latest album, Glitter. The album was released three weeks after its original August 21 date as the singer recovered from an emotional and physical breakdown she suffered in late July.

Philippine gay rights groups are asking Congress to consider three bills that would provide anti-discrimination protections as well as to protest a fourth bill that would deny marriage rights to transgender people.

A South African court has ordered changes to the law to allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt children while in Nigeria, an Islamic court has sentenced a man to death by stoning.

Gays and lesbians in Finland can now register as couples and obtain some but not all the rights accorded to married heterosexual couples.

October is National Coming Out month. We bring you the coming out stories of a few brave individuals, as told on the National Coming Out Project.