The fight against HIV in Asia could be greatly assisted if countries moved to legalise homosexuality, according to a leading Chinese AIDS activist.
A senior Utah Republican state Senator has been removed from the Judiciary Committee after he claimed "radical gays" are the greatest threat to America.
A guide to the law for immigrants has been criticised by an MP for making his constituency appear homophobic. The booklet, produced by Kent police, explains how to report discrimination but fails to mention the 999 service.
 guardian.co.uk | Plot thickens in case of 'censored' author, gay sheikh and a ... guardian.co.uk, UK Instead, she will remain in Canada, following an international literary storm over censorship and freedom of speech that has spiralled into unseemly accusations of moral cowardice, publicity seeking and folly. In a remarkable intervention into an ... Canadian author protests Dubai fest, won't attend Atwood rues withdrawal from Dubai literary fest Margaret Atwood Pulls Out of Dubai Book Fest Over Gay Book Ban |
 ABC News | HIV rates soar among gay men in Asia International Herald Tribune, France "A young (gay) man went to a clinic for treatment and was slapped by a doctor and scolded for being a bad person. The doctor refused to treat him and he was thrown out," said Shivananda Khan of the help group Naz Foundation International. ... Asia facing gay sex AIDS explosion Spotlight: men who have sex with men and HIV |
 New York Times | Stage is set for controversy when schools put on 'Rent' San Diego Union Tribune, CA It centers on a group of artists, straight and gay, living in New York's East Village. Some are HIV positive; some are drug addicts; some are in recovery. None of these aspects have been altered for the school version. The main changes are the deletion ... Newport Beach drama teacher vows fight to stage "Rent" |
(Russia) Gay and Lesbian Film Festival “Bok o Bok” which was supposed to take place in Saint Petersburg from today and last until Sunday finally did not open after Fire Department Inspectors closed the place due to problems with fire security. In a phone interview to Project GayRussia.Ru, Organiser of the festival Irina Sergeeva said that the clubs “The Place” and “Sochi” where the screenings of the films were supposed to take place, were closed due to fire security reasons.
(USA) - As part of Bibi's outreach to our communities, Bibi|SF will be hosting talks on various issues affecting queer South West Asian, North Africans (aka Middle-Easterners). Its first engagement is with Arsham Parsi of the IRanian Queer Organization on Thursday, June 26 at the SF LGBT Center.
(USA) - Gay human rights activists in San Francisco staged a speak out at the Russian consulate on May 16, in conjunction with IDAHO events around the planet. Before showing up at the consulate, the group sent emails to the staff explaining their reason for coming -- to press the government to grant parade permits to Moscow's Gay pride event.
A variety of musicians and entertainers with a definite lesbian flavour are lined up for the 2nd annual Heroes OUT West evening.
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