Canadian Gay Marriage Bill Faces Tough Fight

(Ottawa) The Canadian government Tuesday introduced its long awaited bill to make same-sex marriage legal across Canada. More »

Story Of Gay Baghdad Blogger Turned Into Film

A gay Baghdad man whose online diary became one of the most read publications in the days leading up to the US-led war against Saddam Hussein has turned his story into a motion picture. More »

UK Gay Civil Rights Law Passes First Crucial Test

(London) In the first test of a new law protecting gays from discrimination in the workplace a London labor tribunal has awarded a man nearly $70,000 after he was belittled and harassed on the job. More »

Study by MRC/UCT researchers confirms large AIDS mortality

A report published in the journal AIDS on Friday by Medical Research Council and University of Cape Town researchers confirms that there has been a massive increase in AIDS deaths in South Africa (Groenewald et al., AIDS, 2005, 19:193-201). More »

Gay Ugandan Refused Entry To UK Because Homosexuality Is Illegal In His Homeland

(London) A gay Ugandan man has been denied a visa to enter Britain because there is a warrant for his arrest in his home country - a warrant that was issued because he is gay. More »

Gay Former UK Cabinet Member HIV-Pos

(London) He was Britain's first gay cabinet minister, now Chris Smith has become the first senior politician in the country to declare he is HIV-positive. More »

Study: Rise Of Syphilis Not Linked To Risky Sex

(New York City) A recent rise in syphilis rates in the United States is probably due to natural cycles rather than an increase in unsafe sex or other behaviors, according to a new study. More »

Canadian Gay Marriage Bill Goes To Parliament

(Ottawa) A bill to legalize same-sex marriage will go before the Canadian Parliament next week Justice Minister Irwin Cotler announced Wednesday. More »

Gay SpongeBob Flap Intensifies

(Los Angeles, California) A Protestant denomination says it would welcome SpongeBob SquarePants into its churches. More »

Gays Observe Holocaust Memorial Day

(San Francisco, California) A bouquet of flowers lies at the foot of the Holocaust memorial in Pink Triangle Park marking the extermination of gays and lesbians at the hands of the Nazis. More »

Spain Tells Pope To Stay Out Of Gay Marriage Debate

(Madrid) Spain's Socialist government Tuesday told the Vatican to stop butting in on affairs of state. The warning came from Defense Minister Jose Bono. More »

SOUTH AFRICA: Generic AIDS drug maker gets US approval

(Johannesburg) South African generic AIDS drug manufacturer, Aspen Pharmacare, has become the first African firm to win approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its production plant. More »

Pope: Abstinence & 'Correct' Sex Only Way to Stop AIDS

(Vatican City) Education, chastity and sexual fidelity are the responsible methods to combat AIDS, Pope John Paul II said on the weekend, reiterating Vatican policy days after Spanish bishops supported condom use to fight the disease but then quickly reversed their position. More »

Gay Marriage Amendment Reintroduced In Senate

(Washington) Despite President Bush's belief there are not enough votes in Congress to pass an amendment banning gay marriage the measure returned to the Senate Monday. More »

SENEGAL: Gay community plays it quietly in face of social taboos

(Dakar) The meeting-place was at a noisy down-market street café where the waiter as well the clients were gay, but where everyone was staunchly pretending not to be. Senegal's homosexual men are peeping out from behind the mask, but social and religious taboos run strong. More »

Spain's Catholics Reverse Condom Endorsement

(Madrid) A day after saying that it would support the use of condoms to fight the spread of AIDS Spain's Roman Catholic Church has reversed itself. More »

Canadian Tories Vow All Out Gay Marriage Fight

(Montreal, Quebec) The traditional definition of marriage should be enshrined in law or Canada could be faced with more radical demands, such as legalizing polygamy, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said Thursday. More »

Spain's Catholic Church Drops Opposition To Condoms

(Madrid) In a substantial shift from traditional policy, the Catholic Church in Spain has said it supports the use of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS. More »

Canadian Military Approves Gay Marriages On Bases

(Ottawa) The Canadian Forces has approved a policy that calls on military chaplains to formally bless same-sex marriages. More »

White House In Damage Control After Bush Gay Amendment Remark

(Washington) Conservative groups that supported President Bush's reelection wasted no time in reacting to his suggestion Sunday that he would not push for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in his second term. More »

AIDS Cases Rising Rapidly In Europe

(London) The number of cases of HIV/AIDS in Europe continues to grow despite a major new initiative by the European Union. More »

Bush Drops Gay Marriage Amendment

(Washington) President Bush said Sunday that he will not press the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. More »

Canadian Bishop: Gay Marriage A Sin

(Calgary, Alberta) The Roman Catholic Bishop of Calgary Sunday called on Catholics to stamp out same-sex marriage. More »

Study Identifies Predictors Of HIV Drug Resistance

(New York City) The best method for preventing HIV patients from developing drug resistance is a careful, dedicated adherence to their prescribed drug regimen, according to a long-term, large-scale study presented today in New York City. More »

Pentagon Withheld True Number Of Fired Gay Linguists

(San Francisco, California) Records obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request show that the military misled the public and discharged three times the number of gay Arabic linguists that it had said. More »

Cartoon Condoms Fight AIDS

(United Nations) A new global campaign to stop the spread of AIDS uses three animated characters dressed as condoms to deliver a serious message in humorous public service spots in 41 languages: If you're going to have sex, use a condom. More »

Christian Activists Face Up To 47 Years Behind Bars For Gay Protest

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Four evangelists have pleaded not guilty to hate crimes charges related to a demonstration at last October's Outfest in Philadelphia. More »

Thai Gay Festival Postponed In Tsunami's Wake

(Patong, Thailand) The annual Phuket Gay Festival scheduled to take place next month has been postponed in the aftermath of the December 26 tsunami which hit the Thai island and much of southeast Asia. More »

Transsexual Takes Marriage Fight To European Union Court

(London) A woman whose marriage was invalidated after the British government learned she had been born biologically male is taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights. More »

Israel To Allow Gay Co-Adoption

(Jerusalem) Israel's Supreme Court ruled Monday that a lesbian couple can adopt each other's children - a landmark ruling that will affect other same-sex couples with children. More »

Anglican Bishop Commissions Gay Ceremony

(London) One of the most senior bishops in the Anglican Church in England has commissioned the writing of a liturgy for same-sex couples and cohabiting heterosexuals. More »

White House Pays Off Anti-Gay Commentator

(Washington) A prominent black conservative was paid nearly a quarter million dollars by the White House to promote the President's agenda in his columns and nationally syndicated talk show. More »

Sierra Leone Gay Activist's Suspected Killer Arrested

(Freetown) Police in Freetown have charged a man with the murder of FannyAnn Eddy, the founder of the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association and a lesbian rights activist known across Africa. More »

Partner & Parents Fight Over Gay Man's Million Dollar Estate

(Cape Town, South Africa) A court case underway in South Africa is being closely watched by gay couples and points to the need for legalized same-sex marriage LGBT activists say. More »

Maltese Transsexuals Win Landmark Ruling

(Valletta Malta) A judge has ruled that the government of Malta has filed to provide for the needs of transsexuals constituting a breach of an individual's fundamental human rights. More »

UK Gov't Tried To Jail Lesbian Author Secret Documents Show

(London) Newly released documents show that the British government in the 1920s had made secret plans to put lesbian author Radclyffe Hall on trial for obscenity. More »

China's Gays 'Expected' To Enter Hetero Marriages

(Beijing) The Chinese government says that the vast majority of its gay population is in heterosexual marriages. More »

Chile Gay Press Beats Catholic Church

(Santiago, Chile) The ultra conservative Opus Dei movement in the Catholic Church has lost a lengthy battle with a gay Chilean newspaper. More »