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Floyd Mayweather sorry for racist rant, not gay part
Colorlines, Posted: 9/9/2010, 6:14 AM
QUICK LOOK: WATCH: Like most social networking sites, some people just shouldn’t Ustream. Heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather went off at the mouth recently when he decided... (MORE)
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Saudi government gets tough on gay foreign workers
GMA News, Posted: 6/8/2010, 7:49 AM
QUICK LOOK: For nine years, Ramil Autentico had to watch his moves as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. That was because as a homosexual, Ramil knew... (MORE)
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U.N. AIDS criticizes travel curbs on those with HIV
Al Jazeera, Posted: 4/4/2010, 11:49 AM
QUICK LOOK: WATCH: The United Nations joint programme on HIV/Aids has called for the 52 countries that still impose entry restrictions on HIV-infected people to repeal those controls... (MORE)

Indonesia is split on gay sex laws as Islamists rally
The Australian, Posted: 3/25/2010, 3:42 PM
QUICK LOOK: Sexual expression, freedom of religion and the direction of Indonesia's biggest mainstream Muslim group are arousing passionate national disputes. The conservative Indonesian... (MORE)
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Indonesian police ban Asian gay rights conference
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 3/24/2010, 3:47 PM
QUICK LOOK: Indonesian police ordered the cancellation Wednesday of a conference of Asian gay activists, saying it could prompt violent protests by conservative Muslim groups. The... (MORE)
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OK to be gay in Malaysian movies if you go straight
Agence France Presse (AFP), Posted: 3/22/2010, 12:36 PM
QUICK LOOK: Gay men can at last be depicted in Malaysian films - so long as they repent or even go straight in the end. Strict censorship rules in the mostly Muslim country mean... (MORE)
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Catholic bishops attack 'unhealthy' condom programs
Manila Times, Posted: 3/6/2010, 1:56 AM
QUICK LOOK: A lawmaker supporting the Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines seems headed for a collision with the Roman Catholic Church on the issue of condoms. Rep. Janet... (MORE)

Former Malaysian leader's sodomy trial set to begin
BBC, Posted: 2/3/2010, 5:51 AM
QUICK LOOK: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has gone on trial in Kuala Lumpur, accused of sodomy. Prosecutors said traces of Mr Anwar's DNA were found in medical tests... (MORE)
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Gay party asks Phllippines high court to OK campaigns
Phillipine Daily Inquirer, Posted: 1/4/2010, 10:16 AM
QUICK LOOK: The Philippines gay party Ang Ladlad has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) denying their accreditation to run for... (MORE)
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Malaysian soccer star denies he's got secret boyfriend
The Star (Malaysia), Posted: 1/2/2010, 3:28 PM
QUICK LOOK: Malaysian national footballer Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak says his relationship with local actress Ayu Raudhah Che Wan is still going strong despite rumours that he... (MORE)
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Senate holds hearing on gay immigration rights bill
Washington Blade, Posted: 6/3/2009, 7:04 PM
QUICK LOOK: A Senate hearing on a controversial gay immigration bill brought a touching moment when a witness relating her story about wanting to avoid deportation from the United... (MORE)
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Feinstein wins reprieve for foreign-born lesbian mom
Posted: 4/23/2009, 6:30 AM
QUICK LOOK: A Philippines-born lesbian mother ordered to leave the country next month for overstaying her visa will likely be allowed to stay through next year thanks to intervention... (MORE)
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Philippines opens military and police to 'discreet' gays
Manila Standard, Posted: 3/4/2009, 6:19 AM
QUICK LOOK: The Philippines military and police tolerate homosexuals within their ranks—as long as they are not openly gay, officials said yesterday. Armed Forces Chief Alexander... (MORE)

Filipino comedian reveals gay marriage to American
ABS-CBN News (Phillipines), Posted: 10/25/2008, 3:23 PM
QUICK LOOK: For the first time, comedian Jon Santos revealed that he has been married to an Italian-American for three years. Santos told ABS-CBN News that he and West Stewart, a... (MORE)

Malaysian Muslim body issues fatwa against tomboys
Reuters-U.S., Posted: 10/24/2008, 10:54 PM
QUICK LOOK: Malaysia's top Islamic council has decreed that tomboyish behavior and lesbian sex are forbidden in Islam, a newspaper said on Friday. The National Fatwa Council issued... (MORE)
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Jakarta Post, Posted: 8/10/2008, 11:43 AM
QUICK LOOK: The United States granted,for the first time, an asylum claim to an Indonesian transsexual last month, an activist said. LGBT rights organization Arus Pelangi founder King Oey, said that Michelle... (MORE)
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Guinea leader warns condoms 'sin,' claims HIV cure
Bloomberg News Service, Posted: 8/4/2008, 11:47 AM
QUICK LOOK: Godfrey Wippon, the pastor of Papua New Guinea's 70,000-member Revival Fellowship Church, has a simple HIV-prevention message for his flock. "Flee from sin, flee from... (MORE)

Former Malaysian president arrested for gay sodomy
Agence France Presse (AFP), Posted: 7/16/2008, 2:12 PM
QUICK LOOK: Malaysian opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim will be remanded in police custody for a sodomy case, his lawyers said on Wednesday, setting the stage for a political showdown... (MORE)
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Phillipine Daily Inquirer, Posted: 6/7/2008, 12:02 PM
QUICK LOOK: An American national filed a petition to annul his marriage after finding out on his honeymoon that he and his “wife” were both men. The 50-year old American said he learned that he had married a... (MORE)

The Advocate, Posted: 5/12/2008, 11:06 PM
QUICK LOOK: Police in Penang, Malaysia, detained 14 men Sunday in a gym believed to be a front for a gay club. The Malaysian national newspaper The Star reported that vice authorities raided the gym on Saturday,... (MORE)
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Singapore police raid gay sauna and arrest owner
Online Citizen, Posted: 5/11/2008, 4:33 PM
QUICK LOOK: The police in Singapore raided a gay sauna named One Seven two days agor. Though none of the clients were arrested, the 74 year-old owner, Sam was injured by the supervising... (MORE)
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Manila bishop calls for ban on gays in flower festival
Reuters-U.S., Posted: 5/6/2008, 6:11 AM
QUICK LOOK: The head of Manila's Roman Catholic Church has frowned on the participation of gay men in the "Santacruzan" flower festival held across the Philippines every May in honor... (MORE)
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Associated Press (AP), Posted: 4/25/2008, 3:02 AM
QUICK LOOK: A Singapore television station has been fined for airing a show that depicted a gay couple and their baby in a way that "promotes a gay lifestyle," the city-state's media regulator said Thursday... (MORE)
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Iloilo Sun Star (Phillipines), Posted: 4/20/2008, 5:09 PM
QUICK LOOK: Why is the administration of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) refusing to divulge the identities of the medical team that extracted a spray canister from the anus of a homosexual?... (MORE)
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Singapore fines cable operator for lesbian screen kiss
Hollywood Reporter, Posted: 4/11/2008, 12:26 PM
QUICK LOOK: Singapore's dominant pay TV operator, StarHub Cable Vision, has been fined just over $7,000 for allowing a lesbian kiss on air, according to a notice published Wednesday... (MORE)


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