Trans to be counted in census
Nepal’s national census will include a new category for transgender people when counting begins in May, The Kathmandu Post has reported. Bikash Bista, director of …
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Clinton pushes gay rights
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has upped global GLBTI rights discussions by declaring “Gay rights are human rights.” The Advocate reports this morning …
Gay intern credited with saving US congresswoman
An openly gay intern for US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is being credited with saving her life after she was shot in Arizona on Saturday. Daniel …
Johnny Weir finally comes out
Those who thought Ricky Martin’s admission that he’s gay was the worst kept secret of last decade, brace yourselves for further shock; Olympic figure skater …
Secret grandchild ‘a relief’
An English woman’s grieving process has been made easier by the revelation that the biological child of her sister’s lesbian partner is also her grandchild. …
India rejects HIV drug patent
India will be able to manufacture cheap generic versions of a HIV combination therapy after its Patent Office rejected a patent application being sought by …
HIV on the rise in Philippines
New HIV infection rates are on the rise in the Philippines, with nearly 80 percent of these among gay men. The Philippines Department of Health …
Comic’s Aussie marriage plea
Emerging comic Daniel-Ryan Spaulding has added his voice to the chorus of people calling on the Gillard Government to bring marriage equality to Australia. In …
Global gay
IRELAND GETS CIVIL UNIONS A civil-partnership law passed in Ireland in July came into effect on January 1. Under the law couples must give three …
Scientist: you are born gay
The brains of gay men and women look like those found in heterosexual people of the opposite sex, research suggests. According to reports today from …