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Stigma and discrimination still the greatest foes in the AIDS war in Asia
Almost 200 new MSM HIV cases occur each day in Asia – that’s one man (who has sex with another man) becoming infected with HIV every 7.5 minutes. This and other statistics were revealed at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP 9) which closed in Bali, Indonesia last Thursday.
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Gay Iraqis being tortured, killed as part of social cleansing campaign
Calling for the Iraqi government to do more to protect gay men, the Human Rights Watch has released a 67-page report documenting the accounts of gay men – and men who are not 'manly' enough - who were kidnapped, tortured and/or raped by militia groups. "Hundreds" are believed to have been killed for being gay or suspected of being gay.
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Good coming out of evil: 'The Laramie Project'
Hong Kong's Looking Glass Productions is staging The Laramie Project, which documents the reaction to the 1998 murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, from Sep 1-5 at the Hong Kong Arts Centre.
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Gay sex acts should not be criminalised: Malaysian Bar Council Human Rights Committee
Speaking to Fridae as Seksualiti Merdeka is underway, Simranjit Kaur Gill, the Co-Chair of AGENDER - a sub-committee of the Bar Council Human Rights Committee - says the committee supports the decriminalisation of consensual sexual acts between adults including gay men.
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'Tanjong Rhu' and 'Threshold' cut from short film festival in Singapore
Two short films, Tanjong Rhu by Boo Junfeng and Loo Zihan’s Threshold - which was to have its world premiere tomorrow - have been withdrawn by organisers just days before they are to be shown at a Singapore short film festival which begins tomorrow.
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Malaysian doctor links masturbation and gay sex to H1N1 flu
When asked to clarify, Malaysia’s Health Ministry Director General refused to comment on the accuracy of the news report carried by the government's official news agency Bernama News which reported that while heterosexual sex acts are safe, masturbation and homosexual activities could make one susceptible to the H1N1 virus.
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Lifestyle
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Bruno
Bruno is loud, vain, flamboyant, smug, bitchy, rude, selfish, dishonest, outrageous, mean and oversexed. What’s to like?
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Island House, Kangwon-do
A glass house in South Korea gives a display of domestic deconstructivism to give occupants a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape and different parts of the house.
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Natalie Imbruglia Returns with New Single "Wild About It"
The "other" Aussie queen of pop is finally back!
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Dolce&Gabbana limited editions of Sony Ericsson Jalou
Get noticed with the limited edition Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana. The stunning rose coloured mobile phone, with real 24 carat gold plating, is an exclusive Dolce&Gabbana handset that will be available in selected markets from Q4 2009.
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If not now, when?
If we had one more day or week to live and that was it, would we be doing the same things we're doing now?
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Five for Fighting: Ford Focus ST
Facelifted Ford Focus ST questions the $30K premium a Volkswagen Golf GTi asks for.
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Shena "Nasty Little Rumour"
Shena brings on the disco on your Monday morning.
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Hadid, Complete Works 1979-2009
Taschen's titanic 'complete works' series gets a welcome addition in the form of a monumental monograph on the works of Zaha Hadid.
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District 9
It’s been called the ‘Must-see Movie of the Summer’. We can’t help but agree.
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