Singapore retains its gay sex ban
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Singapore's parliament votes against a controversial proposal to decriminalise sex between men.
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Singapore is allowing 22 blacklisted  anti-globalization activists to enter the country, following  withering criticism of the ban from World Bank President Paul  Wolfowitz.
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The Church of England's assembly on Wednesday affirmed existing teaching that homosexuality is no bar to full participation in the church but avoided the fractious debate within the Anglican Communion about accepting gay sexual relationships.
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Government lifts ban on the channel after it apologised for showing 'indecent programmes.'
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Gay men in the Guangdong Province, China, are to have free and confidential HIV tests at the AIDS Prevention and Treatment Institute, Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control.
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Maryland's highest court yesterday upheld a 34-year-old state law banning same-sex marriage, rejecting an attempt by 19 gay men and lesbians to win the right to marry.
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Ministers pledge to get back on track their plans to allow gay couples the same rights as married couples.
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Comment is free: Simon Fanshawe: Forty years after the 1967 bill, homophobic abuse still goes on. Let's ditch the sexual stereotypes.
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Singapore is allowing 22 blacklisted   anti-globalization activists to enter the country, following   withering criticism of the ban from World Bank President Paul   Wolfowitz.
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An opposition politician in Singapore and social activists have welcomed a promise from Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, to ease restrictions on political debate.
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The High Court on Monday upheld a ban on a teenager from wearing a so-called &quot;purity ring&quot; at school to signal her refusal of sex before marriage.
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New Jersey's state legislature legalises same-sex civil unions, but says they cannot be called marriages.
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The authorities in Singapore say they are seriously considering bringing in compulsory HIV tests for couples planning to get married.
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Gay and lesbian Asians are marrying people of the opposite sex to conform to traditional values.
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday announced a partial relaxation of rules on political expression but warned that race and religion will remain sensitive issues subject to restrictions.
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Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place &#151; for now &#151; a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.
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Making love in a bar lavatory does not breach public decency laws so long as the door is shut, an Italian court has ruled.