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Risky gay sex practices feuling big increase in HIV
Pink Paper (U.K.), Posted: 9/8/2010, 7:12 AM
QUICK LOOK: New research carried out by Belgium's Ghent University suggests that risky sexual behaviour in gay men is fuelling the rise of HIV. The findings by Belgian scientists... (MORE)

Gay men on HIV meds don't engage in riskier sex
Bloomberg News Service, Posted: 7/25/2010, 10:10 PM
QUICK LOOK: Gay and bisexual men didn’t have riskier sex or suffer serious side effects while using Gilead Sciences Inc.’s Viread in a study of whether taking pills to prevent HIV... (MORE)

AIDSmap, Posted: 7/24/2010, 10:02 PM
QUICK LOOK: The first data from new systems of detecting recent HIV infection in the UK have shown that among those diagnosed, one in six gay men were infected in the past few months, whereas only one in 16 heterosexuals... (MORE)

HIV researchers starting to use that 'C' word again
ABC News, Posted: 7/24/2010, 9:35 AM
QUICK LOOK: WATCH: For years, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) researchers have shied away from the whole notion of a cure, largely because evidence showed the virus can persist... (MORE)

AIDS groups call for 'renaissance' in hunt for vaccine
Reuters-U.K., Posted: 7/21/2010, 2:08 PM
QUICK LOOK: Scientists searching for the Holy Grail of a vaccine against the incurable AIDS virus say recent encouraging steps should now galvanize efforts to use limited funds in... (MORE)

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More than 5 million now on AIDS drugs worldwide
The Independent Online (South Africa), Posted: 7/19/2010, 5:35 PM
QUICK LOOK: Drugs to repress the virus that causes Aids reached 1.2-million more people last year, bringing the total to 5.2-million, the World Health Organisation said on Monday... (MORE)

Anti-gay abuses undermine fight against HIV/AIDS
Globe & Mail (Canada), Posted: 7/19/2010, 3:24 PM
QUICK LOOK: The ongoing persecution and criminalization of high-risk groups such as homosexual men and intravenous drug users, coupled with a glaring lack of gender equality in large... (MORE)

Cash payment for safe sex said to reduce HIV spread
Agence France Presse (AFP), Posted: 7/19/2010, 9:41 AM
QUICK LOOK: The World Bank released two studies Sunday linking cash payments to Malawian and Tanzanian youths with "significantly lower" rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted... (MORE)

HIV cocktail meds shown to reduce new infections
Los Angeles Times, Posted: 7/18/2010, 4:22 PM
QUICK LOOK: In the absence of a vaccine against the AIDS virus, the most effective treatment method is aggressive treatment of HIV infections with cocktails of antiretroviral drugs,... (MORE)

European high court rules against gay marriage suit
The Guardian (U.K.), Posted: 6/25/2010, 6:01 AM
QUICK LOOK: In a key judgment issued today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on a complaint of a homosexual couple in Austria who were denied the right to marry. Although... (MORE)

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Holloway suspect arrested for slaying lesbian in Peru
The Advocate, Posted: 6/8/2010, 11:09 AM
QUICK LOOK: The woman murdered in Peru, allegedly by the same man who is suspected of killing Natalee Holloway, was reportedly a lesbian. Stefany Flores Ramirez, a 21-year-old Peru... (MORE)
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Skinheads attack Slovakia's first Gay Pride parade
Agence France Presse (AFP), Posted: 5/23/2010, 2:05 PM
QUICK LOOK: WATCH: Several dozen skinheads attacked gay rights supporters Saturday, wounding at least two people and forcing the  cancellation of parade through the centre of... (MORE)
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Austrian straight couple wants partnership for gays
BBC, Posted: 5/21/2010, 1:18 PM
QUICK LOOK: A heterosexual Austrian couple have embarked on a court battle to have their relationship legally recognised as a "registered partnership" - a new form of civil union... (MORE)
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Austrian cardinal says gay couples deserve respect
Edge Boston, Posted: 5/12/2010, 6:07 AM
QUICK LOOK: An Austrian Cardinal--the head of the Catholic faith in that country--has said that his church ought to respect long-term, committed relationships between people of the... (MORE)
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Lesbian tennis legend Navratilova has breast cancer
Sydney Morning Herald, Posted: 4/7/2010, 12:29 PM
QUICK LOOK: Tennis legend Martina Navratilova revealed Wednesday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 53-year-old, who won 18 Grand Slam titles including nine Wimbledon... (MORE)
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Czech politician quits over gay, Jewish comments
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 4/2/2010, 6:21 AM
QUICK LOOK: Derogatory comments by the Czech Republic's former prime minister about Jews, gays and the Catholic Church led Thursday to his resignation as chairman of his conservative... (MORE)

Ex-general sorry for blaming genocide on gay troops
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 3/30/2010, 1:48 PM
QUICK LOOK: An ex-US general has apologised after saying Dutch UN troops failed to prevent the Srebrenica genocide partly because their ranks included openly gay soldiers, the Dutch... (MORE)

Recession leads to boom in Czech gay-for-pay porn
Global Post, Posted: 3/24/2010, 2:31 PM
QUICK LOOK: *WATCH*: Martin Justel is 20, as old as the Czech democracy and, arguably, just as mature. He is scrawny and too tall for his body mass. He has a baby face, short auburn... (MORE)
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Sheehan isn't the first bigot to blame it on the gays
Telegraph.co.uk, Posted: 3/20/2010, 2:08 PM
QUICK LOOK: The week’s most ludicrous comment comes from US Army General John Sheehan, who has blamed the Srebrenica massacre on – wait for it – the gays. Specifically, “openly homosexual”... (MORE)

Dutch reject faulting gay soldiers for Bosnia genocide
New York Times, Posted: 3/19/2010, 3:04 PM
QUICK LOOK: Dutch officials have reacted with anger and bemusement to the claim by a retired American general that their nation’s soldiers failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre... (MORE)





Swiss gay man stuck naked outside trans brothel fire
The Sword (*NSFW*), Posted: 3/19/2010, 11:14 AM
QUICK LOOK: *WARNING: original source NSFW*: A Swiss newspaper's front page today features a naked man, desperate to cover his face, clinging to the 4th floor balcony of a brothel... (MORE)
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Retired general faults gay soldiers in Bosnia genocide
Washington Post, Posted: 3/19/2010, 7:45 AM
QUICK LOOK: A retired U.S. general says Dutch troops failed to defend against the 1995 genocide in the Bosnian war because the army was weakened, partly because it included openly... (MORE)

Archbishop links priest celibacy to child sexual abuse
The Guardian (U.K.), Posted: 3/11/2010, 2:47 PM
QUICK LOOK: The Archbishop of Vienna today said priestly celibacy could be one of the causes of the sex abuse scandals to hit the Catholic church. In an article for Thema Kirche,... (MORE)
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Dutch gays, Catholic church end communion dispute
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 3/4/2010, 10:37 AM
QUICK LOOK: Dutch gay rights groups have called for an end to protests against a Catholic church southwest of Amsterdam after it said it would no longer seek to bar homosexuals from... (MORE)
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E.U. reaffirms gay rights requirement for admission
Queer Life, Posted: 3/2/2010, 9:20 AM
QUICK LOOK: The European Union has reaffirmed that countries wanting to join must provide genuine protections for their queer citizens. In accepting reports on membership bids by... (MORE)
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