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Chinese HIV-Testing Study Finds Crowdsourced Promotion Effective

On August 28th, PLOS Medicine published the findings of a study testing the effectiveness of crowdsourcing campaigns in promoting HIV testing among men who are sexually active with other men in eight Chinese ci...

Same-sex Legalization in Taiwan May Face Referendum Hurdle

In May 2017, the top court of Taiwan said that it was unconstitutional for the government to prevent same-sex marriage. At that time, the court mandated a two-year deadline for the national legalization of s...

Grandson of Singapore’s founder comes out

Li Huanwu, the grandchild of the venerated first Prime Minister of the island nation of Singapore, has just come out as gay. The founding father of Singapore, the statesman Lee Kuan Yew, was known for combin...

Reports say homophobia in Indonesia feeds HIV epidemic

HIV is epidemic across multiple countries. Atlanta is no stranger to the HIV/AIDS and its effects. But while America has its own health problems, the rest of the world is also struggling with the disease. Th...

Woman claims in court that trans daughter is mentally ill

A mother has taken her trans daughter, Arundhati, to the Kerala High Court in India. The mother claimed that Arundhati, a 25-year-old university student, has been indoctrinated by a "transgender gang," and r...