Archives > December 2005
Hong Kong Comes Out The Closet
News24.com - South Africa, December 30, 2005
Hong Kong - Jervois Street runs through what looks like an ordinary Hong Kong neighbourhood with sleepy car repair shops and tiny noodle eateries. But as night falls it gets a makeover, becoming one of the few places in town where the gay community can be seen relaxing and partying in public.
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Not Out Of Syllabus: CBSE To Line Up Sex Education For Adolescents
Delhi Newsline - Delhi, India, December 28, 2005
Discussions on drugs, sex, HIV and peer pressure will soon be an integral part of the average student�s classroom and understanding. In an attempt to increase emotional intelligence and competence in adolescents, the Centre, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has come up with a National Action Plan to introduce adolescent health.
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First Broad-Based Anti-HIV/AIDS Platform Set Up In The Country
Webindia123 - Kolkata, India, December 27, 2005
Concerned at HIV/AIDS spreading fast into different communities, Durbar Mahila Samannay Committee, an umbrella for sex workers of Sonagachhi, the biggest red light area in Asia, today announced formation of the country's first broad-based platform of 25 organisations to expand the area of movement against the dreaded disease.
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Quiet Pink Revolution In Dark Before Dawn?
China Daily - China, December 26, 2005
Little over four years ago, homosexuality was still officially classified as a mental disorder in China. On December 16, 2005, China's gays and lesbians celebrated their first national festival.
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Most Lesbians Suffer Discrimination: Poll
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul, South Korea, December 26, 2005
A significant number of lesbians in South Korea have suffered ostracism and discrimination due to their sexual orientation, a survey suggests.
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Gay Festival Cancelled
China Daily - China, December 24, 2005
Film director Cui Zi'en is sensitive to the topic of fire lately. Last Friday evening, a quiet opening for the 1st Beijing Gay and Lesbian Culture Festival, in which Cui was the art director, had to be called off because the venue failed to meet proper safety standards, as police informed him.
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AIDS Bill To Stamp Out Discrimination
Indian Express - New Delhi, India, December 24, 2005
Prevention of discrimination towards HIV-positive people is the focus of The HIV/AIDS Bill 2005 which awaits a go-ahead from the Health Ministry.
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Sexuality Education Not Done In Haste
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 23, 2005
The sexuality education to be implemented early next year was not a hasty move but was mulled over for two years, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Friday.
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About Time Sexuality Is Taught In School
Sun2Surf - Selangor, Malaysia, December 22, 2005
Talk about sex education being taught in school has been going on since as early as the 1970s. That attempts were made even then goes to show how important it was thought to be even then.
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Malaysia To Introduce Sex Education Next Year
AFP - Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia, December 21, 2005
Conservative mainly-Muslim Malaysia will next year introduce sex education in schools, as part of efforts to combat sex crimes and Internet porn, reports said.
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Guidelines On Sex Education Finalised
Thestar.com - Putrajaya, Malaysia, December 21, 2005
Contraception, HIV/AIDS, abortion, masturbation and sexually-transmitted diseases are just some of the issues addressed in the national guidelines on sexuality education.
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Chinese Police Shut Down Event For Gays, Lesbians Aimed At ...
Kaiser network.org - Washington, DC, USA, December 21, 2005
Police last week in Beijing shut down a three-day cultural event aimed at discussing cultural issues and HIV/AIDS among gays and lesbians in China, Japan's Kyodo News reports.
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China: Police China: Police Shut Down Gay Lesbian Cultural Festival
Human Rights Education Associates - New York, USA, December 20, 2005
In shutting down Beijing's first-ever gay and lesbian cultural festival, the Chinese government violated basic freedoms and persecuted activists who are addressing the country's burgeoning AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network said today in letters to the Chinese authorities.
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Bishop: Arroyo Backing Church On Birth Control
INQ7.net - Philippines, December 20, 2005
President Macapagal-Arroyo has assured that her administration would promote only natural family planning methods as legislators set debates on a population management bill, the chair of the Catholic Church's commission on family life said on Sunday.
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Young People Need More Sex Education
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi, Vietnam, December 19, 2005
Sex education in families is important; however, only a small percentage of young people feel comfortable talking with their parents, while sex education at schools remains neglected.
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At Large : Yawning Gaps In Reproductive Health Data
INQ7.net - Philippines, December 17, 2005
HERE'S the conclusion of my reaction during the launching of the East and Southeast Asian edition of the book "Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting their Reproductive Lives," sponsored by EnGendeRights, an organization advocating Filipino women's sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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Chinese Police Raid Gay Culture Festival
Reuters - Beijing, China, December 16, 2005
Chinese police shut down the opening of a gay and lesbian culture festival on Friday, an action participants said highlighted deep-rooted intolerance toward homosexuality.
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Heir's How The Gender Bends
Outlook (subscription) - New Delhi, India, December 12, 2005
Once sex change was something you'd heard of in the epics. Or happening to some faceless rich who could afford the expensive surgery.
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Mumbai Will Lead Country In Gay Marriages: Experts
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India, December 11, 2005
Pop legend Elton John is finally getting hitched. The day the UK government gave nod to the Civil Partnership Act � which gives gays and lesbians the go-ahead to marry under a new legislation and also have the same rights as heterosexual marriages-
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It's A Tough Life
Malay Mail - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 11, 2005
Sulastree Ariffin wants to get married one day and have a family. Suraya Shakila yearns to buy a house and save some money. These are seemingly normal dreams but for these two friends, they are unattainable. Yet, they never stop praying for these to happen and for society to show a little compassion and acceptance. Like their other transsexual peers, Sulastree and Suraya face endless problems from a very judgmental society.
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Red Light Haze
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta, India, December 11, 2005
This happened in the era when AIDS was still an inscrutable acronym. It was one of the first occasions when World Aids Day was marked in the capital city; the programme indicated an �interaction� between several sections of society. Artists, filmmakers, concerned citizens, sex workers, AIDS patients and schoolchildren were all supposed to gather and talk about the burgeoning crisis.
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Sex Workers Seek Changes In Anti-Prostitution Law
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam, Kerala, India, December 11, 2005
Asserting that they were like any other labourer and got paid for their services, a group of sex workers in the capital Friday protested a proposed amendment to an anti-prostitution law they say will hurt their livelihood.
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Bill To Be Proposed Early Next Year
Bangkok Post - Thailand, December 5, 2005
The country's first reproductive health bill, which ensures better access for women and children to health care services, will be proposed to cabinet.
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Who's A Virgin These Days?
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta, India, December 4, 2005
Premarital sex is now just a part of the process of getting acquainted. Actress Khushboo's statement last month that an educated Indian male shouldn't expect his bride to be a virgin kicked up a huge uproar in Tamil Nadu.
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Iloilo Teenagers Get Serious About Sex
INQ7.net - Philippines, December 3, 2005
Talk about the birds and the bees with Filipino teenagers and you get giggles, muffled laughter, or embarrassed silence. The red faces become redder when one mentions sexual body parts to adolescents brought up in conservative and sometimes misinformed households, where reference to anything related to sex is taboo.
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LINGOWISE - Feminists And Gender-Neutral Terms
Hindustan Times - New Delhi, India, December 3, 2005
Feminists have long been advocating the use of gender-neutral terms. Yet, we find it so difficult to junk these sexist terms.
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We're Like Them Only?
Indian Express - New Delhi, India, December 2, 2005
The world's most illiberal regimes ban homosexuality. Include India's in that list.
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Gay attacks continue in Nepal
365Gay.com - USA, December 2, 2005
Nepal's LGBT rights organization Blue Diamond Society is calling for a government investigation into allegations soldiers are threatening lesbians in the capital Kathmandu.
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Sexual Harassment Rule Effective Today
China Daily - China, December 1, 2005
China's first rule on sexual harassment goes into effect Thursday, offering women victims a legal ground to safeguard their rights.
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